WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Tax Day, House-Passed Legislation Slashes Tax Filing Red Tape, Including for Disaster Victims WASHINGTON, D.C. - The IRS will be more responsive to taxpayer needs - including those impacted by natural disasters - under six bipartisan Ways and Means bills approved by the House of Representatives. The measures reform IRS tax administrative rules   more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Burlison: Artificial Intelligence Technology Has the Potential to Transform America WASHINGTON--Today, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) delivered an opening statement at the hearing on "Amer  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Burlison: Artificial Intelligence Technology Has the Potential to Transform America WASHINGTON--Today, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) delivered an opening statement at the hearing on "America's AI Moonshot: The Economics of AI, Data Centers, and Power Consumption." During his remarks, Subcommittee Chair  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Bob Onder, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Congressman Onder Introduces the No Harm Act Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Bob Onder introduced legislation to protect children from the dangers of the pediatric gender conversion industry. If passed, this bill would preserve parent's right to decline sex change drugs and procedures, protect the rights of healthcare providers who decline to provide these treatments, and protect  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Leads Missouri Delegation in Doubling Down on USPS Audit Request Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led members of the Missouri Congressional delegation--including Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Ann Wagner (Mo.), Robert Onder (Mo.), Jason Smith (Mo.), Sam Graves (Mo.), and Eric Burlison (Mo.) -- in sending a letter to USPS Inspector General Tammy Hull requesting an audit of the St. Louis r  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley to Introduce Legislation to Restore Fort Leonard Wood Housing Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that he will introduce legislation to fully fund the replacement of all aging military family housing at Fort Leonard Wood. The bill comes after Hawley has already secured $113.5 million in federal funding for Fort Leonard Wood through FY2023 and FY2024 appropriations. Construction o  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner, Hill Commend SEC on Recent Rule Rollback, Encourage Commission to Review Further Harmful Rules House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Capital Markets Ann Wagner (MO-02), and all Republican members of the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, sent a letter to Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Mark Uyeda comm  more