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By Jason Smith, member of Congress     As someone who is strongly pro-life, I was encouraged by the Supreme Court’s oral arguments this week on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case challenging Mississippi’s 2018 abortion law that bans the option to end a life in the womb after the 15th week of pregnancy. At

LENEXA, Kansas – On Thursday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the state of Missouri will receive $147,152,000 toward the State Revolving Fund (SRF) to create jobs, while upgrading America’s aging water infrastructure and addressing key challenges like lead in drinking water and per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. This 2022 allocation is

WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) and U.S. Representative Billy Long (Mo.) have introduced legislation to add elements of Newtonia Battlefield to Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, a unit of the National Park Service (NPS). The bill would expand the boundaries of Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield to includeacres that are relevant to the Newtonia Battlefield site.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), co-chairs of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption, announced that they have reintroduced the Children in Family Security Act. The measure would help children living in institutional care by enhancing diplomatic efforts to keep children in families. “Every child deserves a permanent, safe, loving

JEFFERSON CITY – Ahead of news that the Biden Administration is set to reimplement the Migrant Protection Protocols after the Missouri Attorney General’s Office sued and obtained a court order requiring the Biden Administration to reimplement the successful program, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt released the following statement: “The Biden Administration’s border policies have been nothing

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Energy is accepting grant applications now through Feb. 28, 2022, to reimburse farmers for energy-saving equipment through its Energize Missouri Agriculture Program. The department is offering up to $3 million in cost-share grants to agricultural operations for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy equipment. Funds

Bill Pre-Filing Is Underway The lyrics from a classic Bing Crosby song have been playing in my head recently, but on the days leading up to Dec. 1, I found myself altering the words to “It’s beginning to feel a lot like session!” Legislators have begun the process of pre-filing bills, and I’m excited to

WASHINGTON – During a U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) questioned Gigi Sohn, who has been nominated to serve as Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, about her social media posts attacking Fox News as well as the potential conflict of interest arising from her leadership role at Locast, which