WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Condemns President Trump's Proposed Cuts to Head Start, Calls on Administration to Protect Funding (Washington, D.C.) - This week, following reports (link is external) that President Trump is working to eliminate Head Start, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) condemned the plan to cut all funding for the Head Start program, which has served nearly 40 million children  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA celebrates 100 days with 100 environmental actions Major accomplishments achieved in Mountains and Plains Region DENVER -- Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a recap of 100 environmental actions Exit EPA's website taken by the agency during President Trump's First 100 Days in office. The recap highlights numerous accomplishments in EPA Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Region 7 Celebrates 100 Days with 100 Environmental Actions in Heartland and Across Nation LENEXA, KAN. (APRIL 30, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a recap of 100 environmental actions taken by the Agency during President Trump's First 100 Days in office, including the record Phase 1 hazardous materials cleanup after the catastroph  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has announced receipt of change in bank control notices involving proposed acquisitions or retention of shares in bank holding companies based in Missouri and Illinois. The applications were filed under the Change in Bank Control Act and the corresponding section of Regulation Y and will be subject to review by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the designated Reserve Bank office. The largest filing comes from a group  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * House Small Business Committee Passes Alford's Returning SBA to Main Street Act Today, the House Small Business Committee passed Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Subcommittee Chairman Mark Alford's (MO-04) H.R. 2027, the Returning SBA to Main Street Act by a vote of 15-11. This legislation will decentralize the Small Business Administration (SBA) by relocating 30% of SBA D.C. headquarters   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * National Park Service Adds 31 New Listings in 13 states to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program WASHINGTON - The birthplace of abolitionist John Brown in Connecticut, the rescue of 14 freedom seekers in California and a monument commemorating 326 people of African descent who sought freedom through the St. Louis, Missouri circuit courts all appear in   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Delivers Remarks on Senate Floor Highlighting Devastating Impacts of Unfair Trade Practices Schmitt Praises Trump's Effort to Level the Playing Field for American Businesses WASHINGTON - Today, on the U.S. Senate floor Senator Schmitt highlighted the devastating impact of the decades-long America last agenda that moved Missouri jobs overseas and shutdown American manufacturing. Sc  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Praises President Trump For Bringing Back American Jobs, Manufacturing on Newsmax WASHINGTON - Senator Schmitt appeared on Newsmax earlier today to discuss President Trump's economic agenda to bring back American jobs and manufacturing. Watch the full interview HERE. Sen. Schmitt on President Trump's Trade Agenda: "I think the best evidence of this is President Trump's first term  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * USPS Oversight: Delivering Accountability and Securing America's Mail Washington, D.C. - Today, Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Chairman Dave Joyce (R-OH) held an oversight hearing on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to collect testimony from Inspector General Tammy  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner Advances American National Security Interests During Visit to Europe and Middle East Washington, D.C. - House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Subcommittee on Open-Source Intelligence Chairman Ann Wagner (R-MO) recently returned from a congressional delegation (CODEL) to Europe and the Middle East. The purpose of the CODEL was to hear from key U.S. allies on the security challenges they  more