U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) voted in favor of the job-creating free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea as a way to boost our economy and get people back to work by growing markets and opportunities for American-made goods. Read more »

Continuing his efforts to rein in growing government regulation, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) voted in favor of the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) and members of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology continued their efforts today to shine a brighter light on the actions of the Federal Reserve. Read more »

Continuing his commitment to hearing from people across the 9th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer today announced that his staff will again be hosting another round of Constituent Service Days beginning Monday, October 24, and running through Thursday, October 27. We encourage you to publish or broadcast meetings in your area. Read more »

The United States Constitution grants Congress the authority to establish post offices and post roads. I look forward to working with my colleagues in Congress, the Postal Service and, most importantly, my constituents to address these financial challenges in a balanced way that will ensure a high level of service to all Missourians, including those of us living in rural areas. Read more »

Ed Robb was a good friend and a selfless public servant who had a keen understanding of state and local issues, serving as Boone County presiding commissioner and as a member of the Missouri House. Ed's relationship with the folks of Boone County was a special one, and his understanding of local issues was both unique and incredibly insightful. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Robb family at this incredibly difficult time. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today voted in favor of the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act, legislation that requires a comprehensive review of proposed and recently issued EPA regulations. Many of these regulations have the potential to impose tens of billions of dollars in compliance costs, eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs, drive up the price of energy, and reduce U.S. competitiveness in an increasingly global economy. Read more »

In his weekly Blaine Buzz video series, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) discusses his support for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Read more »

Citing the potentially serious impacts on communities in the Lake of the Ozarks, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) and other members of Congress have written a letter outlining their concerns about changes to the Shoreline Management Plan Project No. 459 proposed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Read more »

I am pleased that the Department of Labor has pulled a rule that would have changed the definition of fiduciary. I repeatedly expressed in meetings and letters with the department and other federal agencies that this ill-advised rule had the potential to create regulatory burdens on retirement advisors so great that it would have increased the costs of client fees, reduced consumer access to investment advice, and ultimately driven qualified professionals out of the business of helping Americans plan for retirement. This would have been particularly true in rural communities with small-dollar investors and an already limited number of financial planners. Read more »