WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Witnesses representing the nation's farmers, home builders, and the State of Alaska today testified that stakeholders and regulated communities across the country continue to struggle with regulatory inconsistency and a lack of transparency from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) on what con  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement on the markup of tax legislation, on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * As prepared for delivery. "Under the Republican majority in the House, the Ways and Means Committee has delivered wins for working families. This Committee voted to enhance the pro-work Child Tax Credit and restore pro-growth, pro-jobs tax policies in the Trump tax cuts. We have and continue to h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: In June, Pressley & Advocates Urged ED to Fire MOHELA Due to Ongoing Harms to Student Borrowers Text of Letter (PDF) Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Representative Jim Clyburn (SC-06), and 55 of their colleagues in a letter to the Department of Education (ED), calling on the Department to conduct an analysis as to whether the Higher Education Loan Authority o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: This week, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, applauded news that Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall has approved Whiteman Air Force Base as the second location for the B-21 Stealth Bomber. "The B-21 will be the backbone of our bomber force and a key tool of deterrence across the globe. "We have been working hard to ensure that the B-2  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.), along with U.S. Representatives Sam Graves (Mo.), Ann Wagner (Mo.), and Blaine Luetkemeyer (Mo.), sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to demand the United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit the Sorting and Distribution Center in Hazelwood, Mo., to determine why mail delivery is significantly delayed  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Representatives Sam Graves (MO-06), Jason Smith (MO-08), Ann Wagner (MO-02) and Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) wrote Postmaster General Louis DeJoy today requesting the United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit the Hazelwood, MO Sorting and Distribution Center, explain failures to deliver election mail on time, and provide clarity on a new USPS proposal to furt  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Recently, the United States Air Force approved Whiteman AFB to be the second operating base for the upcoming B-21 Raider, the eventual replacement for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber: "Whiteman Air Force base is a critical aspect of the United States' nuclear triad, and a vital piece to our nuclear deterrence. I am not only proud to represent Whiteman's interests here in the Senate, but equally proud of the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Representatives Ann Wagner (MO-02), Sam Graves (MO-06), Jason Smith (MO-08), and Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) wrote Postmaster General Louis DeJoy today requesting the United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit the Hazelwood, MO, Sorting and Distribution Center, explain failures to deliver election mail on time, and provide clarity on a new USPS proposal to further delay mail i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Today, the Ways and Means Committee advanced five tax bills, each of which provides real relief for Americans facing challenges. The Committee voted to repeal a Biden-Harris Administration policy that gives the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) more power to snoop around minor financial transactions by Americans - like buying a couch or selling concert tickets -   more