Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) issued the following statement regarding the two explosions that occurred in Boston, Massachusetts near the finish line of the Boston Marathon today:
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today Army Chaplain (Captain) Father Emil J. Kapaun was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama in a ceremony at the White House.
Legislation restores disaster assistance programs that had expired
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Congressmen Sam Graves (MO-06), Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Vicky Hartzler (MO-04), and Billy Long (MO-07) have filed legislation to improve the management of the Missouri River. Their bill, H.R. 1460, would remove "fish and wildlife" from the list of authorized purposes for which the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) says today's announcement from the United States Postal Service's (USPS) Board of Governors that the agency will not be implementing a plan to slash 6-day delivery to its customers is good news, particularly for Americans in rural areas.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) recently welcomed several members of Missouri's Agricultural Leadership of Tomorrow (ALOT) from the Sixth District to Washington. Graves met with the group before leading them on a tour of the U.S. Capitol with other ALOT participants and members of the Missouri Farm Bureau.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) today hailed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) decision to keep the air traffic control tower at Rosecrans Memorial Airport in St. Joseph, MO, open. Rosecrans is one of 24 federal contract towers previously slated for closure that the FAA announced would instead remain open, according to the agency.
(Washington, DC) Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) praised a legal opinion issued today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) stating that the United States Postal Service (USPS) must continue six-day delivery.