WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) announcement(link is external) that the agency is distributing $1.8 billion to 4.3 million Americans, including $32,331,665 to Missourians, that were charged illegal advance fees or subjected to allegedly deceptive bait-and-switch advertising by a group of credit repair companies. Together, th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * ABLE Tomorrow Act Protects and Strengthens Tax-Free 529A Accounts for the Next Generation * * * Today, Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) introduced the bipartisan ABLE Tomorrow Act to protect and strengthen tax-advantaged 529A savings accounts for people with disabilities. This legislation builds on the landmark Stephen Beck, Jr., Achieving a Better Life Exp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * 'You've Exhausted My Patience' * * * U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today pressed Louis DeJoy, United States Postal Service (USPS) CEO and Postmaster General, on his agency's Regional Transportation Optimization plan--a new delivery strategy that would disproportionately affect rural post offices, including 754 of Missouri's 926 post offices. "I'm going to work with everybody I can  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. questioned the United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on mail delays experienced across Kansas during a Senate Governmental Affairs hearing today. As a member of this committee, Senator Marshall has oversight of the USPS and continues to push for meaningful reform to address mail delays. During the hearing, Senator Marshall asked Postmaster General De  more