WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith and All Instructed Committee Chairmen United on Advancing GOP Budget Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (AL-0  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith: A Vote Against This Budget Is A Vote to Raise Taxes on Low-Income Americans Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) gave the following remarks on the House floor during debate on the Fiscal Year 2025 budget resolution. As prepared for delivery. "Four years ago, President Trump left Joe Biden a blueprint f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * Graves Announces New Aviation Subcommittee Staff Director Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced the promotion of Julie Devine to serve as Staff Director of the Subcommittee on Aviation. Julie first joined the Aviation Subcommittee as a professional staff member in Augus  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Graves Statement on Passage of House Budget Resolution WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) released the following statement after voting for the FY25 Budget Resolution: "We just passed the first step in implementing President Trump's agenda to cut wasteful spending, secure our border, defend our country, and give working Americans much-needed tax relief," said Graves. "President Biden's w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Graves Statement on Passage of the House Republican Budget Resolution Statement of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) on the passage of the House Republican budget resolution: "The passage of the budget resolution is a critical step towards unlocking a reconciliation bill that delivers on President   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Budget Resolution to Advance One, Big Beautiful Bill That Will Deliver Tax Relief to Working Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Republicans took the first step to advance President Trump's pro-worker, pro-America economic and national security agenda by passing a fiscally-sound budget resolution. This sets the stage to extend the successful   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * House Passes Rep. Alford's Bipartisan Bill to Help Veteran Business Owners Succeed Washington, D.C.-Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Mark Alford's (MO-04) bipartisan Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act. Introduced alongside Representatives Herb Conaway (D-NJ-03) and Sharice Davids' (D-KS-03). This bipatisan bill aims to he  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * Rep. Burlison Introduces the Ending the Cycle of Dependency Act of 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Eric Burlison (R-MO-07) introduced the Ending the Cycle of Dependency Act of 2025 to restore integrity to America's welfare system and empower able-bodied individuals to reenter the workforce. "The best anti-poverty program is a job," said Rep. Burlison. "For too long, mi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Re-Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect Postal Processing Facilities (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Harriet Hageman (R-WY) re-introduced the Postal Processing Protection Act to protect postal processing facilities from being shut down. The bipartisan legislation would require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to follow the s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Lynch, Meeks, Torres Launch Congressional Public Housing Caucus Co-Chaired by lawmakers who lived in Public Housing, the CPHC is dedicated to tackling issues related to public housing by serving as a resource for lawmakers in Congress (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner Reintroduces Bill to Combat China's Aggression, Support an Independent Taiwan Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), along with Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA), released the following statement after they introduced the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act, legislation that passed the House in 2023: "The People's Republic of China is hell-bent on   more