WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Chairman of the National Security, Illicit Finance and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee and Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), Ranking Member of the Capital Markets Subcommittee released the following statements regarding introduction of their bipartisan bill, the Holding Chinese Listed Companies Accountable… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) and the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a hearing on the Biden Administration’s People’s Republic of China strategy. During the Congressman’s questioning, he pushed the Department of Commerce to aggressively address our trade deficit with China. The Congressman’s full line of questioning can… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) announced United States Service Academy appointments from the Third District for the Class of 2027. Congressman Luetkemeyer is able to nominate exemplary students from Missouri’s Third District to attend the U.S. Military Service Academies, including the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), released a statement following House passage of the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act. This legislation would make the temporary class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances permanent and ensures law enforcement has the tools they need to keep these extremely lethal and dangerous drugs off our… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) and the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a hearing entitled, “Leveling the Playing Field: How to Counter the Chinese Communist Party's Economic Aggression.” The Congressman’s full line of questioning can be found below. Click HERE to watch.  Rep. Luetkemeyer: Today… Read more »

 Before I get into this week’s column topic, I want to provide a quick update on President Biden’s mortgage “equity” plan I wrote about two weeks ago. After pushback from Congress, the mortgage industry and the American people, this misguided policy has been rescinded. For more information, please click here. -- The word “border” is defined as “the line, limit, or delimiting… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions introduced the Stop Fentanyl Money Laundering Act with Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-40), and Congressman Zach… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) has officially opened its application process for the United States Military Service Academies for the Class of 2028. Congressman Luetkemeyer is able to nominate exemplary students from Missouri’s Third District to attend the U.S. Military Service Academies, including the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy,… Read more »