With an increasing number of servicemembers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) is urging spouses of those coming home to take advantage of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) telephone support program designed to ea Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) voted today in favor of the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, legislation that would preempt the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from making significant changes to the procedures governing union elections. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today testified at a hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure's Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment about funding disparities between the protection of river communities and habitat restora Read more »

I am extremely thankful that Derrik Sweeney is being released by Egyptian authorities along with the two other American students. I am relieved for Derrik's family, who received a special Thanksgiving Day gift today. Read more »

I had been hopeful that the committee would work together to come up with $1.2 to $1.5 trillion in spending cuts. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) and 21 of his colleagues sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about the burdensome permitting process surrounding levee maintenance, repair, and federal obligations to ensure levees are both safe and struct Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today issued the following statement after Ameren announced it would release in the first quarter of next year a shoreline management proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that will impact property Read more »

Reflecting his support for fiscal accountability in Washington by making sure the federal government lives within its means, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today voted in favor of a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Read more »

In an effort to assist Missourians enrolled in Medicare, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) is reminding constituents that the Open Enrollment period for the program ends on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. Read more »

Staying true to his lifelong support for Americans' Second Amendment rights, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today voted for the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act that allows law-abiding gun owners with valid state-issued concealed firearm Read more »