WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement slamming Biden's DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray for canceling their scheduled public testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Secretary Mayorkas' latest instance of avoiding responsibility comes the day after Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant con more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives overcame a Democrat blockade and passed bipartisan Ways and Means legislation that strengthens America's national security and provides fair tax treatment to American hostages and those wrongfully detained abroad. Last week, House Democrats blocked the same legislation from passing even though it passed out of committee with un more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement at a floor debate on Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * As prepared for delivery. "I rise today in support of H.R. 9495, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act. This legislation ends the flow of tax subsidies to any U.S nonprofit that has clearly violated its tax-exempt s more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: American small businesses could be staring down a tax rate that will increase to 43.4 percent at the end of 2025 should Congress fail to act. The 2017 Trump tax cuts provided a 20 percent small business deduction that set Main Street on a level playing field with larger corporations. As a result, small business investment in their communities and the creation o more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) and Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06), joined by Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Representatives Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Ann Wagner (MO-02), Jason Smith (MO-08), Sam Graves (MO-06), and Eric Burlison (MO-07), wrote to President Joe Biden this week demanding answers regarding reports that local law enforcement have been instructed to release illegal im more PR