WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Joins More than 100 House Democrats in Pushing Federal Agencies to Regain Order, Renounce Musk Chaos (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II, along with more than 100 other House Democrats, demanded that the heads of 24 federal agencies immediately clarify to their agencies that federal employees do not have to respond to Elon Musk's ill-conceived,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood Applauds President Trump's Year-Round E15 Announcement WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressmen Mike Flood issued a statement in celebration of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement allowing E15 all year long in Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. "Thank you to Administrator Zeldin an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 24, 2025 AIR FORCE A&M BERS JV LLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma (FA8903-25-D-0023, awarded Jan. 27, 2025); Ahtna Engineering Services, Anchorage, Alaska (FA8903-25-D-0014, awarded Jan. 22, 2025); Arcadis US Inc. Highlands Ranch, Colorado (FA8903-25-D-0025, awarded Jan. 29, 2025); AECOM Technical Services Inc. Austin, Texas (FA8903-25-D-0002, awarded Jan. 23, 2025); Aerostar SES LLC. Oak Ridge, Tenn  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a new data matching initiative in partnership with the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) and the Missouri Department of Social Services. This program aims to verify the eligibility of applicants and subscribers for the Lifeline and Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) by confirming their enrollment in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid benefits. The initiative is d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Davids Leads Discussion on Kansas City's World Cup Preparations Last week, Representative Sharice Davids hosted her fifth World Cup Community Conversation, bringing together local, state, regional, and federal officials alongside trade professionals and business experts. With the 2026 World Cup expected to generate more than $650 million (link is external) for the Kansas City region, these co  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Jury Convicts St. Louis Man of Drug Trafficking and Charges Connected to Nine Murders ST. LOUIS - A jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Monday found a St. Louis man guilty of a cocaine trafficking charge and charges related to the death of nine people during a nearly six-year period. Evidence and testimony presented at trial showed that Anthony  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to Mark Up Authorization and Oversight Plan and Other Bills Washington, D.C. - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced that the full Committee will hold a markup at 10:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner Reintroduces Legislation Protecting Americans' Personal Financial Privacy Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) issued the following statement after reintroducing the Protecting Investors' Personally Identifiable Information Act in the 119th Congress. Rep. Ann Wagner (MO-2) said, "While I welcomed the SEC's recent decision to exempt the reporting of Personally Identifiable Inform  more