U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) led a bipartisan group of his colleagues in asking Senate leadership to immediately reauthorize community health center funding and ensure health care access for center patrons and business stability for center staffs. “For more than Read more…
Several U.S. Republican senators recently wrote to President Donald Trump quantifying how the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) supports U.S. economic development and workforce livelihood and seeking his support for modernizing the trade pact. Representatives of the United States, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) wants federal funding to states restored for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) Program to help combat drugs and violent crimes. The Byrne JAG Program supports a wide array of state and Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven’s (R-ND) amendment continuing fair tax treatment for cooperatives has been incorporated into the House-Senate conference committee’s final tax relief legislation. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) joined Hoeven in writing the amendment, which aims to ensure that elimination Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) enabling emergency medical services (EMS) providers to administer controlled substances was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Nov. 17. “In life or death situations, minutes can make all the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is among more than a dozen members of the Senate who have called on the U.S. Commerce Department to provide a financial impact analysis of how any changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement Read more…
U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) stood up for small businesses and families in rural areas by cutting red tape for the community banks that serve them through legislation they introduced on Tuesday. Their bill seeks to Read more…
U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday to increase proposed Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for biodiesel in 2019 in order to encourage energy diversity and support Read more…
The Senate approved a bill last week that U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced to give municipalities more flexibility to comply with Clean Water Act (CWA) requirements when undertaking water infrastructure projects. Water infrastructure ranks as the third largest expense Read more…
A program originally established by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) to enhance community mental and behavioral health services would be expanded and extended under legislation announced on Oct. 3. Eight states were granted funding Read more…
The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) health insurance tax (HIT) on policy premiums would be delayed for one year under legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO). The Healthcare Tax Relief Act would delay implementation of HIT, which is Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) unveiled legislation last week to reform the Transportation Security Administration through deploying new security technologies and addressing checkpoint delays. The TSA Modernization Act, S. 1872, would also improve the organizational structure Read more…
Working together to protect victims of domestic violence, U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced legislation last week that would offer privacy protections to victims through the use of confidential substitute mailing addresses at the federal Read more…
Seeking to counter a steady decline in the number of startups in the last few decades, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) reintroduced sweeping legislation on Thursday to encourage entrepreneurship and retain talent in order to lift economic growth across the Read more…
Veterans would have enhanced access to peer counseling specialists to help treat mental health conditions and prevent suicides under legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) on Wednesday. Peer counseling specialists currently working within the Department of Veterans Read more…
The House approved legislation on Monday championed by Missouri Republicans U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and U.S. Rep. Billy Long to replace a 100-year-old bridge in Ozark, Missouri, that has been closed for five out of the last seven years. The Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) led a bipartisan call on Tuesday for leaders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to act before funding for critical community health centers lapses at the end of the month. Funding Read more…
With Missouri home to more than half a million small businesses, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) is calling for pro-growth tax cuts and regulatory reform that will help American families while strengthening the economy. “There are two ways to increase Read more…
Describing how rural businesses, schools and medical providers struggle to keep pace without high-speed internet access, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) renewed his commitment on Wednesday to “end the digital divide.” Blunt, a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, wrote Read more…
The process that the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) used to select a site for a new campus in St. Louis followed a well-documented, comprehensive and unbiased analysis of alternatives, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report recently concluded. U.S. Sen. Roy Read more…
Legislation introduced on Tuesday by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) would eliminate federal liability protections for websites that facilitate human trafficking and would empower state authorities to bring those individuals and businesses to justice. “We have a responsibility to act Read more…
Tax code reforms and educational outreach would be leveraged under bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) on Wednesday to encourage growth of S corporations that are owned by Employee Stock Ownership Plans (S-ESOPs). Under ESOPs, employees receive Read more…
President Donald Trump’s nominations of U.S. attorneys to serve Indiana, Missouri and North Carolina drew praise from U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN), Richard Burr (R-NC), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Roy Blunt (R-MO). The president nominated Thomas Kirsch to serve as Read more…
The federal government would be barred from factoring the social costs of carbon, methane and nitrous oxide in the rulemaking process under legislation recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-WV). The Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act would Read more…
Legislation cosponsored by U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Hoeven (R-ND) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) to promote accountability and protect those who reveal wrongdoing within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was signed into law by President Donald Trump last Read more…
A bipartisan effort led by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) aims to improve home-based care services for youth struggling with mental health or medical needs through clarifying Medicaid policy that impacts children. Therapeutic Family Care (TFC), which places children with Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Tim Scott (R-SC) teamed up on Tuesday to introduce legislation that would improve a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program that helps low-income families receiving assistance work toward self-sufficiency. “This bipartisan legislation Read more…
The Army Corps of Engineers lifted a moratorium on permits for docks on Table Rock Lake that spans parts of Missouri and Arkansas on Monday, thanks to efforts by Missouri Republicans U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and U.S. Rep. Billy Long. Read more…
President Donald Trump’s decision this week to retain Dr. Francis Collins as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) won praise from U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI). Collins, who was appointed to the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation last week to increase intercountry adoption to the United States, which has been in decline in recent years. The Vulnerable Children and Families Act would Read more…
Bipartisan legislation reintroduced by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) on Thursday would establish a special financing authority to allow state and local governments to leverage private investment dollars in projects that help repair the nation’s aging infrastructure. The Building and Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) led a letter on Monday that highlighted the positive impacts of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the potential consequences of abandoning the trade deal. The letter to U.S. Read more…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) would receive a $2 billion increase in funding in an omnibus appropriations bill that would fund government operations through fiscal year 2017, resources that congressional leaders said would help the agency continue finding cures Read more…
In order to provide tax relief to low and moderate-income families, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) reintroduced legislation that would make the current adoption tax credit fully refundable. While the American Taxpayer Relief Act made the adoption tax credit permanent, Read more…
May 1 would be designated as “Silver Star Service Banner Day” in recognition of military service members and veterans who became injured or sick while serving, under measures introduced by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) on Monday. Blunt introduced two Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced millions of dollars in grant funding awarded to their home states to help fight the opioid epidemic. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the Read more…
Drawing wide support from police organizations, bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) would provide law enforcement officers with more access to mental health services. The Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act would promote mental health wellness Read more…
Bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) would forge a path for the replacement of the Riverside Bridge in Ozark, Missouri. The century-old Riverside Bridge has been closed for five of the Read more…
Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) to return the 1920s-era Delta Queen wooden steamboat back to the St. Louis area cleared the Senate on Monday with bipartisan support. The Delta Queen began transporting dignitaries and passengers throughout Mississippi Read more…
Strong bipartisan support exists for boosting funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), said U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), who expressed confidence Congress would fight to restore sharp cuts to the agency’s spending under the Trump administration’s proposed 2018 Read more…
Local communities would be given flexibility to comply with Clean Water Act requirements when updating aging water infrastructure under legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) that garnered bipartisan support. The Water Infrastructure Flexibility Act, which Fischer introduced with Read more…
Organizations that provide childcare would have access to nationwide background screenings under bipartisan legislation that U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced to improve child safety. The Child Protection Improvement Act (CPIA) would ensure that organizations that provide childcare and serve Read more…
Legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) would create a Senate-confirmed inspector general (IG) for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to bolster transparency and accountability. Under current practices, the CFPB shares an inspector general Read more…
Employers who hire and retain veterans would be recognized and awarded as part of a new system established within the Labor Department under bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO). The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing Read more…
Seeking to promote investments in underserved communities, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) introduced a bipartisan bill that would establish a permanent tax credit for businesses and economic development projects with high rates of poverty and low household incomes. The New Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) led a group of senators in urging President Donald Trump to strengthen the Guantanamo Bay (GTMO), Cuba, detention center and to place a hold on detainee transfers. Moran made the requests in a letter to Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) recently took the lead in advocating for the University of Kansas Cancer Center be deemed a “comprehensive cancer center” by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The lawmakers sent Read more…
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved three bipartisan bills on Tuesday that U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced to modernize and improve telecommunication laws. The committee approved Kari’s Law, which would make it easier to dial 911 on Read more…
Local and state stakeholders would have greater control over national monument designations on federal lands and waters under a bill recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT). The Improved National Monument Designation Process Act would require local input and Read more…
Missouri was one of eight states selected to participate in a demonstration program that aims to expand access to community mental health services and improve quality of care, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) recently announced. Blunt’s Excellence in Mental Health Read more…