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Kansas City, MO – Earlier today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that he was appointing 6th Congressional District resident Richard Fordyce of Bethany, MO to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA). Fordyce will lead a network of over 2,100 county and 50 state FSA offices. He currently serves as State Executive Director for FSA in Missouri.
Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) released the following statement:
Dear Friend,
The stories of veterans waiting for months to receive health care in 2014 shocked the nation. At least 40 veterans died as a result of long wait times and delayed care at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs system. It was later discovered that those long wait times weren't limited to Phoenix.
Our vets depend on the Veterans Affairs healthcare system to access their medical care. We promised them when they committed to serve that we would take care of them. I believe that we must keep our promise to those who've sacrificed for our country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Sam Graves, (R-MO-06), Daniel Lipinski, (D-IL-03), Markwayne Mullin, (R-OK-02), and Brenda Lawrence, (D-MI-14), introduced H.R. 5701 an Aviation Workforce Development Pilot Program Bill to encourage more men and women to pursue careers in aviation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Sam Graves, (M0-06), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. will withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Deal.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following an Inspector General's report that almost 1000 veterans in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas were denied care through the Veterans Choice program due to wait times being incorrectly reported, Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) led a letter calling on the VA Heartland Network - the Veterans Integrated Service Network responsible for veterans health care services in Missouri, Kansas and Illinois - to take corrective action to properly report wait times.
Dear Friend,
This week is National Small Business Week. Celebrated since 1963, our entrepreneurs and small business owners pour their blood, sweat, and tears into what, for many, is a labor of love. Our businessmen and women hope that their efforts turn into success and help pay the bills along the way, but in business, that's never a guarantee. That's why we celebrate our small businesses. They are the fabric of our communities, providing us with important goods and services and doing so knowing the risks involved.
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.
Dear Friend,
Syrian President Bashar Assad conducted another senseless chemical attack earlier this month in an attempt to subdue rebel forces. The attack didn't just affect those opposing him; it also killed dozens and injured hundreds of innocent Syrian civilians including women and children. This is just the latest horrific act he has committed.
Assad's brutal actions toward innocent civilians are inexcusable and must not be tolerated by any nation.
Dear Friend,
China announced last week that they would retaliate for tariffs imposed by the United States by placing tariffs of their own on some of our goods. Soybeans, pork, and frozen beef could all take a hit as a result of retaliation from China.
A trade war where China targets American agriculture isn't good for North Missouri at all.
Trade keeps the economic engine of North Missouri running by giving farmers more opportunities to feed the world. This is why I have always supported free trade.