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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Wednesday April 24, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Hawley Demands Biden Use National Guard to Protect Jewish Students Amid Pro-Hamas Campus Protests
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to President Biden calling on him to mobilize the National Guard to protect Jewish American students in response to anti-Israel, pro-terrorist demonstrations that have broken out on college campuses. "On college campuses across the United States, Jewish Americans are at risk [...] In your statement on Passover, you stated that 'in recent days, we've seen haras  more

House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Smith Blasts Biden Administration Cutting Seniors Access to Nursing Home Care
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on April 23, 2024: * * * House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Biden Administration's Department of Health and Human Services issued its final nursing home staffing mandate: "The Biden Administration's one-size-fits-all nursing home mandate is a disaster for America's seniors, particularly seniors l  more

Rep. Graves Backs Military Aid for Allies, Opposes Financial Assistance
WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) voted in support of critical legislation to secure our southern border and provide additional lethal aid to our allies in Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine, while voting to cut funding for economic assistance to Ukraine. "President Biden has shown unprecedented weakness to our allies and adversaries around the globe," said Graves. "His border policies, botched withdrawal from Afghan  more

Wagner Slams Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule, Vows to Protect Retail Investors
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, released the following statement after the Department of Labor released the new Fiduciary Rule: "Disguised as an attempt to eliminate so called 'junk fees,' the Biden Administration's rushed rulemaking will leave millions of low-and middle-income retail investors without access to sound investment advice, forci  more