| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Friday November 22, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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'Brazen Attempt to Avoid Oversight': Sen. Hawley Slams Mayorkas & Wray For Canceling Public Testimony
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2024:
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U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement slamming Biden's DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray for canceling their scheduled public testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Secretary Mayorkas' latest instance of avoiding responsibility comes the day after Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant con
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House Passes Ways & Means Bill Ending Tax-Exempt Support for Terrorism & Tax Penalties for American Hostages
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release:
The U.S. House of Representatives overcame a Democrat blockade and passed bipartisan Ways and Means legislation that strengthens America's national security and provides fair tax treatment to American hostages and those wrongfully detained abroad. Last week, House Democrats blocked the same legislation from passing even though it passed out of committee with un
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House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Smith Issues Opening Statement - Floor Debate on Stop Terror-Financing & Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement at a floor debate on Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, on Nov. 21, 2024:
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"I rise today in support of H.R. 9495, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act. This legislation ends the flow of tax subsidies to any U.S nonprofit that has clearly violated its tax-exempt s
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House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Smith: Trump Tax Cuts Expiration Would Force Small Businesses to Pay Higher Tax Rate Than Communist China
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release:
American small businesses could be staring down a tax rate that will increase to 43.4 percent at the end of 2025 should Congress fail to act. The 2017 Trump tax cuts provided a 20 percent small business deduction that set Main Street on a level playing field with larger corporations. As a result, small business investment in their communities and the creation o
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Rep. Alford, Missouri Republicans Question Biden on Release of Tren De Aragua Gang Members
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) and Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06), joined by Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Representatives Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Ann Wagner (MO-02), Jason Smith (MO-08), Sam Graves (MO-06), and Eric Burlison (MO-07), wrote to President Joe Biden this week demanding answers regarding reports that local law enforcement have been instructed to release illegal im
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