WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Bell, Wagner, Turner, Auchincloss Introduce Legislation to Advance Stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina Washington, D.C.--U.S. Representative Wesley Bell (D-Mo.), along with U.S. Representatives Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), Mike Turner (R-Ohio), and Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), released the following statement after they introduced the Upholding the Dayton Peace Agreement Through Sanctions Act. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith and Chairman Crapo Applaud Trump Admin for G7 International Tax Agreement Protecting American Workers and Businesses Washington, D.C. - After Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced an international tax agreement, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO-8) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 27, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith: G7 Agreement Is an America First Victory Washington, D.C. - Following the Department of Treasury's announcement of a G7 agreed framework on international taxes that respects existing U.S. tax laws, Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement: "From the very beginning of my chairmanship, Wa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith: The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Is the Tax Relief American Families Need WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the May reading of the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index: "President Trump has succes more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Curators of the University of Missouri and University Physicians have issued a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and fiscal year 2026 rates. In a statement, Lori Johnson, director-ambulatory quality at University Physicians, conveyed the organization's position on changes to the Query PDMP measure. "We do NOT support changes to the Query PDMP measure as m more ST

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Bob Onder, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Congressman Onder Introduces the Pilot and Aircraft Privacy Act Washington, D.C. -- Representative Bob Onder (R-MO-03) joined by U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), recently introduced the bicameral Pilot and Aircraft Privacy Act to limit the use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology and require grea more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Senate GOP Colleagues Introduce Resolution Supporting Operation Midnight Hammer * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Roger Wicker (R-Missouri), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Dave McCormick (R-Pennsylvania), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Rick Scott (R- more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Partnership with City of Springfield, Missouri, Provides Career Training and Job Readiness * Fifteen students are graduating from Springfield's Green for Greene program, made possible by an EPA Brownfields Grant LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 27, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 leadership visited Springfield, Missouri, to congratulate 15 graduates of the Green for  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 28 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Continued to Decrease in June The Manufacturing Survey monitors manufacturing plants selected according to geographic distribution, industry mix and size. * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the June Manufacturing Survey today. According to Megan Williams, associate economist and s more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 28 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release on June 27, 2025: * * * Tenth District Services Growth Eased in June The Services Survey monitors services firms selected according to geographic distribution, employment mix and size. * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the June Services Survey today. According to Megan Williams, associate economist and survey manager, Tenth District service more PR

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 27, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Smith on Mornings with Maria: The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Is Going to be a "Mega Boost to the Economy" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business today to tout the economic impact of the soon-to-be-passed One, Big, Beautiful Bill. During the interview, more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Secretary Chavez-DeRemer highlights One Big Beautiful Bill on 'America at Work' tour * NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer traveled across the country this week as part of her "America at Work" listening tour, visiting five states to underscore how President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver much-needed tax relief for American workers and businesses. The Secre more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Occupational Employment and Wages in Cape Girardeau -- May 2024 * Workers in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.23 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner fo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * President Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Prioritizes America's Working Families by Ending Obamacare Fraud Working families will no longer be forced to foot the bill for fraudsters thanks to The One, Big, Beautiful Bill, which clamps down on Democrats' reckless approach to Obamacare subsidies that has increased the cost of health care  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Estes Applauds Major Announcement from G7 Agreement * Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) released the following statement after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the G7 has agreed to reverse the pursuit of discriminatory taxes that largely targeted U.S. innovators and would have drained $122 billion from the U.S. Treasury over 10 years. Rep. Estes' legislation - the Unfair Tax Prevention Act - more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 26, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, now on reconciliation. Everybody needs to understand exactly what is going on with the Republican's so-called reconciliation bill. Their Big Beautiful Bill is buckling under its own weight. Republicans can't agree among themselves on just h more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Natural Disasters * Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 27, 2025: * * * Wyden, Warner, Merkley and Schumer Highlight Threat to Nursing Homes if GOP Approves Medicaid Cuts Top Senators Reveal New Data from Brown University School of Public Health Showing Financial Stress Facing Nursing Homes * Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Finance Committee member Senator Mark Wa more PR