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Blaine’s Bulletin: President Trump Visits Missouri

Washington, March 16, 2018 -

Over the past three months, millions of employees across the country have received bonuses and higher wages thanks to tax reform. This week, President Donald Trump visited Missouri to sit down with some of our state’s business leaders and discuss how tax reform has affected their employees, companies and communities.

Wednesday’s roundtable took place at Boeing’s facility in St. Louis, which employees 14,000 people. Boeing has announced $300 million of improvements in the wake of the new tax law. They have pledged to provide $100 million in employee-matching charitable giving, $100 million for workforce development, training and education, and $100 million towards improvements in the workplace. These investments will certainly help the 14,000 employees and their families in Missouri and across the country.

Many Missouri business leaders had the opportunity to attend President Trump’s event, including David Turner, CEO and President of Hawthorn Bank in Jefferson City, and Bryan Cook, Chairman and CEO of Central Bancompany also based in Jefferson City. It was great to see two well-respected leaders representing Missouri’s third Congressional district. President Trump heard from both Mr. Turner and Mr. Cook, who shared recent announcements benefitting their employees. According to Mr. Turner of Hawthorn Bank, “As a result of the tax relief, we were able to give $1,000 bonus to all of our employees. A $500 bonus to our part-time employees." Mr. Cook announced that they were also able to provide their employees with bonuses, and thanked the President for his strong leadership on tax reform.

These announcements are exactly what we want to see. Not only have hundreds of businesses across the nation announced major investments due to tax reform, but right here in Missouri’s third district we are seeing the positive outcome of tax reform. My office has heard from many companies in Mid-Missouri who were unable to attend the roundtable but are also reinvesting in their people, business, and community thanks to the new law. Their commitment to the success of our area cannot be overlooked. I was proud to see business leaders from our district participating in this exciting event and being recognized for their support of their employees and our local community.

In addition to the many recent announcements, Americans across the country are feeling increasingly positive about the state of America’s economy. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index is at its highest level since 2000, and Small Business Confidence is at a record high.

As President Trump said on Wednesday, “Six months ago, I promised that we would cut taxes to bring Main Street roaring all the way back, and we did." Thanks to the leadership of President Trump, tax reform is a reality. I’m thankful that he chose to visit the great state of Missouri, yet again, and we hope to have him back soon!

CONTACT US: As always, for those of you with Internet access, I encourage you to visit my official website. For those without access to the Internet, I encourage you to call my offices in Jefferson City (573-635-7232) Washington, Mo. (636-239-2276), or Wentzville (636-327-7055) with your questions and concerns. If you want even greater access to what I am working on, please visit my YouTube site, Facebook page, and keep up-to-date with Twitter and Instagram.                                                                    

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