WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Jan. 23, 2025, from Paytient Technologies Inc., Columbia, Missouri: * * * To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-4208-P P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-8013 Re: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Adva more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Rouzer Opening Statement from Hearing on Roadway Safety Opening remarks, as prepared, of Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) from today's hearing, entitled "America Builds: A Review of Programs to Address Roadway Safety": Today's hearing continues the Subcommittee's efforts to impro more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith Statement on Tulsi Gabbard's Confirmation as Director of National Intelligence Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard, an Army Reserve veteran and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, as the Director of National Intelligence: "I c more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. House of Representatives conducted 12 committee hearings on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * EXAMINING THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN FARM COUNTRY Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled "Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country". Testimony was heard from public witnesses. * * * A GOLDEN AGE OF DIGITAL ASSETS: CHARTING A PATH FORWARD Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence h more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH JOINS BILL TO CODIFY TRUMP ANTI-DEI EXECUTIVE ORDER Legislation Builds on Trump's Efforts to Eliminate DEI Programs from Federal Agencies WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she is an original cosponsor of Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt's legislation to codify President Trump's executive order to eliminate the illegal and immoral discrim more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * In Senate Floor Speech, Durbin Recounts Crimes Of Insurrectionists Pardoned By President Trump February 12, 2025 In his remarks, Durbin spoke about the dangerous misconduct and criminal records of pardoned insurrectionists WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered remarks on the Senate floor detailing the c more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division has released the following public communication on Feb. 5, 2025, from Lillie Smith, operations manager of Lake Area Industries, Camdenton, Missouri: * * * I am having a tough time with the Department of Labor wanting to faze out sheltered workshops with elimination of the 14c certificate. I do not think most people who are opposed to sheltered workshops understand what they are all about and the positive impact they hav more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver and House Democrats Question Trump Administration's "Deferred Resignation" Proposal to Gut the Federal Workforce (Washington, D.C.) - This week, in an effort to gather more information and understand the gravity of the sweeping effects of losing tens of thousands of federal employees, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver joined Reps. Jill Tokuda (D-HI) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD), along wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jim Costa Leads the Charge to Lower Egg Prices and Stop the Spread of Avian Flu WASHINGTON - With the rapid spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) devastating poultry farms across the country, Representatives Jim Costa (CA-21) and Mark Alford (MO-04) introduced the Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification (HPAI) Act to ensure that poultry growers especially those in the San Joa more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mark Alford, Jim Costa Lead the Charge to Lower Egg Prices and Stop the Spread of Avian Flu With the rapid spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) devastating poultry farms across the country, Representatives Mark Alford (MO-04) and Jim Costa (CA-21) introduced the Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification (HPAI) Act to ensure that poultry growers receive fair compensation when  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Smith Statement on Tulsi Gabbard's Confirmation as Director of National Intelligence Today, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard, an Army Reserve veteran and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, as the Director of National Intelligence: "I congratulate my good friend and former colleague,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith: One, Big Beautiful Bill Will Help Clean Up the Biden Cost of Living Mess House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report: "This last inflation report covering the end of the Biden-Harris Administration shows they more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * T&I Republican Leaders Applaud Trump Administration for Efforts to Rescind Unlawful Biden GHG Rule Republican leaders of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today applauded the Trump Administration for effectively killing the Biden Administration's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance measure rule it  more PR