Tuesday - November 26, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Saturday November 16, 2024 ( 4 items )  

House Transportation Committee Chairman Graves Issues Statement on Return of NYC Congestion Pricing Plan
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Statement of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) on New York Governor Kathy Hochul's revival of the New York City congestion pricing plan: "President-elect Trump has made it clear that he does not support this congestion pricing scheme, and the rush to institute it before he can take office is a blatantly po  more

Sen. Hawley Urges USPS Nominees to Protect Rural Mail Delivery
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Today in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) nominations hearing for the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Val Demings, William Zollars, and Gordon Hartogensis on their commitment to combatting rural mail delivery issues. Senator Hawley confronted the nominees about the Postal Service's propo  more

Sens. Moran, Tester Bill to Authorize New VA Medical Facilities Nationwide
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: The U.S. Senate passed legislation led by Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) - ranking member and chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - to authorize several new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) construction projects for medical facilities across the nation. The Fiscal Year 2024 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authoriz  more

T&I Committee Leaders Demand FEMA Accounting for Ignoring Disaster Victims Who Supported President-Elect Trump
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- 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 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) are continuing their investigation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) response to recent hurricanes, including reports that some FEMA employees in   more