FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * 13 military hospitals, clinic receive Leapfrog's top annual awards for patient safety and quality * The Defense Health Agency had 12 military hospitals and one clinic receive the 2025 Leapfrog Top Hospital award and Top Ambulatory Surgical Center award, respectively, annual accolades for the nation's highest-performing medical facilities, during an awards dinner Dec. 15. While less than 6% of hosp more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford Introduces Legislation to Incentivize New Farmers, Bolster Rural Communities & Food Security * Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) introduced the Beginning Farmer Tax Incentive Act. This critical legislation will increase new farmers' access to land by incentivizing retiring farmers to sell their arable land to the next generation of agricultural producers. "America is losing one thousan more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Kim Reintroduce the Federal Firearm Licensing Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) introduced the Federal Firearm Licensing Act, legislation that would require individuals to obtain a federal firearm license before purchasing or receiving a firearm. Studies show that states that have en more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * Committee Approves Bill to Protect Air Traffic Control System from Government Shutdowns Today, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved legislation to protect the U.S. National Airspace System during any lapses in federal funding, additional aviation measures, bills to improve water quality throughout t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Bob Onder, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Onder Applauds Trump Administration's Announcement on Sex-Rejecting Procedures * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Rep. Bob Onder, M.D. (MO-03) attended a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announcement (link is external) of regulatory actions to end the practice of providing irreversible transgender surgeries and prescriptions to children. These actions were directed by Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Leads Bill to Sunset Section 230 Immunity, Protect Americans Online * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Ashley Moody (R-Florida) and Peter Welch (D more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 19 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * MDC welcomes six new conservation agents to southeast Missouri CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has assigned six new conservation agents in southeast Missouri. These six agents will work to protect Missouri's fish, forest, and wildlife resources while supporting the community through education, outreach, and enforcement of the Wil more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Sounds the Alarm on Foreign Censorship of American Speech * Expresses Severe Concerns Over EU Fining X in Letter to Elon Musk, Calls on State Department to Impose Sanctions, Restrict Visas WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) is sounding the alarm about an emergent international censorship regime that seeks to threaten American free speech and undermine our sovereign more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * Smith: After Democrats Fueled an Inflation Crisis, Republicans Are Bringing Real Relief House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for November 2025, showing inflation beating expectations and core in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Bob Onder, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * The Senate Passes ROTOR Act to Strengthen Aviation Safety * (Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Bob Onder (R-MO) is leading the House companion to the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, which has just passed the United States Senate. Working alongside Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), the legislation strengthens aviation safety and oversight. Rep. Onder, a licensed pilot, serves  more PR