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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Wednesday August 30, 2023 ( 6 items )  

Graves, Rouzer Statement on EPA's Implementation of Supreme Court WOTUS Ruling
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following statement on Aug. 29, 2023: * * * Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (MO-06) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releasing its updated Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule following the U.S. Supreme Court's May ruling in the Sackett v. EPA case: "The Supre  more

House Transportation Committee Members Graves, Rouzer Issue Statement on EPA Implementation of Supreme Court WOTUS Ruling
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releasing its updated Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule following the U.S. Supreme Court's May r  more

House Ways & Means Committee Chair Smith: Special Counsel Weiss Got a Promotion After Bungling the Investigation - Ways & Means, Judiciary, Oversight, Accountability Chairs Ask Garland 'Why Weiss?'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who bungled the investigation into Hunter Biden and was the architect of the sweetheart plea deal that fell apart under scrutiny from a federal judge, has been elevated to Special Counsel by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, renewing concerns from congressional investigators about how the Department of Justice (DOJ) may have been  more

House Ways & Means Committee Chair SmithFact Sheet: Democrats Drug Price-Setting Scheme Dismantles Medicare Promise, Undermines Seniors Health
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following fact sheet on Aug. 29, 2023: The Biden Administration has announced the first 10 medications under its new Medicare price-setting plan for prescription drugs that was established by the Democrats' so-called "Inflation Reduction Act." This new regime to impose price-controls set by Washington bureaucrats is an unworkable, legally dubious scheme that will lead to high  more

Reps. Cleaver, Williams, Allred, Veasey, Scott Introduce Legislation to Protect Voting Rights of Unhoused Americans
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Today, following the sixtieth anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, announced the introduction of the Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act (Unhoused VOTE Act) in the House of Representatives. Congressman Cleaver, along with Rep  more

Wagner Statement on Leader Scalise
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following statement on Aug. 29, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement on House Majority Leader Steve Scalise's diagnosis: "Nobody is as prepared as Steve Scalise is to take on this new trial, and win. With his faith in God, the love of his life Jennifer at his side, and his children and loving family there to support him, I know Steve will fight through this and come out stronger and more pur  more