WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Alford, Panetta, D. Johnson Reintroduce A-PLUS Act Bill levels the playing field for meat processors, strengthens food supply chain, and expands choice for consumers Washington, DC-- Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States (A-PLUS) Act. Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Dusty Johnson (SD-AL)   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Warren, & Duckworth Ramp Up Investigation into Mohela's Predatory Website Terms of Use [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) wrote to the student loan servicer Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA) with continued concerns over its website's Terms of Use (TOU), which appear to be written with the   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith: Trump Tax Policy Will Help Turn Page on Biden Inflation Mess WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the release of the January 2025 reading of the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure, the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) price index: "Through   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Hosts Medicaid Listening Session With Health Care Providers (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) held a listening session with a dedicated collective of health care providers who are at the frontlines of delivering care to the region's most vulnerable communities. The discussion gave providers an opportunity to share their concerns about t  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Four Key Moments: Hearing on America's Trade Enforcement Priorities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the initiation of a comprehensive review of America's trade policies ordered by President Trump, the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee held a hearing to examine America's trade enforcement priorities. In the first Trump term, strong and strategic trade enfor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver's Statement on Trump Administration's Shameful Meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, which monitors human rights and international cooperation in the 57 countries of the OSCE, released the following statement after the Trump Administration's shameful meeting with Uk  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Fletcher, Williams Introduce Legislation to Help Heirs' Property Landowners Prove Ownership and Receive Disaster Relief (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced a two-bill legislative package seeking  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Commends President Trump's Efforts to Improve Health Care Price Transparency WASHINGTON - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (Mo.) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order directing the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services to implement and enforce President Trump's health care price transparency regulations: "Ove  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner, Hill, Cotton, Scott and Colleagues to Uyeda: Review Approach to Consolidated Audit Trail Washington, D.C. - Capital Markets Subcommittee Chair Ann Wagner (R-MO), House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-AR), Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC), and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda  more