WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Ranking Member on the House Small Business Committee joined Charles Payne on Fox Business’ ‘Making Money’ to discuss Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s continued failure to appear in front of the House Small Business Committee to discuss the Paycheck Protection Program despite a legal obligation to do… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, in a House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Treasury Department's and Federal Reserve's Pandemic Response,” Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) questioned Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about her continued absence in the House Small Business Committee and Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell regarding concerning American… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) released the following statement regarding House passage of Democrats’ massive tax-and-spree. “The same week 70% of Americans have described the state of the economy as ‘poor’ or ‘not so good’ and inflation sits at a 31-year high, Democrats have jammed through their enormous socialist spending bill that will only… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee and Consumer Protections and Financial institutions Subcommittee along with Congressman French Hill (AR-02), sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabel Guzman urging the SBA to stop its direct lending efforts to allow the private sector… Read more »

This week is National Veterans Small Business Week – a wonderful intersection between small businesses who keep our local economies thriving and our nation’s veterans who have sacrificed so much to keep our nation free. There are more than 350,000 veteran-owned businesses in this country, and they provide an estimated 4 million jobs. Not only have these people served our nation honorably,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, House Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) released the following statement on the Biden Administration's egregious, overreaching small business vaccine mandate announcement. "As small businesses are facing a daunting holiday season with the Democrat-induced labor shortage crisis, skyrocketing inflation, and supply chain… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Ranking Member of the Consumer Protection & Financial Institutions Subcommittee and Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee sent a letter to Chairwoman Maxine Waters regarding the urgent need to hold a hearing on Democrats’ IRS reporting requirement proposal.… Read more »

This week, the House Committee on Small Business held a hearing entitled, “National Small Business Week: Celebrating our Main Street Champions” where we heard from business owners from all over the country. Representing Missouri’s Third District was Jan Haviland, owner of the Haviland Corporation in Linn whose in-laws started this family business in 1946. They manufacture squeegees and,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Ranking Member on the House Committee on Small Business hosted a roundtable with NFIB members and Missouri business owners in observance of National Small Business Week. Congressman Luetkemeyer meets with Third District business owners to discuss the current state of the small business economy. “This week,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Ranking Member on the House Small Business Committee, led a resolution recognizing September 13, 2021 to September 17, 2021 as "National Small Business Week." This resolution was signed by all Committee Republicans. Small, local, and independently-owned businesses are the backbone of our nation's economy. "National… Read more »