Wednesday - November 27, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Wednesday October 02, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Congressman Cleaver Presents Check to Urban Neighborhood Initiative for $4 Million in Community Project Funding to Support the Construction of 100 Affordable Homes in Underserved Communities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: (Kansas City, MO) Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined Urban Neighborhood Initiative (UNI) leadership and community leaders to celebrate construction at the future site of nearly 100 affordable homes for families in underserved communities and present a check for $4 million in Community Project Funding the Congressman was able to secure. The federal funding will support UNI's housi  more

Congresswoman Bush Joins Congressman Khanna in Reintroduction of the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) joined Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) to reintroduce the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act (EOR) to end the tax break rewarding the fossil fuel industry for using carbon capture for EOR. The legislation would reform one of the largest and most egregious domestic fossil fuel subsidies, The Tax Credit for Carbon Sequestration (Section 45Q). Fossil fuel companies c  more

House Transportation Committee Members Graves, Webster Ask President to Use His Authority to End Ports Strike
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Daniel Webster (R-FL) today asked President Biden to use the authority of his office to bring an end to the strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports. In a letter to the White House, Graves and Webster urged t  more

Reps. Graves, Webster Ask President to Use His Authority to End Ports Strike
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Daniel Webster (R-FL) today asked President Biden to use the authority of his office to bring an end to the strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports. In a letter to the White House, Graves and Webster urged the President to invoke his powers under the Taft-H  more