WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), Congresswoman Ann Wagner (MO-02), and their Missouri colleagues Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), and Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) called on House and Senate Leadership and the Appropriations Committees to include the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act in the upcoming fiscal year 2024 appropriations package.  "We write with the utm  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge announced her retirement this week. "Whether in local government, Congress or at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia Fudge has been a champion for hardworking families and underserved communities for decades, working ti  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement after the House overwhelmingly passed legislation that would ban TikTok on all American devices, if the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) linked ByteDance refuses to sell the app. NOW is the time to act on TikTok and stop China spying. The Senate should take up this bill immediately https://t.co/PstR0rY9xi -- Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) March  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter urging the Department of Justice to investigate The Fair Isaac Corporation's (FICO) potentially anticompetitive practices. "The credit score market is dominated by FICO, a for-profit company operated under a sweetheart deal from the federal government," wrote Senator Hawley. "Because of this government-granted mon  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following statement on March 12, 2024: * * * Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06), Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, issued the following statement after his legislation, the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act, passed the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support on Monday. The E-BRIDGE Act now heads to the Senate for further consideration  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: The United States stands to lose billions of revenue under the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) plan to reallocate global taxing rights - known as Pillar One - negotiated by the Biden Administration, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT). JCT estimates that about 70 percent of the profits su  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Below is Ranking Member Congresswoman Cori Bush's (MO-01) opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at yesterday's House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs hearing examining the security of the U.S. power grid. *** Opening Statement Ranking Member Cori Bush Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory A  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following statement on March 12, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Eric Burlison (R-MO-07) attended the first meeting of the bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Congressman Burlison released the following statement: "The United States has been at the forefront of advancing AI technology, and it is essential we work together to maximize its potential for improving the lives of Americans. Congress should work to  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, Congressman Eric Burlison (R-MO-07) led a bipartisan letter to Speaker Johnson requesting the establishment of a select subcommittee under the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability to investigate the Federal Government's response to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). Congressman Burlison released the following statement on his letter to Speaker Johnson: "Today, my co  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), along with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), re-introduced the Restructuring Environmentally Sound Pensions in Order to Negate Disaster (RESPOND) Act. The legislation would require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) to conduct a thorough assessment to determine the extent to which federal wo  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. "There have been some powerful misconceptions about the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, and I want to be clear that this legislation is not an attempt to ban TikTok. Rather, i  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), and Mark Alford (R-MO) introduced the Pony Up Act, which would protect consumers by putting the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on the hook for late delivery of bills. Multiple constituent complaints have been registered regarding late fees needing to be paid regularly due to bills being delivered late. Multiple   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Sam Graves (R-MO), Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), and Mark Alford (R-MO) introduced the Pony Up Act this week which would protect consumers by putting the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on the hook for late delivery of bills. Multiple constituent complaints have been registered regarding late fees needing to be paid regularly due to bills being delivered late. Multiple municipal utilities have   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Eric Schmitt, alongside Senator John Ossoff (D-GA), introduced the bipartisan Military Spouse Job Continuity Act to support our nation's veterans and their families. "Service members have dedicated their lives to our country - we should continue to find ways to make their lives easier. I'm proud to lead with Senator Ossoff on a bill that does just that. Military spouses should not be requir  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: The leaders of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee today introduced new bipartisan legislation to strengthen, support, and authorize funding for the United States Coast Guard, one of the Nation's six armed services, for its critical missions to safeguar  more