WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- President Trump issued the following statement on Nov. 30, 2025: * * * AMERICA 250: PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE ON MARK TWAIN'S 190TH BIRTHDAY Today, we celebrate the 190th birthday of the "father of American literature," Mark Twain, a storyteller whose wit, wisdom, and honesty spoke to the heart of our Nation. Through humor and imagination, he transformed everyday life into timeless tales, embodying the American spirit of daring and defiance, courage and confidence, and excel more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Working Families Tax Cuts Spur $500 Bonuses A national printing company headquartered in Texas is passing tax savings from the working families tax cuts to workers and their families. Ennis Incorporated recently gave each worker a $500 bonus as a direct result of the new tax relief law. As one employee put it more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith: Hospital at Home Program Is a Proven Success for Getting More Americans the Health Care They Need Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks during debate in the U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 4313, the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act. As prepared for more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith: Social Security Beneficiaries Need Clearer Information to Make Informed Retirement Decisions Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks during debate in the U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 5284, the Claiming Age Clarity Act. As prepared for delivery. "I rise in supp more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith: Stolen Social Security Number Can Cause Lifetime of Harm to American Children Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks during debate in the U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 5348, the Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025. As prepared for delivery. "A lost o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith: Taxpayers Deserve Protections from Rogue IRS Agents Unfairly Imposing Penalties Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks during debate in the U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 5346, the Fair and Accountable IRS Reviews Act. As prepared for delivery. "I rise today in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith: Taxpayers Must Stand On Equal Footing When Challenging the IRS Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks during debate in the U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 5349, the Tax Court Improvement Act. As prepared for delivery. "I rise in support of the Tax Court Improvem more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith: Victims of Identity Theft Deserve Streamlined Process to Address Lost or Compromised Social Security Numbers Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks during debate in the U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 5345, the Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Ide more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 2 -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * CMS Issues Final CY 2026 Home Health PPS And DMEPOS Updates The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the Home Health PPS payment and policy updates for calendar year 2026. CMS is reducing the home health agencies' payment update by 3%, which includes a temporary behavioral adjustment to recoup retrospective overpayments. CMS estimates that the total retrospective payment adjustm more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 2 -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * CMS Memo Answers Questions About State Recovery After Government Shutdown The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a memo outlining answers to questions from states and providers regarding survey, enforcement and certification recovery activities after the federal government shutdown, which took place from Oct. 1 through Nov. 12. On Nov. 12, Congress enacted Public Law 119-37, wh more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 2 -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * CMS Proposes New Medicare Advantage Policies And Issues Request For Information The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a proposed rule that would update Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs "to strengthen quality, improve access to care and foster innovation in benefit design." The proposal also includes major enhancements to the Star Rating system more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Ways and Means Bill Protecting Taxpayer Rights, Requiring IRS to Show its Math When Changing Returns Taxpayers with an alleged math error on their tax returns will now get fairer treatment by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), thanks to the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act (H.R. 998) - bipartisan legislation intr more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Dec. 1 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * S&T student aims for faster ballistics prototyping, lands on world stage * Bullets move fast. Prototyping them? Not so much. But a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering at Missouri S&T is researching an accelerated process for producing and testing 3D-printed ballistics, and she has already earned international recognition. "What's exciting about my research is that it shows 3D-print more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt on National Guard Shooting, Trump Foreign Policy Doctrine * WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox News' Faulkner Focus to discuss the tragic shooting of two National Guard members in Washington D.C., the Democrats' open border policy that undermined American security, and President Trump's foreign policy doctrine. Watch the full interview HERE Senator Schm more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 2 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * Assistant Professor Tessa Garcia-Collart leads immersive two-day seminar in Finland After teaching her seminar at Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences, Garcia-Collart traveled to Helsinki to further her research on consumer happiness. By Ryan Fagan While Tessa Garcia-Collart was in Finland, she made sure to participate in the cultural tradition of jumping into the freezing waters  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey has released Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5099, titled 'Temporal changes in nutrient concentrations in the Lower Grand River and selected drainage basins, Missouri and Iowa, during the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (2010-23),' by Brock J.W. Kamrath, Courtney N. Lauderback and Jennifer C. Murphy, documenting how nitrogen and phosphorus levels have changed during a major conservation effort. The 19 page rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Dec. 1, 2025, the nominations of five individuals for positions in the federal government: following news: * * * James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina for the term of four years. Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. Christopher Michael De Bono, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of more PR