WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith Requests Revocation of Stacey Abrams-Founded Organization's Tax-Exempt Status WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) is requesting the investigation and ultimately revocation of the New Georgia Project's tax-exempt status in a letter to Acting-Internal Revenue Service Commissioner (IRS), Melanie Krause.   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Secures a Win for Iowa Commerce WASHINGTON - After U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to support commerce on the Missouri River, USCG Commander David Barata has decided to stop all efforts to remove the 36 Aids to Navigation (ATONs) north of Blencoe, Iowa. Navigation on the Missouri River is an integral part of moving Iowa's inputs and goods both domestically   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley, Marshall, Moran Introduce Legislation to Provide Consistent, Affordable Energy to Missouri, Kansas U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced legislation - alongside Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) - that would provide stable energy rates and a reliable electric grid to states in the Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA) region, including Missouri, Arkansas, Ka  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House GOP Leadership and Committee Chairs Issue Joint Statement on Budget Reconciliation WASHINGTON -- Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following joint statement alongside Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04), Leader Steve Scalise (LA-01), Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), Chairwoman Lisa McClain (MI-10), and the other Chairs of the House Committ  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 25 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * Trails Advisory Board meeting set for April 12 JEFFERSON CITY, MO, MARCH 24, 2025 - Missouri State Parks will hold its biannual Missouri Trails Advisory Board Meeting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 12, at Jefferson Landing State Historic Site, 100 Jefferson St., Jefferson City. The meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include a discussion of t  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * Rep. Estes Comments on Treasury Memo Regarding OECD Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) issued the following statement after reports that Treasury delivered a memo to the White House in response to President Donald Trump's Jan. 20 executive action on OECD. "I'm pleased to hear that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has followed through on the president's directive to dismantle the disastr  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Takes Action To Fight Identity Fraud, Address Concerns Raised by Ways and Means Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following Ways and Means Committee efforts urging the Social Security Administration to improve how it manages a key tool in the fight against identity fraud, the Trump Administration announced new steps to make the Electron  more