{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://richmond.house.gov/press-release/richmond-scalise-cassidy-pass-amendment-house-floor-ensuring-funding-coastal", "Richmond, Scalise, Cassidy Pass Amendment on House Floor Ensuring Funding for Coastal Restoration Projects", "2013-07-10", "2013", "2013-07", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Cedric Richmond", "R000588", "richmond.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressmen Cedric Richmond, Steve Scalise, and Bill Cassidy today spearheaded an effort to ensure critical funding for coastal restoration projects in Louisiana. The amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill passed unanimously.\n\u201cI am extremely proud that my colleagues in the House supported us today in the fight to restore Louisiana\u2019s wetlands,\u201d Richmond said. \u201cThe House of Representatives spoke in a rare, bipartisan fashion that the restoration of Louisiana\u2019s coastline is a national priority. The $2 million in funding ensures that Louisiana will be able to move forward with critical restoration projects that will protect our citizens from hurricanes and flooding.\u201d\n\u201cJumpstarting the Louisiana Coastal Area plan is another vital piece in our efforts to restore our wetlands and enhance our hurricane protection, and I\u2019m proud to lead this effort with my fellow Louisiana colleagues to ensure that coastal restoration remains a national priority,\u201d Scalise said.\u00a0 \u201cLouisiana is only as healthy as her vibrant coast, which is vital to flood protection, and to our Gulf ecosystems and communities.\u00a0 We must aggressively take action to reverse decades of coastal erosion before it\u2019s too late, and this amendment moves the ball forward while keeping the spotlight on the national importance of Louisiana coast.\u201d\n\u201cLouisiana loses 20 miles a year off our coast. We have lost a size of land equivalent to the entire state of Rhode Island after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck our coast in 2005. This deficit neutral amendment supports coastal restoration which maintains our energy infrastructure, helps protect homes and communities from flooding, and preserves our natural estuaries and wildlife,\u201d Cassidy said. \u201cMost importantly, it helps protect the livelihood of the many Americans who work to provide the energy and seafood for our nation\u2019s consumption.\u201d\nA copy of the Amendment can be found here.\nClick to watch Scalise, Richmond, and Cassidy discuss this amendment on the House floor.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://richmond.house.gov/press-release/richmond-scalise-cassidy-pass-amendment-house-floor-ensuring-funding-coastal"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.518359873443842, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}