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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.
Some folks have said I sound a bit like a broken record—that all I ever talk about is flooding, flooding, flooding. There's some truth to that, as many parts of North Missouri have been underwater at one point in time or another this year. There are families in Northwest Missouri that haven't been able to return home for more than 7 months now. There is farmland in Northeast Missouri that's still underwater. Right now, there's nothing more important than helping these folks get back on their feet and helping protect our communities from future flooding.
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."
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You may have missed it amidst all the impeachment hoopla, but President Trump secured another trade victory last week.
In a big win for farmers, the United States reached a trade deal with Japan, our third largest agricultural export market. As a result, Japan will reduce tariffs on both fresh and frozen beef and pork. Tariffs will be eliminated or phased out on a multitude of U.S. farm products including several produced in Missouri such as sweet corn, sorghum, ethanol, frozen poultry, processed pork, egg products and wine.
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.
There are folks just down the road from me who haven't been able to get into their houses since March. Think about that for a minute: there are families who haven't been able to return home for going on 6 months now.
Historic flooding, caused in part by failed river management policies, have decimated folks along the Missouri River. They aren't alone. Most of North Missouri has seen historic flooding this year and the recovery process continues.
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:
It's time to set the record straight on the Green New Deal. We all thought it was a joke back in February, but now the chickens have come home to roost and we're marching closer towards this nightmare becoming a reality.