117th Congress
On January 20th, 2021, a gallon of diesel fuel cost about $2.70 a gallon. Today, a gallon of diesel will set you back more than $5.
Why? Because the United States today has less diesel fuel on hand than we’ve had heading into winter in the last 70 years. And, in 1951, demand for diesel fuel was one-quarter of what it is today.
That means fuel costs for farmers, truckers, shippers, and railroads have all increased 85 percent. Whether you like it or not, our entire economy runs on diesel fuel. When those prices go up, we all feel the pain at the grocery store.
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the guns fell silent on the Western Front. The year was 1918 and the deadliest war the world had ever seen was over. The official end of World War I wouldn’t come until June of 1919 with the Treaty of Versailles, but it was November 11th the world would remember as the end of the “war to end all wars.”
I’m often asked what I think the most important part of my job is representing the people of North Missouri. Some people seem to think it’s talking about the issues of the day on cable news—it’s not. Others think it’s working across the aisle to get bipartisan bills passed that make things better for American families. That’s closer to the truth, but it still isn’t quite right.
I was shelling corn the other night when I looked down at my monitor—322 bushels per acre it read. My jaw just about hit the floor. But they say not to count your chickens before they hatch. They should also tell you not to count your bushels before you get to the elevator.
KANSAS CITY, MO – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) today announced that Green Hills Regional Planning Commission will be receiving a $8,768,000 grant from the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) to further the development of container-on-barge shipping services in Brunswick, Missouri.
I’ve heard a lot of bad ideas over the years. But one of them, this notion that we should “defund the police,” really takes the cake.
There’s no substitute for the brave law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to keep our communities safe. When you call 911, and I pray that day never comes for you, you expect an armed police officer to respond, not a social worker. But that’s exactly what some of the out-of-touch liberals want to happen.
The United States Postal Service is one of the only agencies authorized by the Constitution. In fact, the agency can trace its roots back even further to 1775, when Benjamin Franklin was named the first Postmaster General.
For some 247 years, the men and women of the United States Postal Service have been delivering the mail—rain or shine. It doesn't matter where you live—downtown Kansas City, the suburbs, or rural North Missouri—they deliver the mail six days a week. That's the promise.
KANSAS CITY, MO – Congressmen Sam Graves (MO-06) and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) authored a letter demanding answers from United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on the Postal Service’s failure to reliably deliver mail six days a week in the Greater Kansas City Area, as required by law.
The price of gas is going up—again.
In case you haven’t heard the news or seen the prices climb at your local gas station yet, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) just announced they’re cutting back oil production by 2 million barrels a day. In other words, President Biden’s attempt to beg Iran, Venezuela, and Saudi Arabia to pump more oil backfired, big time. And now, American families are going to have to pay the price.
WASHINGTON, DC – House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (MO-06) and House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-AR) introduced the Transparency and Production of (TAP) American Energy Act this week.