WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), and William Timmons (R-SC) proposed an amendment to the Constitution to temporarily fill vacancies in the House of Representatives to further the continuity of Congress (Continuity Amendment) and reduce the incentive for political violence. "Congress must have the capacity to immediately respond to the nee  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) secured $13,736,573 in Community Project Funding for Missouri's First District as part of the 2024 appropriations cycle. This funding provides direct investments in homelessness prevention, public health, youth engagement, environmental justice, and economic revitalization projects across St. Louis. With this funding, Congresswoman Bush will have successf  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) released the following statement after the Senate passed a new version of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). This new bill would ensure that Missourians are also eligible to receive compensation for having to deal with the impacts of radioactive waste. "The leftover radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project continues to devastate St. Louis and communities across  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) announced that Dr. Intimaa Salama, a dentist and master's student at St. Louis University, will be her guest at the State of the Union Address this Thursday, March 7th in Washington, D.C.  "I am humbled and honored to invite Dr. Intimaa Salama, a Palestinian dentist and graduate student from St. Louis University, as my guest for this year's State of the  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the State Department's ongoing refusal to re-designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). The letter points to the horrific massacre of Nigerian Christians this past Christmas season as a recent example of violence targeting Christians and expresses concerns about the deteriorating state of religiou  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) from today's hearing, entitled "Department of Transportation Discretionary Grants: Stakeholder Perspectives": We are here today to discuss discretionary grant programs at the Department of Transportation (DOT) and to hear f  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) statement following the President's State of the Union address: "Although the President talked about the success of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the fact remains that too much of the money provided in the bill is not getting to our stat  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: With reports that President Biden will use Thursday's State of the Union Address to propose new tax increases, Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement: * "President Biden tonight plans to make clear he's on the side of higher taxes and more corporate giveaways. These proposals will kill jobs, hurt families and small businesse  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, with more than 80 mass shootings already recorded in the United States in 2024, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) re-introduced legislation to withhold pay from Members of Congress following mass shootings. The No Pay Until Peace Act would withhold one month's paycheck from every Member of Congress each month there is a mass shooting in the United States. "Whether it's kids in classr  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) questioned witnesses from the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternative Cato Institute, Consumer Bankers Association, Commonwealth Credit Union, and Unidos US on the impact politicization of financial regulation has on consumer credit and community development. Watch the full exchange HERE. Rep. Luetkemeyer: "Mrs. Johnson, I am worried about the Feder  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) bipartisan Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act to prohibit companies that engage in illegal child labor practices from securing coveted federal government contracts. "Companies that illegally employ children have no business leveraging lucrative   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy demanding answers and a briefing from USPS Kansas-Missouri district leadership on the continued delays and lapses in mail delivery in the greater Kansas City region. Senator Marshall was joined in his letter by Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Eric Schmitt (R-MO). "We wri  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Eric Schmitt announced that the President and CEO of the TSC Alliance, Kari Luther Rosbeck, will be appearing as his guest of honor to the State of the Union address: "My son, Stephen, was born with tuberous sclerosis complex, a rare genetic disease that causes tumors on his major organs. Kari has been a great friend and has worked tirelessly to raise awareness for tuberous sclerosis complex  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Eric Schmitt spoke on the Senate floor urging passage of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act to compensate those impacted by Manhattan Project nuclear waste: WATCH HERE BACKGROUND: First enacted in 1990 with the support of the late Senator Orrin Hatch and President George H.W. Bush, RECA is a compensation program for Americans who were unknowingly exposed to radiation  more