Press Releases

By U.S. REP. SAM GRAVES
Special to The Star

The City Council recently gave the go-ahead to study a proposed new airport.

As I have written in this paper before, I am a fan of the current three-terminal design, as are the majority of Kansas Citians.

A recent poll found that 70 percent of local residents favor keeping KCI as is.

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.– 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. Army Corps of Engineers can undertake a river management project. Currently, the Corps' Master Manual includes eight authorized purposes.

Legislation restores disaster assistance programs that had expired

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. Father Kapaun was born in Kansas but attended the Conception Abbey seminary college in Nodaway County, Missouri. He died in 1951 while a prisoner of war in Korea. U.S. Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) issued the following statement regarding the award:

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.