WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Alford Introduces Resolution Celebrating President Trump's Renaming of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America Resolution also expresses support for Trump's designation of February 9, 2025 as the first ever "Gulf of America Day" Washington, DC-- Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) introduced H. Res. 129, a resolution to celebrate President Donald J. Trump's decision to rename the Gulf   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith Statement on Robert F. Kennedy Jr's Confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the United States Senate voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS): "I congratulate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith: "Business as Usual at the IRS Is Unacceptable" Lawless and politically-motivated behavior by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) coupled with repeated failures to rebuild trust with American taxpayers or take action against entities that abuse their tax-exempt status shows that the IRS has not gotten the message from the American people t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Five Key Moments: Hearing on Modernizing American Health Care by Creating Healthy Options and Better Incentives WASHINGTON, D.C. - New health innovations and a greater understanding and awareness of the chronic disease epidemic present opportunities to help Americans achieve greater control over their health, witnesses told a Ways and Means Health Subco  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Four Key Moments: Hearing on the Lack of Return on Investment from IRS Funding and the Need for Agency Modernization Taxpayers are not receiving the return on investment promised by the injection of billions of dollars to supposedly modernize the IRS and improve customer service from the Democrats' so-called Inflation Reduction Act. Exp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Secures Commitments from Trump Education Nominee on Title IX Protections, Combating Campus Antisemitism Today in a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley questioned Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Education, about guaranteeing basic safety for women on college campuses and cracking down on campus radic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Hosts Listening Session with Federal Workers and Local Labor Unions Impacted by the Trump Administration's Assault on the Federal Workforce (Washington, D.C.) - Yesterday, in an effort to hear directly from those impacted, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) hosted a listening session with federal workers and local labor unions from Missouri's Fifth Congressional District   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith: President Trump Trade Order Helps Deliver American Workers and Manufacturers a Level Playing Field Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order directing his administration to examine the use of reciprocal tariffs on imports from any country that currently app  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner Reintroduces the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) reintroduced the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, along with Reps. Russell Fry (R-SC), Ted Lieu (D-CA), and Robert Garcia (D-CA). This legislation would provide federal criminal record relief to survivors of human trafficking who committed a non-violent offense as a direct result of havi  more