WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Subcommittees on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy and Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing entitled, “Continued Oversight Over Regional Bank Failures” where Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) questioned Greg Becker, former Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Valley Bank, Scott Shay, co-founder and former Chairman of Signature… 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.
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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 After pushback from Congress, the mortgage industry and the American people, this misguided policy has been rescinded.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.
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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 »
As you’ve heard me say time and time again, small businesses are the heart and soul of towns here in Missouri and across America. They’re started by people who bet on themselves and put faith in their friends, neighbors and community to support them and help keep their doors open. During the pandemic, these treasured local spots were some of the first to feel the effects of the shutdowns,… Read more »
A major theme we have seen with the Biden Administration is “equity.” In fact, that is a term we often hear spouted from the media and political left. A word we very rarely hear these days is “equality.” While they seem similar, the two words have very different meanings. When it comes to public policy, equality means everyone is treated the same under the law – the laws that apply to you… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, two of Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer’s (MO-03) bills to reform the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) passed the House Financial Services Committee in a full committee markup. The Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act would replace the CFPB Director position with a bipartisan, five-person commission and the Bureau of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, led by Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), is holding a hearing entitled “Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI).”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions and member of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, introduced the Time is Up Act of 2023. This bill would put the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)… Read more »
