WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement on yesterday's vote in the House of Representatives to vacate the speakership. "Yesterday, I had an outpatient procedure related to a recent knee replacement, which caused me to miss last night's vote on the motion to vacate the speakership. "Had I voted, I would have joined the vast majority of Am  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, put witnesses on record in yesterday's hearing, pressing them on whether they support deporting and canceling visas for undocumented students participating in unlawful anti-Israel protests. "Is there anybody . . . who thinks that we should not deport students who are here unlawfully . . . who are calling for the death of Jewish stud  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced that the full Committee will hold a hearing with federal agency witnesses to discuss the ongoing investigation into the allision of the Motor Vessel DALI with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland and the federal response to the incident. The hear  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Following the leak of taxpayer information by an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) contractor, who has since been sentenced to the maximum penalty of just 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), along with all Republican Members of the Ways and Means Committee, introduced the Taxpayer Data Protection Act (H.R. 829  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) along with House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued their latest Long-Term Budget Outlook Under Alternative Scenarios for the Economy and the Budget, which includes CBO's estimation of the budgetary and economic i  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Earlier today, as first reported by Washington Examiner, Congressman Alford (MO-04) led five of his colleagues from Missouri in a letter to President Biden concerning flights of illegal aliens from our border to various cities all over America. The letter specifically asks: 1. What procedures are in place to track the foreign aliens admitted through the CHNV parole program? a. Specifically, t  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: (Kansas City, MO) - Last week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) celebrated the Kansas City Farmers Market Passport Launch and Urban Farming Expo, highlighting the local impact of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) recent designation of Kansas City as an Urban Agricultural Hub. "When I sought designation for Kansas City to be an Urban Agricultural Hub, this is what I envisi  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Following a recently released report detailing allegations of widespread abuse and misconduct at the FDIC, Congressman Luetkemeyer released the following statement calling for Chairman Gruenberg's resignation: "FDIC Chairman Marty Gruenberg has overstayed his welcome at the FDIC. His abuse of authority and evasion of accountability began when he spearheaded Operation Chokepoint. To date, he has evaded   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Earlier today, Congressmen Alford (MO-04) and Salud Carbajal (CA-24) launched the Bipartisan Long Range Strike Caucus. The Long Range Strike Caucus provides an informal, bipartisan opportunity to educate Members on current and future U.S. Bomber capabilities, advocate for this essential instrument of national security, and facilitate engagement between Congress, industry, and the Department of   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sam Graves (R-MO) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to recognize America's teachers and the invaluable impact they have on students and communities across the country. The bipartisan resolution underscores the important role that teachers play in preparing kids to be productive, respons  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR) are leading Committee Republicans in seeking more information from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) about how the agency is responding to and mitigating an "unacceptable safety threat" to passengers   more