WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the statement following today's Supreme Court Case decision in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, where a 6-3 majority ruled that cities are allowed to jail, ticket, or fine people for sleeping outside, even in cases where there are no shelter options available. The Court held that enforcement of public camping laws--including th  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: At an oversight hearing with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg yesterday, Republican Members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee called into question various policies and priorities of the Biden Administration's Department of Transportation (DOT), including regulatory proposals such as the onerous greenhouse gas (GHG) emis  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) from today's hearing, entitled "Oversight of the Department of Transportation's Policies and Programs and Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request": Thank you, Secretary Buttigieg, for being here today to discuss the Department of T  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following commentary to the Washington Examiner on June 27, 2024: * * * Republicans are already hard at work to once again deliver for working families and small businesses by building on the success of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act next year. The 2017 tax law is a blueprint for prosperity that should be made permanent, and all options are on the table to ensure the biggest winners conti  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement at a markup of the health care innovation legislation, on June 27, 2024: * * * "American innovation has delivered some of the world's greatest medical breakthroughs that have saved countless lives while improving the quality of life for millions more. With these technologies, treatments, and medicine, we have found new ways to treat old diseases. We can he  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: At a Ways and Means hearing on strengthening child welfare programs in Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, witnesses urged the Committee to pursue reforms that would help the program better serve children and families in crisis. The hearing comes as the Committee has conducted a year-long review of Title IV-B to examine how it can better meet current needs a  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the city of Independence, Missouri a $7,379,648 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) Grant for local infrastructure improvements that will enhance pedestrian safety and ease traffic congestion in the Englewood Arts District. The federal   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Adhi Nagraj, chief development officer at McCormack Baron Salazar, from a June 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Unlocking Department of Transportation Financing for More Transit-Oriented Housing Development": * * * My name is Adhi Nagraj, I am the Chief Development Officer at McCormack Baron Salazar (MBS). In this capacity I   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Seniors will have greater access to innovative medication and treatments thanks to bipartisan bills approved by the Ways and Means Committee. The legislation requires Medicare to cover certain cutting-edge medications, screenings tests, and devices. For the first time, millions of Americans aging into Medicare will not lose their coverage of anti-obesity medi  more