WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: After nearly five years of delays and following years of scrutiny from Ways and Means Republicans, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has taken a first step towards the use of modern jobs data to improve the accuracy of its disability determinations. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement on the use of the ne  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) by a 399 to 18 vote, sending it to the Senate for final approval before it lands on the President's desk. This legislation will improve the nation's ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other aspects of the nation's water resources infrastructur  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Today the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), legislation to improve the nation's ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other aspects of the nation's water resources infrastructure. The measure approved today is the House A  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: In an interview with Larry Kudlow, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) stressed the importance of preventing the largest tax hike in American history by immediately extending the Trump tax cuts and delivering pro-growth, pro-worker tax policy as soon as possible. Interview Highlights On the need to deliver on President Trump  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statements regarding an alleged Utah-only Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) proposal circulating in the House of Representatives. Senator Hawley strongly opposes the inclusion of this proposal in a year-end spending bill. The Senate has twice passed Senator Hawley's legislation to reauthorize and expand RECA by a strong bipartisan vote of 69  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Today in a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) blasted the Democrats' push for amnesty for illegal immigrants. "Why would you want American citizens and those who are here lawfully to have to compete against illegal immigrants," Senator Hawley asked Aaron Reichlin-Melnik, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council. He continued, "If you're wonder  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Senator Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin regarding reports that the Defense Health Agency may downgrade the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital to a clinic. "The planned downgrade of the newly built hospital at Fort Leonard Wood is an insult to service members, their families, and rural Missourians in the area. Eliminating a hospital at a major Army training center is   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) spoke on the Senate Floor today, vowing to block any continuing resolution containing a Utah-only Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) deal. This special-interest proposal would fail to compensate victims of the federal government's nuclear program in Missouri and across America. Senator Hawley's speech follows rumors of a back-room deal percolating in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Earlier today, Senator Eric Schmitt met with President Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and released the following statement: "Pam Bondi is a good friend, and I have full confidence that she will serve the United States well as our next Attorney General. She is uniquely qualified to undertake the monumental task of restoring trust in the Justice Department. The next Attorney General should   more