WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) led a letter to U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Captain Andrew Bender urging the USCG to reconsider its decision to remove 36 Aids to Navigation (ATONs) on the Missouri River north of Blencoe, Iowa and to continue infrastructure investments in the Missouri River. Eight lawmakers and 53 local businesses, organizations, and leaders supported Feenstra's letter. "The Missouri Riv  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Bipartisan Senators Request Defense Department Inspector General Investigate DOD Multibillion-Dollar Wireless Contracts with Major Phone Networks, Despite Known Cyber Weaknesses that Threaten National Security Senator Eric Schmitt and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) called for the Defense Department's top watchdog to investigate the Pentagon's insufficient efforts to secure its unclassified communications from for  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) 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 P  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: In what would be yet another example of the Biden Administration's willingness to reward political allies at the expense of the public on his way out the door, recent reports say that the Biden Administration's outgoing Social Security Commissioner signed a midnight agreement to lock in the Social Security Administration's failed telework policies until at least  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04), co-chair of the Real Estate Caucus and a member of the Small Business Committee, is sounding the alarm on the Biden administration's dangerous pilot program to eliminate title insurance requirements in certain real estate transactions. In a recent Washington Examiner op-ed, Alford detailed how this deeply misguided policy threatens homebuyers and lenders while exacerbating bar  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news: By Jill Pritchard Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that hunters harvested 11,424 deer during the state's chronic wasting disease (CWD) portion of the firearms deer-hunting season, Nov. 27 - Dec. 1, in CWD Management Zone counties. Of the 11,424 deer harvested, 3,917 were antlered bucks, 1,052 were button bucks, and 6,455 were does. MDC initia  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 5 -- The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission issued the following news: SIKESTON - The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for the Southeast District during its regular meeting on Dec. 4. Contracts included pavement improvements, a bridge replacement, and a bridge rehabilitation. Contracts included the following: * A $4,412,323 contract was to H.R. Quadri Contractors, LLC, for pavement and safety improvements on Route 21  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 5 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the city of Fredericktown and Madison County Public Water Supply District #1, has confirmed through follow-up sampling that the area's drinking water quality remains consistent with what the two systems had reported before the Critical Minerals Recovery fire. On Nov.11, MoDNR collected drinking water samples from  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Wednesday sentenced the man who supplied the fentanyl that killed a St. Francois County jail inmate to 16 years in prison. Garry W. Triplett, now 38, supplied drugs including fentanyl to jail inmate Timothy L. Noll, 35, of Park Hills, Missouri. Noll had arrived at the jail on July 27, 2021, and instructed a  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Jan. 1, 2025, marks the start of health care delivery under TRICARE's new regional contracts. There will be changes to the TRICARE regions in the U.S. as part of the new contracts. While there will still be two TRICARE regions, six states currently in the East Region (Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin) will move to the West Regi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) introduced the Small BusinessTechnological Advancement Act, a bill to modernize the Small Business Administration's (SBA) policies. This legislation clarifies that SBA 7(a) loan funds can be used for digital tools and services, ensuring small businesses have the resources to compete in a modern economy. "Small businesses are the fabric of America, drivi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: On November 19, 2024, Congressmen Mark Alford (MO-04) and Salud Carbajal (CA-24), co-chairs of the Long-Range Strike Caucus, hosted a bipartisan briefing with General Anthony J. Cotton, Commander of the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). The discussion focused on the critical role of strategic deterrence in maintaining global stability and ensuring U.S. national security, as well as  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Earlier today, Senator Eric Schmitt met with President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, and released the following statement: "It was great to sit down with Pete earlier today to talk about our shared priorities on how to best reform the Department of Defense and ensure that our military is laser focused on recruitment, preparedness, and lethality. Pete is a crucial part of President   more