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At 12 a.m. on October 1st, the government shut down. It didn’t have to happen. House Republicans already passed a bill to keep the government open. There were no gimmicks and no partisan politics involved; just a straightforward, clean bill that ensured our troops and Border Patrol agents get paid and the government continued to operate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) released the following statement after Senator Schumer and his caucus refused to vote for a clean continuing resolution passed by the House on September 19th.
WASHINGTON, DC – Leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the Republican Conference, and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) joined in calling for improving the safety of America’s public transportation systems, following a roundtable meeting on the issue today held by T&I’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
North Missouri spans a lot of miles. You don’t have go far to find transportation issues that need fixing. That might be a lettered route in Adair County or traffic snarls in the Northland of Kansas City.
“When disaster strikes…FEMA just gets in the way.”
ast week, I discussed the service medals my office was able to recover for a Northwest Missouri veteran’s family. Over the years, I’ve had the honor of doing that many times. One of the great joys of representing you is helping when the federal bureaucracy isn’t getting the job done.
KANSAS CITY, MO — Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) presented military service medals that he was able to recover to the family of a Northwest Missouri veteran. Graves presented medals to the family of William Edgar Taul for his role in WWII. Mr. Taul served in the US Army, beginning in 1944.
As World War II raged on, William Taul of Northwest Missouri entered the United States Army and honorably defended our country. His service, like so many others, helped ensure that our country, and the world, remained free.
It used to be that when you sent a letter to your neighbor down the road, it went to your local post office, got sorted, and delivered to your neighbor quickly. Sadly, that’s just not the way it works anymore.