WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX) from today's hearing entitled, "Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems": I regret to be opening my first hearing as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation in the wake of two tragic aviation accidents that claimed 74 souls last week here in our  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Joint statement of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-TN) following today's closed briefing for Committee  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley, Marshall Demand Answers from Ford for Terminating Jack Cooper Partnership, Destroying Hundreds of Missouri Jobs U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) sent a letter to Ford CEO Jim Farley, demanding an explanation behind his company's abrupt decision to terminate its long-standing labor partnership with Jack Cooper, a Kansas City-based company. Ford's decision now leaves  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley, Whitehouse Reintroduce Bill to Support Law Enforcement, Prevent Officer Suicides U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today reintroduced the Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act to expand support resources for law enforcement officers. The bill is also cosponsored by U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Christopher   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver and 153 House Democrats Demand Answers on Elon Musk's Access to Treasury Payment Systems (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, along with 153 other House Democrats, demanded answers from Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regarding Elon Musk's access to the Department's internal systems. Following numerous reports that Musk, who is unelected and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: As prepared for delivery. "Thank you all for joining us for the first Work and Welfare Subcommittee hearing of the new Congress. "Today's hearing is focused on prosecuting fraudsters for stealing billions in unemployment benefits from American workers. "I want to thank our witnesses for traveling here and for your commitment to helping us fu  more