WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has successfully won new protections for airline passengers in the Senate's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill. Senator Hawley filed an amendment to the legislation last week that would guarantee airline passengers the right to an automatic refund when their flights are canceled. Senate negotiators tonight confirmed they have agreed to adopt the Ha  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, led by Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), is holding a hearing entitled "Mission Critical: Restoring National Security as th  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement at a markup of health care legislation, on May 8, 2024: * * * "One of our top priorities on this Committee is helping every American access health care in the community where they live, work, and raise a family. "In rural America and small towns, families often struggle to get health care. "600 rural hospitals are on the brink of closing forever. People i  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to answer for the Administration's reckless withholding of aid to Israel. You can read an excerpt from Vice Chair Wagner's letter and the full set of questions below. Vice Chair Wagner said: "I write to express my profound outrage regarding reports that the State Department is delayin  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement: "Joe Biden is once again abandoning our strongest ally in the Middle East by withholding vital aid to Israel. These weapons are critical to ensuring Israel can fully dismantle Hamas, a terrorist organization whose sole goal is to destroy the Jewish people. It seems clear President Biden is maki  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Today, the Ways and Means Committee took action to protect and expand health care for millions of seniors and for Americans directly in the communities where they live and work. The Committee approved six bills that address a wide range of pressing health care issues, particularly those facing rural communities. The package of bills preserves vital  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Last week, leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee announced an agreement on a comprehensive, bipartisan, bicameral bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for five years, and numerous aviation industry leaders and stakeho  more