WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) joined Heather Childers and Bob Sellars on Newsmax’s “American Agenda” to discuss the need to protect American small businesses from burdensome regulation and Democrats’ unconstitutional proposal to expand the United States Supreme Court from nine to 13 justices for political gain. Click HERE to watch. On Democrats proposal to ex... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) introduced the Protecting Every Student Act to change the federal government’s current formula for the allocation of Covid relief education funds to a per pupil basis, ensuring fairness across all school districts. “The CDC estimates the average cost to return safely to school is approximately $442 per student nationwide. But instead... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s executive order to infringe on law-abiding Americans’ rights to possess firearms. “Villainizing and defunding the police, completely ignoring border security, and now infringing on Americans’ ability to defend ourselves without any chance of preventing crime. This reckl... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) introduced a resolution today honoring Carl Lutz, a Swiss diplomat responsible for helping more than 62,000 Jews escape from Hungary during the Holocaust and called Missouri home for several years. “Carl Lutz’s selflessness and sacrifice allowed him to perform the largest civilian rescue mission o... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) lead Republican on the House Consumer Protection Financial & Institutions Subcommittee and Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), lead Republican on the House Financial Services Committee sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to adhere to Congressional intent when impl... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) released the following statement on President Biden's proposal for a $2 trillion tax hike on the American worker. “President Biden’s plan to impose $2 trillion in tax hikes on our nation’s employees will hurt the American worker at all income levels. On the heels of the pandemic, the government should be ... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate passed the bipartisan Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Extension Act of 2021, sending it to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. This bill was originally introduced by House Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07), Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-39), and Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux ... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) led a letter signed by the Missouri Republican Congressional delegation to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the agency to reconsider its decision to list over forty bodies of water as “impaired,” including Lake of the Ozarks and Truman Reservoir. “Unfortunately, the EPA used old and unverified data and failed to w... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in a hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Treasury Department’s and Federal Reserve’s Pandemic Response” in the House Financial Services Committee, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) questioned Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell about the economic effects of the pandemic. Click HERE to watch. On the need to provide forbearance while ... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) introduced the bipartisan Stopping Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act to permanently schedule all illicit fentanyl. This legislation would permanently codify the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) emergency scheduling of illicit fentanyl which is set to expire in May 2021. It would create a long-term solution for scheduling of... Read more »