WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Highlights Impact of GOP Cuts to Medicaid During Dialysis Center Visit (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) visited a local dialysis center and met with staff and patients to discuss the impact of Republican-led budget cuts (link is external) to Medicaid on necessary, lifesaving treatment. Medicaid is a lifeline for millions of people, in  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Graves & Nehls Statement on Bryan Bedford Nomination for FAA Administrator Joint statement of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX) on the Trump Administration's nomination of Bryan Bedford, President and Chief Executive Officer of Republic Airway  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following floor remarks on March 13, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I spoke on this topic last week, but there is just so much more to talk about this week. This is about the important work that President Trump and Elon Musk and the other folks at DOGE are doing to save taxpayer dollars. Just this past week, DOGE canceled contracts within NIH, including $75,000 for researching and studying structural racism; $620,000 for an LGB+ te  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Small Businesses Will Boost GDP By $150 Billion Annually From Extension of Trump Tax Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. - Over the next 10 years, small businesses will increase GDP by $75 billion each year because of the 20 percent small business deduction, and then rise to $150 billion every year after, according to a study released by the Nation  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * What They Are Saying: Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act Critical to Prosecuting Criminals, Recouping Tax Dollars, Protecting Small Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Senate must follow the House of Representatives' lead and swiftly enact, H.R. 1156, the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, before the statute of limitat  more