WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Rouzer Opening Statement from Hearing on Roadway Safety Opening remarks, as prepared, of Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) from today's hearing, entitled "America Builds: A Review of Programs to Address Roadway Safety": Today's hearing continues the Subcommittee's efforts to impro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith Statement on Tulsi Gabbard's Confirmation as Director of National Intelligence Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard, an Army Reserve veteran and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, as the Director of National Intelligence: "I c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH JOINS BILL TO CODIFY TRUMP ANTI-DEI EXECUTIVE ORDER Legislation Builds on Trump's Efforts to Eliminate DEI Programs from Federal Agencies WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she is an original cosponsor of Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt's legislation to codify President Trump's executive order to eliminate the illegal and immoral discrim  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver and House Democrats Question Trump Administration's "Deferred Resignation" Proposal to Gut the Federal Workforce (Washington, D.C.) - This week, in an effort to gather more information and understand the gravity of the sweeping effects of losing tens of thousands of federal employees, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver joined Reps. Jill Tokuda (D-HI) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD), along wi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mark Alford, Jim Costa Lead the Charge to Lower Egg Prices and Stop the Spread of Avian Flu With the rapid spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) devastating poultry farms across the country, Representatives Mark Alford (MO-04) and Jim Costa (CA-21) introduced the Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification (HPAI) Act to ensure that poultry growers receive fair compensation when   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Smith Statement on Tulsi Gabbard's Confirmation as Director of National Intelligence Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard, an Army Reserve veteran and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, as the Director of National Intelligence: "I congratulate my good friend and former colleague,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith: One, Big Beautiful Bill Will Help Clean Up the Biden Cost of Living Mess House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report: "This last inflation report covering the end of the Biden-Harris Administration shows they  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * T&I Republican Leaders Applaud Trump Administration for Efforts to Rescind Unlawful Biden GHG Rule Republican leaders of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today applauded the Trump Administration for effectively killing the Biden Administration's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance measure rule it   more