WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith: President Trump's Trade Agenda Changes Our Trade Relationships to Source of Economic Strength and Revenue, Not a Source of Decline and Dependence Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks at a hearing on President Trump's trade agenda with Ambassador Jamieson Greer. As  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Introduces Legislation to Raise Minimum Wage The Raise the Wage Act would gradually raise the minimum wage to $17 by 2030 and give roughly 22 million Americans a long-overdue raise (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, along with 141 othe  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner, Schneider Host Morocco's Foreign Minister for Congressional Roundtable on Regional Peace and Integration Washington, D.C. - Rep. Ann Wagner (MO-02), Co-Chair of the bipartisan, bicameral Abraham Accords Caucus, hosted His Excellency Nasser Bourita, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco for a closed-door roundtable with members of Congress on Tuesday, April 8. The discussion focused on Mor  more