WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Chairman of the National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) sent a comment letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Acting Director Himamauli Das in response… Read more »

In 1947, President Harry Truman delivered the first televised State of the Union Address. After years of increased public viewership, President Lyndon Johnson was the first President to deliver the address in the evening in 1965. Almost every President since has used the occasion to reflect on the previous year and lay out their plan to move our country forward.   On Tuesday night,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) and Kathy Castor (FL-14) reintroduced H.R. 900, the Continuous Coverage for Flood Insurance Act, which would lower consumer costs by ensuring that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) allows consumers to exercise their right to maintain flood insurance outside of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). “The… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions was joined by Financial Services Committee Republicans on a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra regarding a proposed rule on “overdraft fees” that was included in its Fall… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, was joined by the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Bill Huizenga and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, Andy Barr in sending CFPB Director… Read more »

Here in Missouri, we are fortunate to live in a place where Missourians and our elected officials alike knew the pandemic was over long before the federal government. Life in our state went back to normal relatively quickly compared to other states. Now, the rest of the country has caught on and people are moving on with their lives. Kids are attending school in person, people are going… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today on his first day as Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) sent a letter to the Treasury Department’s Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development, Alexia Latortue regarding the World Bank’s recently released Evolution Roadmap. In… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today on his first day as Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the usefulness of Bank Secrecy Act data. Section 6201 of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act placed a statuary… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on his first day as Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) introduced the Chinese CBDC Prohibition Act to prohibit the use of the Chinese Central Bank Digital Currency, also known as the Digital Yuan, by U.S. licensed money service… Read more »

Every January since 1979, Americans across the country have come together to advocate for the sanctity of human life. The tragic Roe v. Wade decision on January 22, 1973, quickly made it clear that giving a voice to the voiceless was vital, and our nation’s pro-life community has continued to grow and spread the word that life begins at conception ever since. Last Friday tens of thousands… Read more »