WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford, Budd Demand Full Force American Sanctions in Response to CCP Crackdown on Religious Freedom in China * Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) introduced the Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act to strengthen America's response and to combat the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ongoing persecution of Christians and other religious minorities. The legislation, filed on the 26th   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Bell, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Establish a National Day of the Deployed * Washington, D.C. U.S. Representatives Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate October 26 as a day of recognition honoring all U.S. service members currently deployed overseas and the families who support them at home. The observance would formally recognize t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith Commends Trump Administration on New Investigation into China's Failure to Uphold Its Trade Obligations Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it was launching a new investigation - under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 - into China's failure to co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Alford Takes a Stand for Missouri Ranchers & Beef Producers * Last week, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an " Plan for American Ranchers and Consumers " and the Trump Administration separately announced it is planning to increase beef imports from Argentina. "We will always stand with Missouri ranchers   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 28 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * MDC provides $71K in funding for Martha's Nature Trail infrastructure in Clinton through Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Grant Program CLINTON, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) partnered with Clinton Parks and Recreation and land donor Martha Friedmeyer to expand infrastructure on a nature trail at Antioch Park through an MDC Outdoor Recreation In  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 28 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Department of Natural Resources awards $1.3 million to New Florence City will make wastewater collection system improvements * The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $1.3 million to the city of New Florence for upgrades to its wastewater collection system. The funding will cover the entire cost of the project, which the city estimates   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 28 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Department of Natural Resources awards $3.1 million to Huntsville City will upgrade wastewater collection system * The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $3.1 million to the city of Huntsville for upgrades to its wastewater treatment system. The city estimates the funding will cover the entire cost of the project, which should be compl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Cosponsors Bill to Avoid SNAP Interruption During Government Shutdown * Washington, DC U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has cosponsored legislation to ensure that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit payments continue uninterrupted should the government shutdown persist past October. With the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) posting notice on its website stati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 25-100-R25) on Sept. 18, 2025, entitled "Kansas-Missouri District: Delivery Operations in the St. Louis, MO, Area." Here are excerpts: * * * Kansas-Missouri District: Delivery Operations in the St. Louis, MO, Area During the week of June 2, 2025, we performed a congressionally requested audit at the St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) and Network Distribution Cent  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Calls on Department of Energy to Reinstate Furloughed Nuclear Employees * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that he joined 26 House Democrats in condemning the Department of Energy's decision to furlough nearly 80% of the National Nuclear Security Administration federal workforce, which has never happened before despite multiple gov  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ways and Means Committee Republican Leaders Slam French Proposal to Impose Higher Discriminatory Digital Services Tax on U.S. Innovators As lawmakers in France are considering a proposal to increase its digital services tax (DST) from 3 percent to 15 percent and raise the applicable revenue threshold to levels that specifically target American innovator  more