Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives, passed a long-term Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization. Congressman Sam Graves, (MO06), released the following statement:

Kansas City, MO – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS announced that Missouri had been officially added to the list of states with Qualified Opportunity Zones, a program designed to spur investment in economically distressed communities with tax incentives for investors. The program was created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Kansas City, MO – Yesterday, Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) held a roundtable with stakeholders to discuss their needs and concerns.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, a U.S. Federal Claims Court found that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) gross mismanagement of the Missouri River led to five floods between 2007-2014. In response, Representative Sam Graves, (MO-06), is leading an effort to eliminate funding for the Army Corps' Missouri River Recovery Program (MRRP).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Sam Graves, (MO-6), issued the following statement after Secretary Chao testified before House Transportation Committee on the Administration's Infrastructure Proposal:

Kansas City, MO – Congressman Sam Graves, has announced the kickoff to his 2018 Congressional Art Competition. The U.S. House of Representatives sponsors the nationwide contest each spring. Since 1982, when the program first began, over 650,000 high school students across the country have participated.

WASHINGTON – Missouri U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt, and Congressmen Sam Graves and Emanuel Cleaver II joined together to urge Harley-Davidson to reconsider plans to close their Kansas City Assembly Plant.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Sam Graves, (MO-06), released the following statement after the White House unveiled their infrastructure plan: