WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Bell Secures Major Wins and Millions in Critical Funding for St. Louis * Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Representative Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) voted YES on the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. The bipartisan legislation specifies the annual budget and expenditures of the U.S. Department of Defense and included critical investment in the St. Louis defense workforce, a 3.8% raise for ser more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1558) on Dec. 11, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - September 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in September in 8 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 40 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Eighteen states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 9 states h more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Burlison Secures Major Win as House Passes PERMIT Act * Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act (link is external), a major permitting reform package that includes Congressman Eric Burlison's (MO-07) Judicial Review Timeline Clarity Act. The Judicial Review Timeline Clarity Act establishes a firm 60 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSFR) -- The Mary Ellen Wall 2021 Legacy Trust, alongside five other related trusts, filed a request with the Federal Reserve System to join the Wall Family Control Group. The action centers on the retention of voting shares in Vision Bancshares Inc., which in turn holds shares of Vision Bank, both of Ada, Oklahoma. The filing entities are all connected to the Wall family, based across several Oklahoma cities and one in Texas and Missouri. The trusts include the James N.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2025: * * * Financial Services Committee's Bipartisan Capital Formation Package Passes House Today, the Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation (INVEST) Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a strong bipartisan vote of 302 to 123. Led by House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Demands Answers from FDA Following Reports Agency Delayed Review of Mifepristone * WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary following reports that he ordered the agency to delay a review of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. Senator Hawley wrote, "Six months ago, you told me you were "committed to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Four U.S. Attorneys and Three Judicial Nominations * WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, by a vote of 15-7; * Nicholas Jon Ganjei, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, by a vote of 12- more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Permitting Reform Bill to Cut Red Tape and Improve Project Affordability Passes House 2167 Rayburn House Office Building * The PERMIT Act, legislation that cuts red tape, reduces costly project delays and litigation, and makes permitting under the Clean Water Act (CWA) more efficient, consistent, and transparent, was approved by the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Announces House Passage of Bipartisan INVEST Act * Washington, D.C. - Today, the Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation (INVEST) Act (link is external) overwhelmingly passed the U.S. House of Representatives, with a vote of 302 to 123. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), House Committee on Financial Services Chai more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, McIver Reintroduce Bill to Protect and Prepare Workers for Economic Impact of AI * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Co-Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Tech Initiative, along with Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), reintroduced the Workforce of the Future Act, legislation that would require a detailed study to grow our un more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Calls for the Restoration of Presidential Authority Over the Executive Branch * Schmitt Calls to Overturn Humphrey's Executor WASHINGTON Today, Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox Business' Kudlow to discuss the need to overturn Humphrey's Executor and restore the President's constitutional authority to remove Executive Branch officials. Senator Schmitt previously filed an amic more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Defends National Guard Deployment, Condemns Surge in Violence Against Law Enforcement * Schmitt Blasts Democrat Rhetoric Fueling 1,000% Surge in Attacks Against ICE WASHINGTON Today, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) defended the Trump administration's National Guard deployment and strongly condemned rhetoric from the other side of the a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner's Bipartisan Capital Formation Package Passes House * Washington, D.C. - Today, the Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation (INVEST) Act (link is external) passed the U.S. House of Representatives by 302 to 123. Led by Capital Markets Subcommittee Chairman Ann Wagner (R-MO), House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-AR), Rep. Gregory Meeks more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * West Virginia Guardsman Laid to Rest * Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, a military police officer assigned to the 863rd Military Police Company, West Virginia Army National Guard, was laid to rest with full military honors during a ceremony at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, Dec. 9. Beckstrom, 20, died Nov. 27 after she was fatally wounded in the line of duty in a shooting the previo more PR