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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Wednesday August 23, 2023 ( 3 items )  

House Committee Chairs Smith, Comer, Jordan, Seek Information on Possible DOJ Efforts to Obstruct Inspector General Investigation Into IRS Whistleblower Allegations
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Committee on Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) requesting information to understand whether DOJ is hindering t  more

Rep. Cleaver Applauds $76 Million Investment in Missouri to Expand Rural Broadband From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement that Missouri will receive $76,000,000 in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, otherwise known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to expand high-speed internet in rural communities across the state. Through the ReConnect Progra  more

Ways & Means, Judiciary Committees Issue Subpoenas Compelling Witness Testimony on Political Interference, Preferential Treatment in Hunter Biden Investigation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on the Judiciary issued subpoenas to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigators and Biden Administration Department of Justice (DOJ) officials present at or with direct knowledge of a meeting on October 7, 2022 in which now-Special Counsel David Weiss allegedly claimed he was prevented from bringing ch  more