WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) released the following statement commemorating the ten-year anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer, sparking a worldwide movement in support of Black lives. "Ten years ago, 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer. Today and always my heart is with Michael Brown's family. His death and the Ferguson Upris  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Senator Eric Schmitt has written a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding the Treasury's goal to allocate $667 million of taxpayer money to The Pandemic Fund a financial intermediary fund housed by the World Bank and devised by the World Health Organization (WHO): "I write to you regarding your announcement on July 24th, 2024, committing the United States to providing up to $667 million to supp  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Arthur Bryant, Communications Director for Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), released the following statement: "Earlier today, Congresswoman Ann Wagner underwent a long-scheduled preventative surgical procedure in St. Louis. This standard abdominal surgery was scheduled during the August District Work period so as not to interfere with her responsibilities representing Missouri's Second District and voting in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent letters to student loan servicers Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA) and NelNet and credit reporting agencies Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion regarding the botched transfer of student loans from MOHELA to NelNet, causing at least 1.4 milli  more