Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer questioned Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on banking regulators’ lackluster efforts to prepare banking models for artificial intelligence-spurred banking crises.  Watch the full exchange HERE. Rep. Luetkemeyer: “As we saw with Silicon Valley, social media, and… Read more »

Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) released the following statement in response to the successful passage of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. “House Republicans took a massive step toward extending President Trump’s tax plan from 2017. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act encourages American innovation, supports small businesses, punishes… Read more »

Today, Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) delivered opening remarks for the Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security hearing entitled, “Better Investment Barriers: Strengthening CCP Sanctions and Exploring Alternatives to Bureaucratic Regimes.”  Watch the full remarks HERE. Rep.… Read more »

Today, during a House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party hearing, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) questioned former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about the risks associated with a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in turmoil. Rep. Luetkemeyer: “In your written testimony today, you talk about a couple of different things that deal with the difficulties that the Chinese… Read more »

Today, Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) questioned trade experts as part of the Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security hearing entitled, “Better Investment Barriers: Strengthening CCP Sanctions and Exploring Alternatives to Bureaucratic Regimes.” Rep. Luetkemeyer: “We need to understand how we can curtail investment in China in a way that protects the United States as… Read more »

Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) and experts, including Shark Tank star Kevin “Mr. Wonderful” O’Leary and American Action Forum President Doug Holtz-Eakin, discussed the negative impact of the Federal Reserve’s Basel III Endgame proposal on small businesses and community banks.  “Vice Chairman [Michael] Barr, whose proposal is basically this Basel proposal, has responded… Read more »

Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3), chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, led the hearing entitled, “International Financing of Nuclear Energy.” “Clean nuclear power, such as that produced back in my district at Ameren’s Callaway nuclear plant, accounts for over a quarter of the world’s… Read more »

Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3), during a Financial Services Committee hearing entitled: “Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Administration,” called on HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge to advocate for the removal of unnecessary regulations driving up the cost of homes. Rep. Luetkemeyer: “You said that the main impediment to… Read more »

Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) questioned U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge on the present housing crisis in the United States and the Biden administration’s failure to slow or reverse the trend. Rep. Luetkemeyer: “Secretary Fudge, are you aware of the FHFA’s decision to allow lenders to move from a tri-merge credit report to two… Read more »

Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer spoke in favor of three bills supporting Taiwan’s admission to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), forcing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to be transparent about its exchange rate manipulation, and protecting Taiwan against CCP aggression, respectively. Rep. Luetkemeyer: “Before us today are a number of bills that originated from in the… Read more »