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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement after the KC City Council today was presented with an official proposal for rebuilding Kansas City International Airport. Kansas City voters could be asked to weigh in on the proposal to replace KCI with a $1.25 billion, single-terminal airport at the ballot box as early as this August.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement in response to the announcement that provisions supporting the F/A-18 line would be included in the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Graves, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, pushed to secure the Navy's request for an additional fourteen F/A-18 Super Hornets, which will be built at a Boeing facility in Missouri.
There is a feeling around Washington that Americans can't make decisions for themselves. There are some people here who really do believe more government is the answer to every problem. The attitude isn't new by any stretch, but under President Obama it's only gotten worse.
We've seen it come to life in the form of health care mandates, strict regulations on family farms, and even limits on how much food our children can eat at school. But probably the best example is at the Environmental Protection Agency.
For those of you who don't already know, today is Tax Day. It comes every April, without fail. As the saying goes, nothing in life is guaranteed - except death and taxes.
U.S. tax policy is difficult, confusing, and time consuming. Loopholes and special interest deductions were bad enough. Now, Obamacare is making it impossible for even accountants to understand.
The tax code needs to be reinvented. It needs to be shortened and simplified so people can understand what they're paying and where their money is going.
That's what the Fair Tax is all about.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, on Wednesday hosted a roundtable on implementation of the FAST Act. The discussion specifically focused on regulatory reforms that Graves wrote into the newest Highway Bill, which was signed into law last December.
Missouri now stands to receive $1 billion per year to spend on roads, bridges, and new transportation infrastructure. That's the most funding the state has ever received for transportation projects.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Sam Graves issued the following statement after the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announced the NGA West Complex will remain in Missouri.
Over the past few weeks, Republicans in Congress have had the opportunity to make their priorities known before federal agency budgets are finalized.
One of my priorities throughout this process has been keeping money out of the hands of abortion providers and pro-choice groups like Planned Parenthood.
Just this Congress, I have signed or helped introduce multiple bills that continue our fight for life. One prohibits the use of federal funds for abortion or any health plan that covers abortion.
It's hard to know what – or who – to trust in the debate over Kansas City International Airport.
The Kansas City Aviation Department spent $258 million renovating KCI in 2004. Today, 12 years later, their debt still sits at about $200 million.
But rather than paying off the airport's debt, the Aviation Department has their eyes set on spending more money – and convincing Kansas City that their plan is the only one that can save KCI.
There are nearly 12 million immigrants living in this country illegally; drawing welfare benefits, sending their children to public schools, and pushing down wages for American workers.
And while liberal politicians and poor border protection have contributed to illegal immigration numbers, the problem extends well beyond amnesty and open borders.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Sam Graves today introduced legislation forcing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deport illegal immigrants living in America on expired visas. H.R. 4726, the Preventing Illegal Visa Overstays Act, will withhold pay for the Secretary of DHS until the Department enforces standing visa laws.