WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statements after his legislation to reauthorize and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was left out of the upcoming government funding legislation: Total failure. Politicians have talked like this for decades. While doing nothing. The time to talk is over. The time to ACT is now. Put RECA on the floor and vote on it. Stop screwing a  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: A California inmate reportedly defrauded U.S. taxpayers out of over $550 million by falsely claiming COVID-era Employee Retention Tax Credits (ERTC), according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The complex scheme is the latest example of abuse of the ERTC program and underlines the need to pass the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, which s  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted to pass a package of six government funding bills that will help families with the high cost of living, support education and job training programs, prevent attacks on women's reproductive freedom, reinforce America's global leadership, and invest in the health and safety of Missouri communities. The bill will now go to the U.S. Senate, which i  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: WATCH HERE: "It is past time that this body gets its priorities straight," says Bush Washington D.C. (Mar. 21, 2024) -- Today, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) delivered a speech on the House floor to express her grave disappointment that the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act (RECA) was excluded from the upcoming government spending bill that is expected to pass Congress on Friday. Watch HER  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act (H.R. 7023), a package of commonsense reforms to Clean Water Act (CWA) permitting processes that will continue to support clean water for the Nation while reducing regulatory burdens for the approval of energy and infrastruc  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: This week, the House of Representatives approved legislation to limit foreign influence and improve U.S. maritime supply chains, reign in cost escalations of General Services Administration (GSA) projects, and improve safety in and around federal buildings. The House approved three pieces of legislation under the jurisdicti  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: As part of an investigation into college and university responses to antisemitism targeting Jewish students on campuses that enjoy generous benefits through the U.S. tax code, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) demanded Cornell University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the University of Pennsylvania  more

DENTON, Texas, March 22 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: At the site of an air ambulance service provider, patients, doctors, and emergency medical personnel shared their stories about access to emergency medical care in remote, rural, and underserved communities. Many of the stories shared by witnesses highlighted how the lack of access is especially dangerous for Americans living in remote communities, while al  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded President Joe Biden for cancelling another $6 billion in student loan debt for 78,000 public service workers, such as teachers, nurses, and firefighters, across the country. Following the President's latest round of student debt cancellation, the White House has now approved nearly $144 billion in federal loan forgiveness for about 4 millio  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Vice Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) led a full Committee on Small Business hearing titled "Conducting Oversight: Testimony from the Small Business Administrator." Vice Chairman Luetkemeyer issued the following statement after today's hearing. "Today's hearing was critically important in conducting oversight of the SBA," said Vice Chairman Luetkemeyer. "The SBA's sole purpose is to   more