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Abraham doubles down on work requirements for SNAP recipients
Able-bodied adults should work, enroll in education or job training programs, or volunteer 20 hours a week to keep benefits -
More Funding for 5th District Waterways
Deeper waters, dredging projects keep Louisiana rivers open for business -
Abraham bill would bring I-14 through Central Louisiana
Interstate would generate economic growth, improve military readiness -
Thank You Bishop T.F. Tenney
Congressman Abraham honored the life of the long-time pastor during a speech on the House floor -
Abraham named to Farm Bill Conference Committee
One step closer to passing a critical bill for American agriculture -
Giving Louisiana a Tax Cut
The House reformed our tax code to give middle class families more money
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WASHINGTON - Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, today announced that law enforcement agencies in West Carroll and Washington Parishes will receive $128,000 to purchase new police cars.
Both grants come from the US Department of Agriculture’s Community Facilities Grant Program.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, today announced that the airports in Ruston and West Carroll Parish will benefit from more than $300,000 in federal funding from the Federal Aviation Administration.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, doubled down on his support for reforming the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during a hearing of Farm Bill Conference Committee members today on Capitol Hill.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, issued the following statement in response to news of progress toward a new trade agreement between the United States and Mexico.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, announced today that the Winnsboro airport will receive more than $194,000 from the Department of Transportation (DOT) for airport enhancements.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, announced today that the University of Louisiana at Monroe is receiving a nearly $275,000 federal grant to buy new weather satellite equipment.
WASHINGTON - Iraq has agreed to purchase 15,000 metric tons of rice from the United States in a new deal that will benefit American rice producers.
Iraq recently concluded a 30,000 metric ton rice tender. The United States will provide half of that rice while Uruguay will provide the other half.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, today announced nearly $400,000 in grant funding from the US Department of Agriculture for education and workforce development projects across Northeast and Central Louisiana.
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Congress moved a bill forward Wednesday to ban killing dogs and cats for food.
Members of Louisiana's Congressional delegation will hold an event Saturday in Baton Rouge for high schoolers interested in attending the nation's Military, Naval, Air Force, Coast Guard or Merchan
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