WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following statement on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (Mo.) released the following statement after President Biden issued a full and unconditional pardon after previously stating "I will not pardon him," for crimes over a ten-year period committed by his son Hunter Biden who was charged and convicted of illegal possession of a firearm and tax evasion: "The same President Biden who unequivocally   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: St. Louis, MO (December 3, 2024) Today, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) announced Pattonville High School Senior Matthew Wasser as this year's winner of Missouri's first district's 2024 Congressional App Challenge. "I'm truly impressed by the thoughtfulness, innovation, and creativity that students across Missouri's First Congressional District have exemplified throughout this competition," said Congresswoman   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), T&I Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE), and EPW Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today announced a final agreement on the Thomas R. Carper Water Resour  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) today asked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General to conduct an investigation of incidents in which Federal Emergency Managemen  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: This week, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.), along with members of the Missouri congressional delegation, called on the Biden administration to move quickly to approve Missouri Governor Mike Parson's request for a major disaster declaration following the severe weather that destroyed homes, businesses, and infrastructure and caused multiple deaths in southeast and south-central Missouri l  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led members of the Missouri Congressional delegation--including Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (Mo.), Rep. Mark Alford (Mo.), and Rep. Jason Smith (Mo.)--in urging President Joe Biden to approve Missouri Governor Mike Parson's request for a major disaster declaration following severe storms and flooding in Missouri last month. The   more