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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for 2024-06-22 ( 4 items )  
Congresswoman Bush Introduces Stop Comstock Act to Repeal Antiquated Statute (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: The bill's introduction comes as anti-abortion lawmakers and Supreme Court Justices have indicated their intentions to misuse the Comstock Act to implement a nationwide abortion ban Yesterday, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), the first lawmaker post-Dobbs to publicly call for the repeal of the Comstock Act, joined Representatives Becca Balint (VT-AL), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Mary Scanlon (PA-05) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) to announce the introducti more PR

House Transportation Committee Chairman Graves: Secretary Buttigieg to Testify at T&I Committee Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced that the Committee will hold an oversight hearing with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg where Members will have the opportunity to question the Secretary on a range of issues, including the Department of Transportation's policy decisions and program implementation, as well as the Department's fiscal year 2 more PR

House Ways & Means Committee Chair Smith: Canada's New Discriminatory Taxes on Americans Deserve Swift Response (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: After Canada's Parliament gave final approval to a new tax on digital services that would be retroactive to January 1, 2022, Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement: "America will not stand by quietly while Canada embraces discriminatory taxes on Americans that undermine the U.S. economy and our historic trade partnership. "Even worse, these taxes are retroactive, going bac more PR

Senator Schmitt Leads Letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra Regarding Proposed DEI Policies in Healthcare System (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: This week, Senator Eric Schmitt, along with Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra regarding the Biden Administration's attempt to inject woke and divisive DEI into the United States healthcare system: "People's healthcare is the latest place for Biden and Democrats to inject divisive DEI policies. Vital med more PR