Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, North Missouri Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06), Ranking Member for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced that the North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission in Sullivan County has received a Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grant, or BUILD grant.
The North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission will receive a nearly $13.5 million BUILD grant for the East Locust Creek Reservoir Project.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.), Josh Hawley (Mo.), Pat Roberts (Kan.), and Jerry Moran (Kan.), and U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (Mo.), Sam Graves (Mo.), Vicky Hartzler (Mo.), Sharice Davids (Kan.), Ron Estes (Kan.), Roger Marshall (Kan.), and Steve Watkins (Kan.), along with Missouri Governor Mike Parson and Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, welcomed the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act (H.R. 1497), with an amendment strongly supported by Ranking Member Sam Graves (MO-06) that would help small, rural communities comply with EPA regulations.
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.
"These students are among the best and brightest in North Missouri," said Graves. "I believe the Future Leaders Academy is a great opportunity for these students to learn more about local leaders and how to apply leadership principles in their daily lives as they become active citizens in their respective communities."
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. The grant, to be matched with $14,190 in local funds, is expected to help generate $2.5 million in private investment.
Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) applauded the announcement.
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. 3779), allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide Missouri and other states resources to set up a fund for mitigation projects that reduce disaster risks.
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.
Graves released the following statement after the event:
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. Department of Transportation that MODOT will receive $20.7 million for their proposed Fixing Access to Rural Missouri (FARM) Bridge Program. All bridges proposed to be replaced by the program are located in MODOT's Northwest and Northeast Districts.
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. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release disaster relief funding to help Missouri communities rebuild houses, businesses, and other public infrastructure damaged by recent weather events.