U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) today voted in favor of two pieces of bi-partisan legislation that provide funding for the National Guard and Reserves and allows for the processing of claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) issued the following statement after voting in favor of House resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014 and for the purpose of defunding the Affordable Care Act: Read more »

In an effort to protect millions of Americans in the event the government reaches and does not raise the debt ceiling, the House today passed legislation, co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3), directing the U.S. Treasury to pay principal and interest due on debt held by the public before making any other payments. Read more »

Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) on the release of President Obama’s proposed budget that was required by law to be delivered in February: Read more »

Just hours after taking my first oath of office as a member of Congress in 2009, I put my name to a bill that would require the federal government to balance its budget just like Missouri lawmakers are required to do and just like hard-working Missourians must do so they can makes ends meet. Read more »

Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) after he voted in support of the House’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2014 that will cut spending and restore balance to the budget over the next decade: Read more »

Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) on the automatic $85 billion reduction in spending known as the sequester: Read more »

The president and the Senate have had months to show how they plan to replace the devastating, across-the-board cuts in the president’s sequester with responsible spending and reforms. They have failed, and on March 1 the president’s $85 billion worth of sequester cuts that affect our national defense and domestic programs go into effect. Read more »

The president delivered his State of the Union Address last week and for the fifth time the American people were exposed to lofty rhetoric and even loftier promises. Unfortunately, since that first speech unemployment has remained at historically high levels, government spending is at historically record levels and those fortunate to have jobs or own a business have less money in their pockets because of misguided tax policies pursued by the Administration. Read more »

Having already supported federal pay freezes, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer today voted for legislation to eliminate the automatic across-the-board pay raise for the president’s cabinet, the vice president and other non-military federal employees that will otherwise occur as a result of a recent executive order issued by President Obama. Read more »