WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Bell Leads Colleagues in Condemning Trump Administration Firings at U.S. Institute of Peace Washington, D.C.-- Today, Representative Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) led 27 of his colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemning the Trump Administration's recent firings of employees at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), and expressing alarm at broader efforts to disma  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Committee Approves Bills to Strengthen Supply Chain, Increase Amtrak and TVA Transparency The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today approved nine pieces of legislation, including bills to strengthen the U.S. supply chain and maritime industry, and to increase transparency and accountability at two governmen  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver's Statement on President Trump Levying National Import Tax, Instigating Global Trade War (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement on President Trump's decision, with the permission of Congressional Republicans, to instigate a global trade war, levy a new import tax on everyday goods, and raise prices on American famil  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Waters, Lynch Slam Trump Administration's Reported Plans to Launch Dangerous Blockchain and Crypto Experiment Within HUD "It is unclear how these technologies, which have not been widely adopted even by the real estate industry, would help HUD meet its mission." (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services S  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith: Trump Trade Actions Liberate America from Decades of Destructive Trade Policy WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after President Trump announced new across the board and reciprocal tariffs following an America First trade policy review exposing the breadth of unfair tariffs an  more