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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Wednesday August 07, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Congressman Cleaver Presents Medal of Honor Flag to Family of Private First Class Willy F. James, Jr., Honors Relative's 103rd Birthday
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: (Kansas City, MO) Yesterday, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), recognized the family of Private First Class Willy F. James, Jr. at a Medal of Honor Recipient exhibition held at the Black Archives of Mid-America. During the program, Representative Cleaver presented the sister of PFC Willy F. James, Jr. with a Medal of Honor flag. "Yesterday, we honored the legacy of Private First Class Willy  more

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Crapo: Bicameral Leaders Call for Review of Cost-Shifting Drug Price Policy
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Lawmakers are calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the Medicare Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration recently announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), noting its dubious legality and the danger it poses to health care affordability for seniors. The effort comes as part of a letter to GAO from U.S. Senate Finan  more