WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) sent a letter to Missouri Governor Mike Parson urging him to grant clemency and halt the execution of Marcellus Williams, scheduled for Tuesday, September 24, 2024, despite strong evidence of his innocence. Convicted in 2001 for the tragic 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle, Williams' case has faced intense scrutiny due to allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, mishandled evidence,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, issued the following news release: Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, led by Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), is holding a hearing entitled "Protecting Americans' Savings: Examining the Economics of the M  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement at a floor debate on the No Foreign Election Interference act, on Sept. 17, 2024: * * * As prepared for delivery. "As the world's leading democracy, America is an example for other nations to follow. Unfortunately, we are also a target for foreign actors seeking to influence and undermine our elections. "Over the last year, as the Ways and Means Committ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: On Tuesday, House Democrats voted on behalf of foreign actors funneling money into U.S. elections by opposing the No Foreign Election Interference Act (H.R. 8314). The legislation - which previously was approved by the Ways and Means Committee with near unanimous support - prohibits tax-exempt (TE) organizations from accepting donations from   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: House lawmakers voted to strengthen the penalties for making an unauthorized disclosure of tax information to prevent the future theft and disclosure of Americans' private tax information by passing the Taxpayer Data Protection Act on Tuesday. The measure, introduced by Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), comes after the leak of thousands of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: The Social Security Administration (SSA) will be forced to streamline their processes for Americans whose Social Security numbers (SSNs) have been compromised thanks to bipartisan legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 3784, the Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act, was introduced by Ways and Means Social   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Earlier this week, U.S. Representative Eric Burlison (R-MO-07) introduced the Federal Improvement in Technology (FIT) Procurement Act to simplify federal procurement and make it easier for agencies to acquire cutting-edge technologies. A key provision of the bill, raising the Micro-Purchase Threshold to $25,000, is projected to save over $30 million annually. Today, the FIT Procurement  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) introduced the Rails to Trails Landowner Rights Act and the Protecting Our Farmers from the Green New Deal Act today. Both bills strengthen landowner rights to stop federal land seizures. "There are few things more sacred than our right to own property, to farm, and to provide for our families," said Graves. "That's why our Founding Fathers sought to protect   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Senator Eric Schmitt applauded the House of Representatives passage of S.1648, The Launch Communications Act, a bill Sen. Schmitt introduced with Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) that passed the Senate late last year. The bill now heads to President Biden's desk. This is the first bill that Senator Schmitt has introduced that has passed both chambers: "It is encouraging to see the House of Representatives  more