WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement at a markup of trade legislation, on April 16, 2024: * * * "We need to use trade policies to secure a specific objective for America - in this case, standing up to China, opening up markets for our farmers, and improving the national and economic security of America." As prepared for delivery. "Congress must counter our main economic competitor, China,   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today in a hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) blasted Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm for lying about her personal stock holdings and for presiding over a culture of corruption where senior DOE employees trade and own stocks related to the agency's work. Hawley also pressed Granholm on her connection to dark money organiza  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) Committee Hearing U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pushed Postmaster General and United States Postal Service (USPS) CEO Louis DeJoy for a timeline to rebuild the Post Office in Baring, Mo. that was destroyed in 2023. Senator Hawley also asked for an update on the ongoing postal delays in Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo. In regard to the P  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today in a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Ranking Member of the subcommittee, criticized Senate leadership's failure to send legislation to the floor to protect Americans and the U.S. electoral process from the worst effects of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. "Let's not allow these same companies that control the social  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Katie Porter (CA-47) joined the Community Safety Working Group, a coalition of 70+ organizations with an affirmative vision of public safety, for the launch of the Community Safety Agenda, which includes priority legislation champions affirmative, evidence-based approaches to public safety. "Public safety is public health, and our movement demands  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Eric Schmitt hammered Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the Biden Administration's depletion of the strategic petroleum reserve and her coordination with the CCP: WATCH HERE BACKGROUND: Senator Schmit has been a leader in the Senate when it comes to focusing on countering the rise of China, and has previously highlighted the Biden Administration's disregard for America'  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Eric Schmitt released a statement on the impeachment proceedings of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas: "Today, Senator Schumer and Senate Democrats just bulldozed hundreds of years of precedent to shelter one of the worst cabinet members in history, Secretary Mayorkas. The Senate is obligated to hold a full impeachment trial, and I fought on the floor to get that full trial  more