Press Releases
St. Joseph, MO. – Over 200 high school students from across North Missouri came together at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph on Thursday, October 17th to take part in Congressman Sam Graves' annual Future Leaders Academy.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) will award $695,310 in disaster relief funding to the City of Clarksville to complete an engineering analysis to design and implement a removable flood wall to better protect the city from Mississippi River flooding.
Washington, D.C. – Following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement that she will launch a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) released the following statement:
Washington, D.C. – Legislation to help Missourians recover from this year's devastating floods and better prepare for future floods was approved today by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The bill, the "Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act" (H.R.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-06) joined Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, R.D. James, and agricultural and business leaders-including the American Farm Bureau Federation-to officially kill the Obama-era "Waters of the U.S." (WOTUS) rule.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-06), announced today that the Missouri Department of Transportation will receive federal money through the Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP). Graves received notification from the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the entire Missouri congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley, and U.S. Representatives Sam Graves, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Emanuel Cleaver, II, Vicky Hartzler, Ann Wagner, Wm. Lacy Clay, Billy Long, and Jason Smith, sent a letter urging the U.S.
WASHINGTON D.C. — With kids heading back to school, teachers across the country have been busy preparing their classrooms for another successful school year. In an effort to help teachers provide the best possible education, Congressman Sam Graves (R – MO-06) and Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D – MO-01) recently introduced the Teacher Tax Deduction Enhancement Act of 2019 (H.R.
WASHINGTON -- Today Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), along with Congressman Sam Graves (R-Tarkio), sent a letter to FEMA Acting Administrator Peter Gaynor seeking clarification on the agency's policy for offering Individual Assistance (IA) to constituents dealing with historic flooding.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, President Donald Trump approved the addition of 68 Missouri counties to the Disaster Declaration that was approved on July 9, 2019. Those counties were affected by flooding or tornadoes between April 29th and July 5th.