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(Washington) An invitation issued by U.S. Congressman Sam Graves and U.S. Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins to tour areas likely to be affected by the floods has been accepted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Graves and Jenkins will be accompanied by Col. Anthony Hoffman, Commander of the Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and several other officials on Friday.
(Washington) U.S. Congressman Sam Graves is encouraging people preparing for rising flood waters to visit his official website containing flood resource links through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(Washington) U.S. Congressman Sam Graves, along with Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02), requested today that the Division Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personally visit areas along the Missouri River expected to flood. The invitation to Brigadier General John McMahon is intended to provide a first-hand look at the impact of river management.
WASHINGTON, DC— House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today held a full committee hearing to examine access to capital needed by small businesses to grow and create jobs. Small business owners and bank lenders testified to the many challenges they are facing when deciding to expand or to lend money.
(Washington) U.S. Congressman Sam Graves has asked the Corps of Engineers to slow down their plans to release record amounts of water from upstream dams later this month. In a phone call Tuesday evening to Brigadier General John McMahon, Graves expressed his concern that the water being released upstream will likely result in significant flooding in Missouri.
By Sam Graves
Republished from Foxnews.com
Boonville Daily News
By Sananda Sahoo
Boonville —
A Boonville High School senior's pencil drawing of her father's intertwined hands framing a flock of birds, has made it to the Capitol Hill where it will be showcased for a year.
(Washington) The House of Representatives voted to increase domestic energy production, create jobs and lower prices this week. H.R. 1229 and 1231 both received bi-partisan support as lawmakers recognized the need to end our dependence on foreign oil and create jobs.
Navigating the trials of international trade barriers is akin to "watching a cow poke its head through a sharp barbwire fence and struggle to get that next piece of greenery," said John Taylor, President of T-Tech Inc., a leading manufacturer of printed circuit board prototyping systems.
WASHINGTON— House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor reported that 244,000 jobs were created in April while the unemployment rate rose to nine percent: