Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), along with U.S. Representatives Sam Graves (Mo.) and Emanuel Cleaver II (Mo.), led a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to quickly and fully utilize the tools and resources Congress provided in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 and the FY2020 Energy and Water appropriations bill to reduce flood risk and improve flood protection along the Lower Missouri River.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) released the following statement after voting against President Joe Biden's Bailout Bill:
"There is simply no reason to rush through this bill. Ninety percent of it has almost nothing to do with COVID. We need targeted relief, but this bill does very little to reopen small businesses and get our children back in the classroom. That's the key to recovery and that's what we should be focused on, instead of using COVID as an excuse to fund a bunch of liberal special interest priorities."
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) released the following statement regarding Missouri Senator Roy Blunt's announcement that he wouldn't be seeking reelection to the United States Senate in 2022:
"Senator Roy Blunt is the single most influential political leader in Missouri this century and the father of the modern Republican Party in Missouri.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) released the following statement after voting against President Biden's $1.9 trillion bailout bill.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) joined Representatives Tracey Mann (R-KS) and Jim Langevin (D-RI) this week to lead a bipartisan group of 77 Members of Congress in introducing H. Res. 150, celebrating the week of February 20 through February 27, 2021, as "National FFA Week."
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) joined Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) this week to lead a bipartisan group of 94 Members of Congress in introducing a resolution to express support for the designation of the week of February 22 through February 26, 2021, as "Public Schools Week."
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sam Graves joined U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) and other members of the Missouri congressional delegation in a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging the commission to quickly review and address concerns regarding the nation's natural gas supply as weather-related energy demand spikes in Missouri and several other states.
Washington, DC – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) released the following statement after voting against the FY 2021 Budget Reconciliation Resolution, H. Con. Res. 11.
Washington, DC – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) announced that the application period has opened for two different Aviation Workforce Development Grant programs that he helped create: the Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant program and Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce Development Grant program.