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Nov. 13, 2023
SENATE PASSES PETERS & HAWLEY BIPARTISAN BILL TO CORRECT RETIREMENT ERROR FOR CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICERS
Sen. Josh Hawley
Sept. 25, 2023
Smith, LaHood Call on Government Watchdog to Investigate Uses of TANF Funds
Rep. Jason Smith
Sept. 19, 2023
Wagner Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing to Conduct Oversight of the SEC's Division of Investment Management
Rep. Ann Wagner
July 24, 2023
Graves and Carper Ask DOT for Status of Delayed Surface Transportation Advisory Board and Vehicle Miles Traveled National Pilot Program
Rep. Sam Graves
July 19, 2023
Chairmen Sam Graves and Garret Graves Statements from House Floor Debate on Bipartisan FAA Bill
Rep. Sam Graves
May 5, 2023
Chairman Smith: President Biden's Agenda Is a Boon for China and a Bane for American Workers and Job Creators
Rep. Jason Smith
May 3, 2023
Chairman Smith: Consequences of Democrat Spending Spree Spur Americans' Suffering
Rep. Jason Smith
May 2, 2023
Chairman Smith: Americans Are Worse Off Under President Biden
Rep. Jason Smith
May 1, 2023
Smith: Yellen Issues Latest Debt Limit Warning While Washington Democrats Fight to Protect the Wealthy and Wall Street Profits
Rep. Jason Smith
Jan. 19, 2023
Smith: Democrats Need to Come to the Table to Address Reckless Spending and Debt Limit
Rep. Jason Smith
Jan. 13, 2023
Chairman Smith to Biden: American People Recognize Danger of Democrats' Trillions in Spending -- We Must Take Action
Rep. Jason Smith
Jan. 2, 2023
Smith: 118th Congress House Rules Package Reflects Commitment to Restoring Fiscal Sanity, Accountability in Washington
Rep. Jason Smith
Dec. 21, 2022
Smith: Bloated Spending Bill Is Everything Americans Can't Stand About Washington
Rep. Jason Smith
Nov. 3, 2022
Letter to Anthony Coscia, Chair of the Board of Amtrak - T&I Republican Leaders Ask Amtrak to Justify Six-Figure Executive Bonuses Amid Dismal Performance
Rep. Sam Graves, ...
Oct. 18, 2022
Biden and Democrats have no interest in cutting the deficit
Rep. Jason Smith
Sept. 30, 2022
CBO Confirms Democrat Handout to Multiemployer Pension Plans Puts Taxpayers on the Hook for BILLIONS More
Rep. Jason Smith, ...
Aug. 31, 2022
Congress is Spending Hundreds of Billions on Zombie Programs, According to CBO
Rep. Jason Smith
Aug. 2, 2022
Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Samantha Power, Administrator for the US Agency for International Development - Schakowsky, Lee, Blumenthal, and Booker Lead Colleagues in Pressing Federal Agencies to Reinforce Helms Amendment Exceptions to Countries and Organizations That Receive U.S. Foreign Assistance
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, ...
July 27, 2022
CHIPS Bill Feeds Washington's Mandatory Spending Habit
Rep. Jason Smith
July 27, 2022
Letter to Samantha Power, Administrator of the US Agency for International Development - McCaul, House Foreign Affairs Members Send Letter to USAID Administrator Power Over Global Food Crisis
Rep. Ann Wagner, ...
July 20, 2022
Rep. Cleaver Votes for Government Funding Package with Major Investments in Missouri Families and Communities
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
July 15, 2022
Smith Helps Lead Legislative Effort to Fight Administration's Secretive Inflationary Spending
Rep. Jason Smith
June 23, 2022
CBO Confirms: Biden's Biggest Executive Actions Come with $532 Billion Price Tag
Rep. Jason Smith
June 14, 2022
House Budget Committee Hearing Exposes How American Rescue Plan Ignited Inflation, Reduced Real Wages, and Wasted Billions
Rep. Jason Smith
May 31, 2022
Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Amidst Rampant Reports of COVID-19 Spending Fraud and Misuse, Republicans Demand Answers from Biden's "Pandemic Prosecutor"
Rep. Jason Smith, ...
April 27, 2022
Smith Opening Statement: President Biden's DOD FY23 Budget
Rep. Jason Smith
April 11, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Rep. Ralph Norman Leads 125 U.S. House Members in Letter to President Biden Concerning Anti-Life Provisions in the FY23 Budget Proposal
Rep. Jason Smith, ...
April 6, 2022
Smith Opening Statement: President Biden's HHS FY23 Budget
Rep. Jason Smith
April 5, 2022
Tuberville, SASC Republicans Respond to President Biden's Inadequate Defense Budget
Sen. Josh Hawley, ...
March 24, 2022
Letter to Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State - Senator Lee Advocates for Ukrainian Orphans
Rep. Ann Wagner, ...
March 24, 2022
Letter to Honorable Anthony J. Blinken, Secretary - Congressman Aderholt Joins Congressional Coalition on Adoption Co-chairs in Letter to Secretary of State Blinken
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, ...
March 23, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Cramer, SASC Colleagues Press Biden to Boost Defense Budget by 5% Above Inflation
Rep. Sam Graves, ...
March 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - After Pentagon Rejects Poland's Plan to Provide Fighter Jets, Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Call for Biden, NATO Allies to Expedite Aircraft and Defense Systems to Ukraine
Sen. Josh Hawley, ...
March 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - After Pentagon Rejects Poland's Plan to Provide Fighter Jets, Romney, Ernst Call for Biden, NATO Allies to Expedite Aircraft and Defense Systems to Ukraine
Sen. Josh Hawley, ...
March 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Rubio Joins Ernst, Romney Send Letter to POTUS to Work With Allies To Expedite Defense Supplies To Ukraine
Sen. Josh Hawley, ...
March 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Hoeven, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Allow Transfer of Soviet-Era Fighter Aircraft From Poland to Ukraine
Sen. Josh Hawley, ...
March 2, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Grassley, Colleagues Press White House For Detailed Breakdown Of Trillions In COVID-19 Spending
Sen. Josh Hawley, ...
March 2, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Romney Leads Colleagues in Pressing White House for Accounting of Trillions in COVID-19 Spending
Sen. Josh Hawley, ...
March 2, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Press White House for Accounting of Trillions in COVID-19 Spending
Sen. Josh Hawley, ...
March 2, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Hagerty, Colleagues Press White House for Accounting of Trillions in COVID-19 Spending
Sen. Josh Hawley, ...
Feb. 22, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Pledge for a Replenishment in the Global Fund
Rep. Ann Wagner, ...
Feb. 1, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Allred, Bourdeaux, O'Halleran Urge President Biden to Include Robust Investment in Critical Election Infrastructure in 2023 Budget
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, ...
Jan. 20, 2022
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Rogers, Colleagues Express Outrage Over Taxpayer Dollars Being Used to Buy Made-In-China Masks
Rep. Sam Graves, ...
Jan. 19, 2022
Letter to Michael Conner, Assistant Secretary for Civil Works - Grassley, Colleagues Advocate For Infrastructure Funds To Be Utilized For Flood Control And Prevention Projects Along The Lower Missouri River
Rep. Sam Graves, ...
Dec. 2, 2021
Hawley, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Move Forward with Preclearance Facility in Taiwan
Sen. Josh Hawley, ...
Nov. 4, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Upton, House Republicans Request Full and Transparent Appraisal of Democrats' Partisan Spending Package
Rep. Jason Smith, ...
Nov. 2, 2021
Senator Hawley Continues to Stand with Taiwan, Introducing New Bill to Help Nation Arm Itself
Sen. Josh Hawley
Nov. 1, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President - Judiciary GOP Opposes Biden Plan to Pay Illegal Immigrants With Taxpayer Dollars
Sen. Josh Hawley, ...
Oct. 29, 2021
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Armstrong Joins Letter Slamming the Biden Administration's Plan to Pay Illegal Immigrants $450,000
Rep. Ann Wagner, ...
Oct. 25, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, Hon. Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader, Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader, Hon. Richard Durbin, Majority Whip, Hon. James Clyburn, Majority Whip, and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Senate Finance Committee Chair - Permanent Solution to Debt Ceiling Crisis
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, ...
Date
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Politician
Nov. 13, 2023
SENATE PASSES PETERS & HAWLEY BIPARTISAN BILL TO CORRECT RETIREMENT ERROR FOR CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICERS
Sen.Josh Hawley
Sept. 25, 2023
Smith, LaHood Call on Government Watchdog to Investigate Uses of TANF Funds
Rep.Jason Smith
Sept. 19, 2023
Wagner Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing to Conduct Oversight of the SEC's Division of Investment Management
Rep.Ann Wagner
July 24, 2023
Graves and Carper Ask DOT for Status of Delayed Surface Transportation Advisory Board and Vehicle Miles Traveled National Pilot Program
Rep.Sam Graves
July 19, 2023
Chairmen Sam Graves and Garret Graves Statements from House Floor Debate on Bipartisan FAA Bill
Rep.Sam Graves
May 5, 2023
Chairman Smith: President Biden's Agenda Is a Boon for China and a Bane for American Workers and Job Creators
Rep.Jason Smith
May 3, 2023
Chairman Smith: Consequences of Democrat Spending Spree Spur Americans' Suffering
Rep.Jason Smith
May 2, 2023
Chairman Smith: Americans Are Worse Off Under President Biden
Rep.Jason Smith
May 1, 2023
Smith: Yellen Issues Latest Debt Limit Warning While Washington Democrats Fight to Protect the Wealthy and Wall Street Profits
Rep.Jason Smith
Jan. 19, 2023
Smith: Democrats Need to Come to the Table to Address Reckless Spending and Debt Limit
Rep.Jason Smith
Jan. 13, 2023
Chairman Smith to Biden: American People Recognize Danger of Democrats' Trillions in Spending -- We Must Take Action
Rep.Jason Smith
Jan. 2, 2023
Smith: 118th Congress House Rules Package Reflects Commitment to Restoring Fiscal Sanity, Accountability in Washington
Rep.Jason Smith
Dec. 21, 2022
Smith: Bloated Spending Bill Is Everything Americans Can't Stand About Washington
Rep.Jason Smith
Nov. 3, 2022
Letter to Anthony Coscia, Chair of the Board of Amtrak - T&I Republican Leaders Ask Amtrak to Justify Six-Figure Executive Bonuses Amid Dismal Performance
Rep.Sam Graves, ...
Oct. 18, 2022
Biden and Democrats have no interest in cutting the deficit
Rep.Jason Smith
Sept. 30, 2022
CBO Confirms Democrat Handout to Multiemployer Pension Plans Puts Taxpayers on the Hook for BILLIONS More
Rep.Jason Smith, ...
Aug. 31, 2022
Congress is Spending Hundreds of Billions on Zombie Programs, According to CBO
Rep.Jason Smith
Aug. 2, 2022
Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Samantha Power, Administrator for the US Agency for International Development - Schakowsky, Lee, Blumenthal, and Booker Lead Colleagues in Pressing Federal Agencies to Reinforce Helms Amendment Exceptions to Countries and Organizations That Receive U.S. Foreign Assistance
Rep.Emanuel Cleaver, ...
July 27, 2022
CHIPS Bill Feeds Washington's Mandatory Spending Habit
Rep.Jason Smith
July 27, 2022
Letter to Samantha Power, Administrator of the US Agency for International Development - McCaul, House Foreign Affairs Members Send Letter to USAID Administrator Power Over Global Food Crisis
Rep.Ann Wagner, ...
July 20, 2022
Rep. Cleaver Votes for Government Funding Package with Major Investments in Missouri Families and Communities
Rep.Emanuel Cleaver
July 15, 2022
Smith Helps Lead Legislative Effort to Fight Administration's Secretive Inflationary Spending
Rep.Jason Smith
June 23, 2022
CBO Confirms: Biden's Biggest Executive Actions Come with $532 Billion Price Tag
Rep.Jason Smith
June 14, 2022
House Budget Committee Hearing Exposes How American Rescue Plan Ignited Inflation, Reduced Real Wages, and Wasted Billions
Rep.Jason Smith
May 31, 2022
Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Amidst Rampant Reports of COVID-19 Spending Fraud and Misuse, Republicans Demand Answers from Biden's "Pandemic Prosecutor"
Rep.Jason Smith, ...
April 27, 2022
Smith Opening Statement: President Biden's DOD FY23 Budget
Rep.Jason Smith
April 11, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Rep. Ralph Norman Leads 125 U.S. House Members in Letter to President Biden Concerning Anti-Life Provisions in the FY23 Budget Proposal
Rep.Jason Smith, ...
April 6, 2022
Smith Opening Statement: President Biden's HHS FY23 Budget
Rep.Jason Smith
April 5, 2022
Tuberville, SASC Republicans Respond to President Biden's Inadequate Defense Budget
Sen.Josh Hawley, ...
March 24, 2022
Letter to Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State - Senator Lee Advocates for Ukrainian Orphans
Rep.Ann Wagner, ...
March 24, 2022
Letter to Honorable Anthony J. Blinken, Secretary - Congressman Aderholt Joins Congressional Coalition on Adoption Co-chairs in Letter to Secretary of State Blinken
Rep.Emanuel Cleaver, ...
March 23, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Cramer, SASC Colleagues Press Biden to Boost Defense Budget by 5% Above Inflation
Rep.Sam Graves, ...
March 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - After Pentagon Rejects Poland's Plan to Provide Fighter Jets, Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Call for Biden, NATO Allies to Expedite Aircraft and Defense Systems to Ukraine
Sen.Josh Hawley, ...
March 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - After Pentagon Rejects Poland's Plan to Provide Fighter Jets, Romney, Ernst Call for Biden, NATO Allies to Expedite Aircraft and Defense Systems to Ukraine
Sen.Josh Hawley, ...
March 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Rubio Joins Ernst, Romney Send Letter to POTUS to Work With Allies To Expedite Defense Supplies To Ukraine
Sen.Josh Hawley, ...
March 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Hoeven, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Allow Transfer of Soviet-Era Fighter Aircraft From Poland to Ukraine
Sen.Josh Hawley, ...
March 2, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Grassley, Colleagues Press White House For Detailed Breakdown Of Trillions In COVID-19 Spending
Sen.Josh Hawley, ...
March 2, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Romney Leads Colleagues in Pressing White House for Accounting of Trillions in COVID-19 Spending
Sen.Josh Hawley, ...
March 2, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Press White House for Accounting of Trillions in COVID-19 Spending
Sen.Josh Hawley, ...
March 2, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Hagerty, Colleagues Press White House for Accounting of Trillions in COVID-19 Spending
Sen.Josh Hawley, ...
Feb. 22, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Pledge for a Replenishment in the Global Fund
Rep.Ann Wagner, ...
Feb. 1, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Allred, Bourdeaux, O'Halleran Urge President Biden to Include Robust Investment in Critical Election Infrastructure in 2023 Budget
Rep.Emanuel Cleaver, ...
Jan. 20, 2022
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Rogers, Colleagues Express Outrage Over Taxpayer Dollars Being Used to Buy Made-In-China Masks
Rep.Sam Graves, ...
Jan. 19, 2022
Letter to Michael Conner, Assistant Secretary for Civil Works - Grassley, Colleagues Advocate For Infrastructure Funds To Be Utilized For Flood Control And Prevention Projects Along The Lower Missouri River
Rep.Sam Graves, ...
Dec. 2, 2021
Hawley, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Move Forward with Preclearance Facility in Taiwan
Sen.Josh Hawley, ...
Nov. 4, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Upton, House Republicans Request Full and Transparent Appraisal of Democrats' Partisan Spending Package
Rep.Jason Smith, ...
Nov. 2, 2021
Senator Hawley Continues to Stand with Taiwan, Introducing New Bill to Help Nation Arm Itself
Sen.Josh Hawley
Nov. 1, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President - Judiciary GOP Opposes Biden Plan to Pay Illegal Immigrants With Taxpayer Dollars
Sen.Josh Hawley, ...
Oct. 29, 2021
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Armstrong Joins Letter Slamming the Biden Administration's Plan to Pay Illegal Immigrants $450,000
Rep.Ann Wagner, ...
Oct. 25, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, Hon. Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader, Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader, Hon. Richard Durbin, Majority Whip, Hon. James Clyburn, Majority Whip, and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Senate Finance Committee Chair - Permanent Solution to Debt Ceiling Crisis
Rep.Emanuel Cleaver, ...
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