WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Alford Introduces Returning SBA to Main Street Act to Get SBA Workers Out of the Swamp and Into Rural Communities Ahead of today's House Small Business Subcommittee hearing, Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Subcommittee Chairman Mark Alford (MO-04) introduced the Returning SBA to Main Street Act. This legislation will decentralize the Small Business Administration (SBA) b  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Alford Requests SBA Relocate Kansas City Regional Office to Columbia Follows Administrator Loeffler announcing SBA will move regional offices out of sanctuary cities Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04), the Chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations, sent a letter to the head of the Small Business Administration, Kelly Loeffl  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Alford Votes to Support Trump, Keep America Open for Business Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 to fund the federal government through September 30, 2025. "I was proud to supp  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Chair Steil, Chair Comer, Rep. Langworthy Ask Treasury for Access to ActBlue Suspicious Activity Reports, Continue Investigation into Potential Fraud WASHINGTON - Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01), House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (KY-01), and Representative Nick Lan  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Cleaver, Warren, Warnock Re-Introduce Comprehensive Bill to Lower Housing Costs and Address Housing Crisis Bicameral legislation would build nearly three million new homes, bring down rents by 10%, cut unnecessary red tape (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, along with U.S. S  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver's Statement on Vote Against GOP's Extremely Partisan Continuing Resolution (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after voting against House Republicans' extremely partisan Continuing Resolution (CR) that would cut nearly $23 billion in veterans' benefits, slash funding for healthcare and affordable housing,  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 11, 2025 AIR FORCE Saudi Naval Support Co., Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (FA4911-25-D-0005); AQ Global for General Trading and Contracting Co., Safat, Kuwait (FA4911-25-D-0006); Prime Veritas General Trading and Contracting Co., Doha, Qatar (FA4911-25-D-0007); Prime One Group General Trading and Contracting Co., Farwaniya, Kuwait (FA4911-25-D-0008); Astrea Technical Services LLC, D  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Votes Against Extreme Spending Bill That Threatens Kansans' Jobs, Health, Security Ahead of a potential government shutdown on Friday, Representative Sharice Davids released a statement today following her vote against the partisan funding bill negotiated by Congressional Republicans and President Trump. "I'll work with anyone to benefit Kansans, but this extreme proposal, drafted without   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley to Lead Hearing with Durbin on Combatting CSAM, Protecting Kids Online Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)--Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism--will convene a hearing, alongside Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), on the need to pass the lawmakers' legislation to combat the Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) crisis online. This first Judiciary subc  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley, Booker Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Eradicate Child Labor, Hold Bad Actors Accountable Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J) reintroduced the Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, which would prohibit corporations that engage in illegal child labor practices from securing federal contracts. The bill passed out of the U.S. Senate H  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Springfield Man Sentenced to 15 years for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Firearms Offenses SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Bryce A. LaNear, 27, Springfield, Mo., was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Brian C. Wimes today to 15 years in federal court following his guilty plea and convictions for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of me  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * St. Louis County Felon Admits Gun, Fentanyl Possession Charges ST. LOUIS - A convicted felon from St. Louis County has pleaded guilty to two gun charges and admitted possessing fentanyl. James C. Taylor, 32, of Velda City, Missouri, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possession with intent   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Three Former St. Louis Area Residents Admit $229,000 Pandemic Fraud ST. LOUIS - Three former residents of the St. Louis area pleaded guilty Tuesday and admitted fraudulently obtaining $229,000 in loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brianna L. Bell-Maple, 24, Jemyla A. Bell, 39, and Leiah A. Vaughn, 23, each pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St.  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Clyburn, Lawmakers to Newly Confirmed Education Secretary: Penalize MOHELA for Poor Performance Data released by Education Department shows loan servicer is worst-performing on a range of metrics After questioning from Warren, McMahon recently committed to "improving service delivery" for students, families, taxpayers Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Eliza  more