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On July 4th, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted a statement announcing the dissolution of the official relationship between the Thirteen Colonies and the kingdom of Great Britain. That document came to be known as the Declaration of Independence.
This week, we found out that the House of Representatives will not pass a budget for the first time in 35 years.
Earlier this year, my colleague and fellow farmer Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) and I were able to secure a federal waiver that ensured a timely delivery of farm supplies for the 2010 planting season. It was a victory for hard-working farm families throughout Missouri.
Every week since the health care bill passed, the public has been treated to new information demonstrating how this bill costs more than advertised, how it is going to drive up premiums, and how it is going to force them out of the health plans the President and his allies in Congress promised they could keep.
In the current highway bill, states are required to spend a minimum of 15 percent of the federal funds they receive on "off-system" or local bridges. Some in Washington are pushing to eliminate this program in the next highway bill.
On Thursday, the House and Senate began its conference on H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. I was named as a member of the Conference Committee that will hash out differences in the House and Senate versions of the bill.
Broadband internet service can, as they say, bring the world to your fingertips. A student in Chillicothe can watch breaking news stories in Japan. Or a business in St. Joseph can sell its goods to a buyer in Great Britain.
However, we need to make sure all areas of the country have access to high-speed internet, not just heavily populated urban centers.
In the fall of 1777, Thomas Paine wrote of the then two and a half year long War for American Independence, "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it."
Like many of you, I've been appalled by the high-priced, ill-conceived pieces of legislation coming out of Washington. Most have been hashed out in closed door negotiations and passed though back room deals against the will of the American people.
Like many of you, I've been appalled by the high-priced, ill-conceived pieces of legislation coming out of Washington. Most have been hashed out in closed door negotiations and passed though back room deals against the will of the American people.