Monday - November 25, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Friday September 13, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Rep. Bost Announces Grant For Flood Recovery Projects In Southern Illinois
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) announced today a $2.7 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to repair lasting damage caused by May 2019 flooding. The sites include Carlyle Lake, the Kaskaskia Project Area, and locations in Central Illinois and Southeast Missouri. "These flood recovery funds are critical for restorin  more

Senator Schmitt, Senator Grassley, Call on Senate Republicans to Return to Regular Order in the Legislating Process in New Congress
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Senator Schmitt, along with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), have written a letter to their fellow Senate Republicans, urging the Senate Republican Conference to consider returning to regular order and pushing for reforms in how the Senate debates major pieces of legislation, including the Upper Chamber's broken amendment process: "The role of the Senate is to serve as the world's most deliberative body, ye  more