WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith Statement on Confirmation of Dr. Mehmet Oz as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Dr. Mehmet Oz as the next Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Graves Opens Application Process for Service Academy Nominations * * * Original text here: https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases/graves-opens-application-process-service-academy-nominations-3  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Announces Facebook Whistleblower to Testify Before His Subcommittee Next Week Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams will testify before his Judiciary subcommittee next week on allegations that Facebook cooperated with the Communist regime in China to build censorship tools, punish dissidents, and make American users' data available fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Hawley Calls for 'Liberty and Prosperity-Enhancing' Future at Tech Conference Yesterday U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) joined startup founders, policy experts, journalists, and other thought leaders at the Little Tech Competition Summit in Washington D.C. The Senator spoke on Big Tech's monopolistic tendencies and the future of artificial intelligence (AI) policy. "We've got to figure out   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Rep. Smith, Missouri Delegation Urge Federal Disaster Declaration Following Missouri Tornados WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Jason Smith (MO-08), along with Rep. Wesley Bell (MO-01), Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Reps. Ann Wagner, Sam Graves, Mark Alford, Eric Burlison, Emmanuel Cleaver, and Bob Onder led a letter to President Donald J. Trump respectful  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Sherman, and Beatty Lead Call to Protect USICH, Federal Homelessness Resources from Trump Administration Cuts (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA), and Representative Joyce Beatty (D-OH) led 38 House Democrats in condemning Presid  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary on April 2, 2025: * * * Why Do Working People Die Younger Than the Wealthy? Everyone wants to live a long, happy, and productive life. If you're working class in America, that's tough to do. Last month, I asked Americans to share their stories about how financial stress is affecting their lives. The response was overwhelming, heartbreaking, and infuriating. Working people are dying years before they should  more