WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King, demanding answers after a disturbing new report from The New York Times exposed unsafe, illegal child labor practices within the company. "I am alarmed by new reports that Tyson Foods has actively participated in dangerous and illegal child labor practices," wrote Senator Hawley. "Any company that employs, facilitates, enc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) from today's hearing, entitled "Oversight of the Department of Transportation's Policies and Programs": Thank you, Secretary Buttigieg, for being here today. We certainly have a lot to discuss. As we near the two-year ma  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee: "Even with the Federal Reserve's decision to pause rate increases, interest rates remain at the highest level in 22 years which, coupled with high inflation, continues to make life  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: At today's daylong oversight hearing, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee questioned U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on a range of issues, including inflationary impacts on Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds, electric vehicles (EVs) and EV infrastructure policies, suppl  more