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 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has announced its preliminary findings in an ongoing antidumping duty administrative review concerning certain steel nails imported from Taiwan. The investigation, covering the period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, has determined that four Taiwanese manufacturers--Dar Yu Enterprise Co. Ltd., Liang Chyuan Industrial Co. Ltd., Tricera Corp., and Your Standing International Inc.--engaged in sell  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 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 2, 2025 NAVY The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $133,500,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to an order (N6134022F0001) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N6134019G0002). This modification is adding scope to procure P-8A training systems phase two software development, integration and device installation for the government of South   more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono Condemns Dangerous Trump Freeze on Critical Reproductive Care Funding Sen. Hirono: "Over 2.7 million patients across the country, and tens of thousands in Hawaii, rely on Title X and I will continue fighting to ensure everyone can continue to access the critical family planning care they need and deserve." WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following s  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 3 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Department of Natural Resources issues construction permit for solid waste processing facility in Moniteau County JEFFERSON CITY, MO, APRIL 2, 2025 - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has issued a permit to SiteWorks Waste Services, LLC to construct the SiteWorks Waste Services Transfer Station in Moniteau County. The facility will be used to   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * New Staff Report Details ActBlue's Unserious Approach to Fraud Prevention WASHINGTON - Today, the Committee on House Administration, the House Judiciary Committee, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a joint interim staff report titled, "Fraud on ActBlue: How the Democrats' Top Fundraising Platform Opens  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. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Science Committee Members Blast Trump Administration for its Attack on American Manufacturing (Washington, DC) - Yesterday, funds for ten of the 51 centers that make up the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) were withheld by the Trump administration. T  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