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Rep. Richmond issued a statement in response to the cease-fire brokered with the help of the United States, ending eight days of deadly bombings and airstrikes between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Rep. Richmond issued a statement in response to the proposed settlement between BP and the Department of Justice which includes fines of $4.5 billion and guilty pleas to 14 criminal counts.
Rep. Richmond issued a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder in response to recent news of further misconduct in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana which resulted in the demotion of First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jan Mann.
U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond, D-La., and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced $37 million in federal funding for hurricane recovery efforts at the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO).
Cedric Richmond (LA-02), who sits on the House Committee on Homeland Security, today announced $7.8 million in federal funding for hurricane recovery efforts at Mahalia Jackson Elementary School in New Orleans as well as Westwego Police Department Building and City Hall in Jefferson Parish.