113th Congress

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after supporting House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) will visit Barksdale Air Force Base outside of Bossier City, LA, on Friday, December 5.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after he was named Chairman of the House Ways & Means Human Resources Subcommittee for the 114th Congress by Chairman-elect Paul Ryan (R-WI).

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 5769, the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act.

Boustany: OPEC Decision to Continue Current Production Levels Demonstrates American Energy Leadership

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after signing a letter authored by Representative Ted Yoho (R-Florida) asking House appropriators to ensure no funds are used to change the definition of "Waters of the United States" under the jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

(Lafayette, LA) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it would reimburse Acadia-St. Landry Hospital in Church Point, LA, roughly $500,000 in multiple installments to help offset CMS' failure to process the hospital's claims for the months of September and October.

(Washington, DC) – Senator David Vitter (R-Louisiana) and Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) sent a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees requesting that the committees hold oversight hearings on the transfer of authority over payments for veterans' emergency medical services from the Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) to the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Chief Business Office under the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act (VACAA) of 2014.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after reports surfaced that President Obama would move forward with a series of executive orders extending protected status and work orders to up to 5 million illegal immigrants living in the United States. The President is expected to officially announce the actions Thursday night.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) will visit Fort Polk outside of Leesville, LA, on Monday, November 24, 2014. Boustany will be joined by a delegation of officials representing Central Louisiana in support of the base.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after ObamaCare's enrollment period for 2015 opened over the weekend. Relevant information on rate increases can be found on the Louisiana Department of Insurance website.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) announced it would not pay Louisiana crawfish processors $6.1 million in countervailing duties the agency earlier admitted it owed to the industry. This decision is in direct conflict with the agency's promise to Congressman Boustany on October 24 that it would have a plan to disburse the $6.1 million within two weeks.

(Washington, DC) –This is the ninth time the House has voted to send bills authorizing the construction of the pipeline to the Senate, but the Senate has yet to act. The House passed a bill by Representative Bill Cassidy (R-LA) that would approve construction of the pipeline. Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement:

(Lafayette, LA) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court announced it would hear the King v. Burwell challenge to ObamaCare.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after Boustany helped organize a meeting late yesterday between representatives of the Louisiana crawfish industry and United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding uncollected anti-dumping and countervailing duties owed to the industry.

(Hackberry, LA) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) spoke at the groundbreaking of the Cameron liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility today in Hackberry, LA. Senators Mary Landrieu and David Vitter also delivered remarks.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced new restrictions on travelers entering the United States whose itinerary originates in three West African countries stricken with Ebola: Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.

(Lafayette, LA) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement on the recent outbreak of Ebola in the United States.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) announced the Lafayette Parish School System (LPSS) will receive a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Program. This grant is designed to help prepare low-income students to succeed in postsecondary education.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after learning that Attorney General Eric Holder plans to resign.

(Lafayette, LA) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement on September 24, 2014, the ninth anniversary of Hurricane Rita making landfall over Louisiana in 2005.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after President Obama delivered an address to the United Nations on the threat of ISIS.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after leading a letter with (57) of his colleagues to the House Appropriations Committee in support of allocating sufficient funds from the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) to support harbor maintenance.

(Lafayette, LA) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after he became an original cosponsor of the Clean Air & Strong Economies (CASE) Act introduced by Representative Pete Olson (R-TX) and Representative Bob Latta (R-OH).

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after leading a Louisiana delegation letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald expressing concern over the inability of Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 16 to make payments for healthcare on time, putting the credit ratings of these veterans in jeopardy.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko spoke before the United States Congress.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House passed a resolution granting President Obama authority to confront ISIL.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed three bills authored by Congressman Boustany by voice vote to limit the authority of the IRS in the wake of ongoing investigations into the agency's targeting of conservative organizations. As Chairman of the House Ways & Means Oversight Subcommittee, Boustany has served as the chief congressional investigator into this illegal activity. The three House-passed bills are:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after Truston Technologies of Lafayette, LA, was granted a multiple award contract by the Department of the Navy. The contract, awarded to Truston along with companies based in Washington, California, Virginia, and Maryland, will provide funding for support services including ocean engineering services, heavy weather moorings, ocean cable systems, waterfront facilities, offshore structures, and ocean construction equipment. The contract will total up to $99 million for all five companies combined over the next five years.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded $1.5 million to Lafayette Regional Airport and $222,222 to Acadiana Regional Airport in New Iberia, Louisiana, for runway rehabilitation.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement on the 13th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after President Obama delivered an address outlining his strategy for combating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after receiving notice from the Department of Energy (DOE) that Sempra LNG's Cameron LNG project has received final approval and is cleared to begin construction on its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal based in the Third District of Louisiana.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after supporting H.R. 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after supporting H.Res. 644, a resolution condemning and disapproving of the Obama Administration's failure to comply with the statutory requirement to notify Congress before releasing five Taliban detainees known as the Taliban Five.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) announced that the Department of Transportation has awarded a $10 million grant to the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District Project.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement on August 29, the ninth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in Louisiana.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) responded to the Obama Administration's admission that it released 1,275 Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) in Louisiana between January 1 and July 31 of this year.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce's decision to impose duties on sugar imports from Mexico after an initial assessment that subsidies by the Mexican government give Mexican sugar producers an unfair advantage over U.S. producers.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) signed a letter to Secretary of the Army John McHugh with his Louisiana House Republican colleagues asking that the Army consider the tremendous economic impact in local communities, low cost of energy, and low cost of overhead at Fort Polk as it begins making decisions to meet its 2020 downsizing goals.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) received confirmation from the Department of Veterans' Affairs Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs that the VA has set a timeline for the awarding of leases and the completion of construction for VA clinics in Lafayette and Lake Charles. Legislation championed by Representative Boustany authorizing the two clinics was passed through Congress and signed into law earlier this year.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) announced his August town hall schedule today.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5230, a roughly $700 million supplemental appropriations package to enhance border security. Funding in the bill is fully offset through cuts or excess funding from various federal agencies.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) announced that the Department of Transportation awarded a $3.5 million grant to the Chennault Industrial Airport Authority in Lake Charles to rehabilitate the airport's runway.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives rejected Senate amendments to H.R. 5021, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014. Boustany voted to disagree with the Senate's action.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.Res. 676, a resolution providing the authority for the Speaker of the House to file suit against the President for failing to faithfully execute the law of the United States.

Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed legislation 420-5 authorizing VA health clinics in Lafayette and Lake Charles.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Jeff Miller (R-FL) announced they reached a deal on VA legislation that was under negotiation in conference committee.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) and Congressman Bill Cassidy (R-Baton Rouge) have introduced the Veterans' Credit Protection Act, legislation to scrutinize delayed VA payments for veterans' emergency medical services and resulting cost increases for veterans and federal taxpayers. Boustany and Cassidy introduced the bill after Boustany helped a South Louisiana veteran to clear an unpaid bill exceeding $1000 for a hospital emergency room visit. The VA had ignored its obligation to pay this bill for longer than two years, damaging this veteran's credit rating. Under law, federal taxpayers fund the interest penalties on these delayed payments.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declared federal exchange subsidies established under the Affordable Care Act illegal.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) has introduced the Local Care for Veterans Act (H.R. 5097), a proposal to allow South Louisiana veterans to receive care from local non-VA providers.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after news broke that American citizen Quinn Lucas Schansman was killed in the crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 5021, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) introduced an amendment with Ways & Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) to the House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill that would repurpose $2 million from the operations fund of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for deficit reduction. The amendment was adopted by voice vote.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement on the news of the Lake Charles American Press Managing Editor Bobby Dower's passing. Dower was 62.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement in response to news that an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee has been suspended for 100 days for attempting to convince callers to the agency's help line to vote for President Obama.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after he and Congressman Bill Cassidy (R-Baton Rouge) introduced an amendment to the Energy & Water Appropriations bill that would direct $1 million from the administrative account of the Department of Energy to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Operation and Maintenance (O&M;) account.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) announced he has cosponsored H.R. 5014, the Illegal Entry Accountability Act, introduced by Representative Randy Weber (R-TX). This bill would cut off all taxpayer funding to the nations of Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, with the exception of assistance under the International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement program, until Congress decides that these four nations have done everything in their power to cease the influx of illegal immigrants to the U.S.-Mexico border.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby decision, against a government mandate requiring employers to provide coverage for medications that terminate human life under Obamacare.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act introduced by Representative Cory Gardner (R-CO). This bill forces the Department of Energy to expedite exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to our allies. Background information on the bill is attached.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) released a memo to House Republicans declaring his intent to bring legislation to the floor this July that would authorize the House of Representatives to file suit against the President of the United States to compel him to enforce the rule of law.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act. This bill establishes guidelines to create a modern cross-border approval process for oil and gas pipelines between the United States and Canada or Mexico.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) sent a letter to members of the conference committee for H.R. 3230, the Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act. The letter urges the conferees to act quickly to reach an agreement in light of the fact that South Louisiana veterans have been waiting since 2008 for promised clinics in Lafayette and Lake Charles.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4870, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, providing funding for national security and military operations through FY2015. In total, this bill will provide $491 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Defense, an increase of $4.1 billion over FY2014.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) reacted to news that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorized Cameron LNG, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, to site, construct, and operate a natural gas liquefaction and export facility at the site of the company's LNG receipt terminal in Hackberry, LA.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after his Louisiana colleague Steve Scalise won an election of his peers to become House Majority Whip, the third-highest ranking position in House leadership.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House voted to concur with Senate amendments to H.R. 3230, the Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act, and instruct Members of a conference committee that will negotiate a final bill including new VA medical clinics in Lafayette and Lake Charles.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced an investigation to examine global rice trade.

Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-LA) and Congressman David "Phil" Roe, M.D. (R-TN) today introduced the ‘Equalizing Transparency for Veterans Act.' This bill would allow veterans to compare the quality of VA hospitals, community-based outpatient clinics and nursing facilities in the same way seniors do now under Medicare for hospitals and nursing homes.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) reacted to Senate passage of S. 2450, the Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act, authored by Senators Sanders (I-VT) and McCain (R-AZ). This bill allows veterans who have been subjected to long wait times to seek care from outside health care providers. The bill also authorizes funding for two new VA clinics – in Lafayette in Lake Charles, LA. Congressman Boustany has led the fight in pushing through legislation that would authorize construction on these two facilities.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House Armed Services Committee held a hearing questioning Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on the Administration's decision to release five senior Taliban detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) participated in a Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on the benefits of expanding U.S. agriculture trade and eliminating barriers to U.S. exports led by Subcommittee Chairman Devin Nunes.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) today supported House passage of H.R. 4810, the Veterans Access to Care Act, sponsored by House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller. This bill expands options for veterans who have been subjected to long wait times at the VA by granting vouchers that allow these men and women to seek care from private health care providers.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) attended a classified briefing this evening on the Administration's decision to release five senior Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after hearing news of a bipartisan agreement including approval of two long-awaited and much-needed veterans' medical clinics in Lafayette and Lake Charles:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services announced it would award a $11.4 million Head Start Grant for the St. Mary, Iberia, and Lafayette Community Action Agencies:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana), issued the following statement after Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki submitted his letter of resignation today:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana), issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act, H.R. 4031:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana), issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana), issued the following statement to promote World Trade Week:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana), issued the following statement after hearing of key details included in the Water Resources Development Act (WRRDA) final conference report:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana), issued the following statement after supporting the House passed American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 earlier today: "America is the only country in the world allowing important pieces of its tax code to expire on a regular basis. This not only prevents American job creators from growing and investing in our country, it jeopardizes American competitiveness around the globe. Passing the American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 fixes these problems by permanently extending the research and development tax credit. This bipartisan legislation opens the door for economic growth and provides stability for businesses across the nation." ###

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana), issued the following statement after voting in favor to establish a select committee on the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack killing four Americans, including the United States ambassador to Libya, H. Res. 567:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following statement after voting for two measures (H. Res. 565 and H. Res. 574) aimed at preventing the IRS from targeting conservative groups based on their political beliefs. Boustany voted to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress and also voted in support of having Attorney General Eric Holder appoint a special counsel to investigate the targeting of conservative groups by the IRS:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in favor of the Cameron LNG export facility, located in Cameron Parish, LA, earlier today:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after signing a Louisiana House Republican delegation letter to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) urging the Senate to approve H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act. This legislation stops the needless delays and hurdles imposed by federal bureaucrats in Washington with regard to the Keystone XL pipeline:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Reef Fish Committee recently decided to limit red snapper season to 11 days:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced the resignation of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H. Con. Res. 96, legislation establishing the budget for the federal government for fiscal year 2015:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement today after voting in support of H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act, legislation repealing the 30-hour work week rule in Obamacare and restoring the traditional 40-hour work week:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement in support of H.R. 4031, legislation bringing greater accountability to the Department of Veterans' Affairs, which has come under intense scrutiny after events surrounding the preventable deaths of veterans in addition to VA benefits and construction delays:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) today announced he will hold a reception on March 29th at 11:00 a.m. at the Acadiana Center for the Arts (101 West Vermilion St., Lafayette, LA) to honor the 49 student applications for the Congressional Art Competition and to announce the winner of this year's contest:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after recently sending a letter to President Barack Obama demanding the Administration bring justice to those responsible for the Benghazi terror attacks on September 11, 2012, resulting in the death of four Americans:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after being honored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with its "Spirit of Enterprise" award for promoting sound fiscal policy and responsible economic growth:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after voting for H.R. 4118, the SIMPLE Fairness Act passed the House of Representatives:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, H.R. 3370, passed the House of Representatives earlier tonight:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana), issued the following statement after being honored by the USA Rice Federation with its "Friend of the U.S. Rice Industry Award" earlier this week:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following statement after H.R. 3865, the Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014, passed the House of Representatives earlier today:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp released a tax reform proposal earlier today:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced the House of Representatives will consider a modified version of the Howeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act the week of February 24th:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after voting for legislation ensuring current and former service members who first became a member of a uniformed service before January 1, 2014, will receive a full cost of living increase (COLA):

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after recently signing a letter addressed to United States Senators Mary Landrieu and David Vitter of Louisiana encouraging their support in standing against Obama nominee Rhea Suh to the position of Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks at the Department of the Interior:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it has conditionally authorized Cameron LNG, LLC to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Cameron LNG Terminal (Cameron Parish, Louisiana) to non-free trade agreement (non-FTA) countries:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House Ways and Means Committee passed H.R. 3685, the Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014. The legislation blocks proposed IRS regulations constricting the rights of conservative groups across the country:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced it would grant a one year delay to businesses with 50-99 employees to comply with an Obamacare requirement that they offer health insurance to full-time employees: "There they go again. Officials of this Administration continue to pick and choose what parts of Obamacare they want to en

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after cosponsoring H. Res. 442, the Stop This Overreaching Presidency (STOP) resolution. The resolution addresses Congress's ability to legally challenge powers unilaterally exercised by the executive branch:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 2954, the Public Access and Lands Improvement Act, and H.R. 3590, the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2013, legislation aimed to protect the way of life for outdoorsmen across the country:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following statement after holding a hearing this morning with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen focusing on a variety of issues facing the IRS, including the ongoing investigation into the IRS's targeting of certain tax exempt organizations:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the United States Department of State released an official report concluding the Keystone XL pipeline will not significantly worsen climate change as many of its opponents have suggested:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014. The legislation passed the House earlier today:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after tonight's State of the Union address by President Barack Obama:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, legislation prohibiting federal funding of abortions in federal programs. The bipartisan measure passed the House of Representatives earlier today:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after voting earlier today to provide necessary levels of funding for harbor maintenance and dredging for America's ports, harbors, and waterways:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana), today announced his office is accepting applications for summer internships in his Washington, D.C., office:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D. (R-South Louisiana), today announced his office is accepting submissions for the 33rd annual Congressional Art Competition:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement in support of the recently released Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 (TPA) by House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Michigan), Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Montana) and Senate Finance Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah):

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Bipartisan-Budget Conference Agreement:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) and colleagues, Congressmen Ron Kind (D-WI), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), and Dave Reichert (R-WA), of the newly formed Friends of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Caucus issued the following statement after the latest round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) concluded in Singapore earlier this week:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after H.R. 3521overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives earlier today with a vote of 346-1:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after cosponsoring H.R. 2959, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement tonight after meeting with a coalition group composed of local veterans in Lafayette at the Southside Library:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement today after Northrop Grumman Corporation announced its Lake Charles Maintenance and Modification Center in Lake Charles attained a zero incident rate for 1 million hours of employee work:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement today after recently learning of House plans to move forward on legislation to authorize 27 major medical facilities proposed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during the past two years. Among these clinics are two located in Lake Charles and Lafayette:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement today after recently introducing legislation, H.R. 3520, defending taxpayers from unfair targeting conducted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS):

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement today after House Republicans successfully voted to hold President Barack Obama accountable for his promise of allowing Americans to keep their current health plans after the implementation of Obamacare:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement today after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the latest Obamacare enrollment numbers with only 106,000 people signing up for insurance coverage nationally under the new health care law:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement in honor of Veterans Day:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after President Barack Obama issued a blanket apology for the loss of health insurance coverage that he repeatedly said Americans would be able to keep under Obamacare:

(Washington, DC) – House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Treasury Department reversed its flawed "use it or lose it" policy requiring Americans to forfeit any remaining end-of-year funds they save in medical flexible spending arrangements (FSAs). This change follows Boustany's House-passed legislation to make these medical savings accounts easier to use and work to improve healthcare tools for Americans:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after signing a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry demanding an explanation as to why the United States Department of State has failed to list the Benghazi terrorists on the State Department's Rewards for Justice Program website:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas awarded $669,000.00 in affordable housing grants within the Third Congressional District of Louisiana:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after cosponsoring the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, H.R. 3370, legislation keeping flood insurance rates affordable for homeowners across South Louisiana:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after introducing a bipartisan bill, The Small Business and Family Relief Act, earlier today with Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-California) delaying the health insurance tax included in Obamacare by two years:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after sending a letter to the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency requesting its assistance with the search efforts

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) and colleagues, Congressmen Ron Kind (D-WI), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), and Dave Reichert (R-WA), of the newly formed Friends of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Caucus issued the following statement after the formal launch of the new caucus earlier today:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to pass the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA) earlier today:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after conducting a town hall by telephone to the 3rd Congressional District of Louisiana earlier today in which he stated he sought for

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after addressing a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry at the United States Department of State to aid in the search for Danielle W

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after voting to protect the United States economy:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the release of a study by the American Action Forum highlighted health premium increases for Louisiana patients under Obamacare:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the National Weather Service released the latest news on Tropical Storm Karen as it approaches the South Louisiana coastline:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after House Republicans demanding funding for medical research facilities like the National Institute of Health (NIH):

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after Obamacare's online health care exchanges across the country failed to deliver on Obamacare's opening day:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after signing a letter addressed to House Speaker John Boehner seeking to incorporate H.R. 940, the Health Care Conscience Rights Act,

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the United States federal government closed due to a refusal by President Barck Obama and Washington partisans to listen to the A

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services released its estimated 2014 premiums for states with Obamacare Exchanges:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after joining the Amicus Brief defending the Pledge of Allegiance and the phrase "under God":

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after Secretary of State John Kerry signed the controversial United Nations Arms Trade Treaty earlier today in New York City:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after cosponsoring the Marriage and Religious Freedom Act, H.R. 3133:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the International Trade Commission (ITC) recently voted to allow shrimpers from the countries of China, Ecuador, India, Malaysia,

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after voting in favor of a continuing resolution, H.J. Res. 59, defunding Obamacare while keeping current federal spending levels in c

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after cosponsoring legislation, H.R. 3067, disqualifying Members of Congress from receiving Obamacare subsidies toward the purchase of

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) announced two grants being awarded to local airports in Southwest Louisiana:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after cosponsoring legislation, H.R. 3099, allowing for Gulf Coast states to address Gulf red snapper management:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after supporting legislation H.R. 3013, the Home Protection Act of 2013, seeking to keep flood insurance rates affordable for the resid

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2775, the No Subsidies Without Verification Act, earlier today:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA) was unveiled earlier today by House Committee on Transportation an

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after sending a letter to Chairman Paul Ryan of the House Committee on the Budget about military veterans' medical access problems:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after recently meeting with Vice President Joe Biden and other senior Administration and military officials at the White House:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after Vice President Joe Biden attended a ceremony earlier today at the Port of Baltimore discussing the need to invest in America'

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it would award a $1.801 million grant to the Lake Charles Regional Airport:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after learning U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Erik Shinseki plans to tour New Orleans VA medical facilities without visi

(Lafayette, LA) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany issued the following statement after discovering House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller plans to visit the New Orleans VA Medical Facility Construction Site on August 19. Boustany sen

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after The New York Times reported the White House granted insurance companies a "one-year grace period" in order to comply with Obamaca

(Lafayette, LA) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it has conditionally authorized Lake Charles Exports, LLC to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 2009, the Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act, earlier today:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after voting for the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, H.R. 367, earlier today:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after introducing H.R. 2913, the Veterans' Local Access Act, in addition to writing a letter to Congressional leadership fighting f

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after spending the day focusing on wetlands and coastal restoration projects in Vermilion Parish:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after President Barack Obama recently highlighted the need for the nation's port infrastructure to be upgraded with a visit to The

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a $1.1 million grant was recently awarded to Seacraft Shipyard, LL

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the National Science Foundation announced an award in the amount of $374,850.00 for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette :

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after recently supporting legislation, the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act (H.R. 1825), protecting acce

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after supporting legislation, the RELATE with the Farm Act of 2013 (H.R. 2776), giving the agricultural community a stronger voice whil

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after recently signing legislation, H.R. 2682, to defund Obamacare: "Today, I am proud to support the defunding of Obamacare's i

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after today's House Ways and Means Committee hearing on President Obama's Trade Policy Agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Mi

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after voting to delay the employer and individual mandates, two key provisions (H.R. 2667 and H.R. 2668) of Obamacare aimed at hurting

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after receiving the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's 2012 "Spirit of Enterprise Award" for promoting responsible economic growth: "I a

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement ahead of the Louisiana Seafood Exporting 101 initiative series beginning next week: "The Gulf Coast of Louisiana is known for its a

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health held a hearing examining the U.S. Treasury Department's recent announcement t

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after signing a letter urging the Obama Administration to reconsider its recent decision to abandon efforts to maintain age restriction

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced it will postpone for one year the requirement for businesses to cover their workers under Obam

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed legislation to increase domestic oil and gas production. Led by Rep. Boustany, the House of

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs conducted a full committee hearing on bureaucratic red tape delaying the constructio

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House Ways and Means Committee conducted a full committee hearing in response to the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) 30-

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Port of South Louisiana released its annual figures from 2012 making it the largest tonnage port in the country. Last year, t

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after President Barack Obama announced he will not approve the Keystone XL pipeline if building it leads to a net increase of greenhous

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development announced it will recommend to draw a

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives failed to pass H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after writing a letter to United States Secretary of State John Kerry encouraging him to address energy trade, specifically liquefied n

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) and Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Mike Strain issued the following statement to urge the Louisiana Delegation on Capitol Hi

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H.R. 1797, legislation outlawing abortions of unborn children 20

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after President Barack Obama announced negotiations have begun between the United States and European Union for a comprehensive trade a

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Louisiana Associated Builders and Contractors awarded him the "Champion of the Merit Shop" Award for his service in the 112th

Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Congressman Charles Boustany (R-LA-03) today introduced the Enrolled Agents Credential Act, legislation to ensure that individuals, families, and businesses across the country are able to ident

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after supporting key legislation preventing an increase in flood insurance rates for homeowners across South Louisiana by blocking Sect

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after signing a letter with three of his Louisiana colleagues to Associate Administrator of the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Admini

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted in favor of constructing the Keystone XL pipeline:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after supporting H.R. 45, which repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare: "As a doctor, I

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the United States Senate approved legislation directly affecting America's ports and waterways:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after news broke that the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) would release reworked rules for hydraulic

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after Dr. Kermit Gosnell, a Philadelphia abortion doctor accused of performing late- and post-term abortions, was found guilty on three

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement following the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) admission it unfairly targeted conservative groups for additional review, singling t

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after co-sponsoring H.R. 1764, the Ammunition Management for More Obtainability (AMMO) Act of 2013, introduced by Rep. Frank Lucas (R-O

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement in response to the President's Statement of Administration Policy on S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act of 2013, in which

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued this statement following the Louisiana State Legislature's recent passage of House Concurrent Resolution 53, a measure stating strong support for repeal of

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) supported legislation providing that the only health plans the federal government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and federa

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after signing a letter circulated by Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) asking for language to block funding for the United Nations Arms Trade Trea

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) introduced the Medicaid Program Integrity Act, legislation removing federal rules permitting welfare abuse under Medicaid: "This legislation responds to calls fro

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after signing a letter authored by Congressman Steve Southerland (R-FL) prohibiting funding for new catch share programs in the Gulf of

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after introducing the Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2013. Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs) allow Americans to set aside pre-tax d

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after signing a letter organized by Reps. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Steve Scalise (R-LA) addressing national broadcast networks'

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement promoting a Hurricane Season Public Forum on Monday, April 22, from 1:30-3:00 p.m. in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the Northern Route Approval Act earlier today. This Act approves the constructio

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D. (R-South Louisiana), Chairman of the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following statement on Tax Day: "As taxpayers across America file their federal taxes to

Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced completion of bilateral talks with Tokyo about Japan's interest in joining the Trans-Pacifi

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after questioning United States Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew as to the merits of the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) request for

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement in reaction to a provision in President Obama's budget proposal which would prohibit accumulations of over $3 million in tax-prefer

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the White House issued its annual budget proposal more than two months late:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently limited the federal red snapper season to nine days:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration joined over one hundred other nations on Tuesday in supporting the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) today announced he will hold a reception on April 6 at 11:00 am at the Acadiana Center for the Arts (101 West Vermilion St., Lafayette, LA) to honor the 41 student ap

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after cosponsoring H.R. 1091, the Life at Conception Act: "Every life is precious. As a doctor, I have witnessed this truth firsthan

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement today to commend U.S. Senator David Vitter of Louisiana for bringing awareness to the dredging needs of the nation's waterways with

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after hosting a town hall last night Lafayette at the Clifton Chenier Center:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement regarding his cosponsorship of H.R. 176, the Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act: "The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services announced it would award a full year, $1.1 million Head Start Grant for the St. Mary

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement ahead of the March 23rd three year anniversary of the President's health care law:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House passed H. Con. Res. 25, the House Republican Budget, earlier today:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after signing on to a letter reaffirming his support and commitment to the Army and Fort Polk:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would grant a Section 18 waiver for AV-1011, a blackbird repellent:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after drafted legislation in the U.S. Senate proposed by Senator David Vitter (R-LA) and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) authorizes an inc

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after legislation he introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, "The Jobs and Premium Protection Act," was introduced in the U.S.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D. (R-South Louisiana), released the following statement after the Economic Development Administration announced it will be investing money to establish economic development framework, proc

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after supporting House Concurrent Resolution 24,a resolution expressing opposition with the implementation of a carbon tax on emissions

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement following House passage of H.R. 803, the SKILLS Act, which prohibits waivers on work requirements for welfare recipients:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after today's hearing by the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade focusing on U.S.-India trade relations:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after introducing legislation, H.R. 1069, to reduce substance abuse among welfare recipients:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives Committee on the Budget released its budget plan for fiscal year 2014:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the White House announced it will submit its budget on April 8, more than two months late. By federal law, the Administration is

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after signing the Stockman-Broun letter to Speaker Boehner expressing opposition to universal background checks on private firearms sal

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the House Ways and Means committee approved H.R. 890, the Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2013:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after Royal Dutch Shell announced plans to build plants to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) at local terminals in Louisiana:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after recently sending a letter to President Barack Obama seeking the President to address dredging and harbor maintenance needs for Am

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D. (R-South Louisiana), released the following statement after teaming with Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) to introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation, Keep Our Commitment to Veterans Act,

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D. (R-South Louisiana), released the following statement after recently being named an "ACU Conservative" by the American Conservative Union (ACU). The award was presented as a result of hi

WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) introduced the American Job Protection Act, legislation to re

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after becoming an original co-sponsor of a concurrent resolution by Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA) expressing opposition to the United N

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after signing a letter addressed to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg and Office of Management and B

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D. (R-South Louisiana), released the following statement after recently cosponsoring legislation to Audit the Federal Reserve, H.R. 24:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D. (R-South Louisiana), today issued the following statement after it was announced the State of Louisiana will be receiving federal funds to help parish governments in designated parishes

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after being named to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade by committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI). Congressman Boustany will c

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement today after introducing "The Jobs and Premium Protection Act": "The President's health care law is full of hidden tax increases.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after sending President Barack Obama a letter regarding his pledge to support infrastructure and modernization projects at America'

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after attending the President's State of the Union address last night: "Last night in his State of the Union Address, I saw the

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) recently found the domestic shrimp industry has in fact been harmed by sub

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after H.R. 444, the Require a PLAN Act, passed the House of Representatives earlier today: "This president pledged to cut the federa

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Obama administration announced on Friday it will not provide broad exceptions to the contraception mandate in its healthcare

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after signing two letters addressed to President Barack Obama reiterating the Constitutional right to bear arms, following the Presiden

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement welcoming attendees of the pro-life "March for Life" Rally to the nation's capital today: "The March for Life Rally has grown in

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after cosponsoring the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act earlier this week in the United States House of R

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after holding a town hall earlier today at the Calcasieu Council on Aging in Lake Charles: "I would like to thank all the constitue

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the No Budget, No Pay Act passed the House of Representatives earlier today:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after introducing the Realize America's Maritime Promise (RAMP) Act, H.R. 335, in the 113th Congress earlier today:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement today remembering the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after United States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced he will be stepping down from the position this March:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement following President Obama's announcement of a package of executive actions and proposals to Congress to impose gun control restrict

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., (R-South Louisiana), today released the following statement after Members of the House of Representatives took to the House floor to read the United States Constitution this morning: "For

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Representative Charles W. Boustany, Jr., (R-South Louisiana), today announced his office is accepting applications for summer internships in his Washington, DC office: "Internships are an excellent opportunity for young

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the White House informed House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan it will not send a budget to Congress by the February 4th dead

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after introducing the Preventing Recurring Trade Evasion and Circumvention Act, or PROTECT Act, with Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-Lou

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D. (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after cosponsoring two Balanced Budget Amendments to the Constitution of the United States on the first day of the 113th Congress. The l

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr. M.D. (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after being sworn in to the 113th Congress as the representative of the Third Congressional District of Louisiana: "I look forward to