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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of the Appropriations Committee, announced that several Missouri priorities were included in the following FY22 funding bills: Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; and […]

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Debbie Stabenow (Mich.), along with U.S. Representative Brenda L. Lawrence (Mich.), led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeking information to determine what resources states and territories need to ensure children in foster care have access to mental health

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), today announced that the FY2022 Labor/HHS appropriations bill includes several critical investments in high-quality early childhood care and education, elementary and secondary education programs, and higher education. The bill is

By CPSC    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans over age 65 comprise 71 percent of consumer product-related deaths annually, despite making up only 16 percent of the population. Even in nonfatal situations, the most recent data show that products in the home can present significant injury risks, sending millions of adults over the age of 65

BOSTON, Mass. — The national average price of gasoline has just surpassed $4 per gallon in the U.S for the first time since 2008, and stands just 10 cents below the all-time record of $4.103 per gallon, according to GasBuddy, the leading fuel savings platform providing American drivers with the most ways to save money

By Jason Smith, Member of Congress On Tuesday night, President Biden came to the House Chamber and delivered his first State of the Union speech. More than anything, the speech showed once again that he is living in an alternate reality. Since taking office last January, his out-of-touch, partisan agenda has made our country worse

From a news release WASHINGTON, D.C. – On February 18, Congressman Jason Smith, the Republican Leader of the House Budget Committee and a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, led a group of Ways and Means Republicans in writing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing serious concerns about the agency’s

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Inspector General for the Social Security Administration (SSA) has designated March 10, 2022 as National “Slam the Scam” Day—an outreach campaign to raise public awareness of Social Security scams and other government imposter scams. This is part of National Consumer Protection Week, March 6 – 12, 2022. In 2021, the Federal Trade

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized guidance to help companies prepare to quickly and effectively remove violative products from the market. The guidance describes steps companies should take, before a recall is necessary, to develop recall policies and procedures that include training, planning and record-keeping to reduce the time

LENEXA, Kan. – On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2020 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that companies that manage chemicals continue to make progress in preventing pollution and reducing chemical releases into the environment. The report shows continued reductions in toxic chemical releases in EPA Region 7: Iowa,