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Blaine’s Bulletin: Fighting Back Against Illicit Fentanyl

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Fentanyl is unfortunately an evil our nation continues to struggle with. In Missouri and across the country, lives continue to be taken by this deadly poison that has devastated communities and families alike. Just two milligrams – the size of 10-15 grains of table salt – is enough to take an adult life. And this deadly substance continues to flow into our country across our…

Blaine’s Bulletin: Improving American Aviation

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Over the last couple of years, flight issues and airport headaches have increased what feels like tenfold. Every year, the airlines will serve over 850 million American passengers. Like many Americans, I do my fair share of flying for work from Missouri to Washington, D.C. and have experienced countless delays without reason, overbookings, and frustrating cancellations. In modern day…

Luetkemeyer Delivers Remarks at Hearing on Potential Consequences of FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Rulemaking

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Chairman of the National Security, Illicit Finance and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee led a hearing entitled, “Potential Consequences of FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Rulemaking.” Chairman Luetkemeyer’s opening remarks can be found below.  “Today’s hearing focuses on Beneficial Ownership, and…

Blaine’s Bulletin: 2024 NDAA

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This week, the House took up the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to fund our nation’s military. As we’ve seen over the last couple years with Putin’s attack on Ukraine and elevated levels of aggression from the Chinese Communist Party, national security could not be more important. With this level of volatility in our world, we need to be prepared for anything and the NDAA…

Blaine’s Bulletin: Happy Fourth of July Week

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Happy Fourth of July week! This is the most patriotic week of the year and one I always look forward to. It’s one of the simpler holidays, and while I of course love Christmas time and giving thanks over a wonderful meal at Thanksgiving, there’s something special about the Fourth of July. An American flag, a grill, some fireworks, and family and friends are really all you need to have a…

Blaine’s Bulletin: Supreme Court Ruling Season

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Every year at the end of June, the United States Supreme Court session comes to a close and the Court’s long-awaited rulings are announced before the justices adjourn for the summer. This summer’s end of session docket is especially packed, and the Court has been busy deciding some consequential cases. Pro-life America celebrated a landmark Supreme Court anniversary last Saturday: one…

Blaine’s Bulletin: Weekly Wrap Up

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There was a lot going on this week in Washington as our seven-week legislative session came to an end and we head into our next District Work Period. There were several hearings with Administration officials; we had Fed Chairman Jay Powell in the House Financial Services Committee and Small Business Administration officials in the House Small Business Committee. In addition to hearings…

Blaine’s Bulletin: This Week in Washington

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It was a busy but productive week on Capitol Hill! I started off the week attending the Health Plan Hero Awards on Capitol Hill and meeting with the Cosmos Corporation. The Cosmos Corporation is a family-owned and operated business out of St. Peters that started out manufacturing beauty supplies in the 1980s and has grown into an international supplier of personal care, pet health and…

Blaine’s Bulletin: Reining in Overreach

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Overreach from the Biden Administration is nothing new. On more than one occasion, the nation has scratched its head wondering how the Administration could make such unilateral choices on behalf of the entire federal government without input from Congress. For example, the suspected unconstitutional student loan “forgiveness” program that would cost the American taxpayer over one trillion…

Blaine's Bulletin: The Debt Ceiling

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I hope you had a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend. In St. Elizabeth we had a very nice Memorial Day service honoring the men and women who have given their lives for all of us. It is extremely humbling to reflect how many Americans have answered the call to serve this nation, and it is extremely rewarding to remind their families how much their sacrifice is honored and appreciated. My…