WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Today Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) and Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS), along with Congressman Herb Conaway (D-NJ) introduced the Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act. This legislation commissions the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the ability of veteran and reservist small business owners to access credit. It also requires the Int  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced the following Republican staff changes and the senior staff for the full Committee for the 119th Congress: Staff Change Announcements: T. Hunter Presti has been promoted to Policy Director of the Full Committee. Hunter joined the Subcommi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Thanks to President Trump's recent action on tariffs, China will no longer be eligible to avoid U.S. tariffs by trading under America's de minimis policy. The Trump Administration announced on February 1st that it would revoke the de minimis privilege for all imports from China. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the fo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The House Ways and Means Subcommittees on Work and Welfare issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Time's Running Out: Prosecuting Fraudsters for Stealing Billions in Unemployment Benefits from American Workers" at 2 p.m. on Feb. 6, 2025, at 2020 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses * Haywood Talcove, Chief Executive Officer, LexisNexis Risk Government Solution * Anna S. Hui, Director, Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations * Jeff Fic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Joins House Colleagues to Demand the Trump Administration Permanently Rescind Tariffs on Canada (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined 60 House Democrats in demanding the Trump Administration permanently rescind the President's executive order levying a 25 percent blanket tariff on Canadian imports and a 10 percent tariff on imported Cana  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Nunn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Primary Care Workforce (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Zach Nunn (R-IA) introduced new legislation to address America's primary care provider shortage and strengthen the healthcare workforce. The bipartisan Train More Primary Care Doctors Act would strengthen the pipeline of primary care  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt, Congressman Cloud Introduce the Dismantle DEI Act WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Eric Schmitt and Congressman Michael Cloud introduced the Dismantle DEI Act, which would codify President Trump's executive actions on terminating DEI programs and initiatives into law, thereby preventing future administrations from reinstating similar Biden-era DEI policies. "DEI has plagued our federal   more