U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) issued the following statement regarding the deployment of the Missouri National Guard Agri-business Development Team IV. The Missouri National Guard will host a deployment ceremony for this team tomorrow at the Ike Skelton Training Site in Jefferson City. This unit will complete its training at Camp Atterbury in Indiana before deployment to the Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan: Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) issued the following statement after voting against the DISCLOSE Act, a bill that would restrict free speech and creates special exemptions for favored special interest groups: Read more »

Reflecting the wishes of the American people through the website YouCut, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today voted to save hard-working Americans billions of dollars by prohibiting new funding for the IRS for the purpose of enforcing the new health care law. Read more »

Reflecting the wishes of Americans fed up with reckless government spending, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today voted to sell excess government property saving taxpayers up to $15 billion. The measure was the result of Americans reaching out to Congress through the YouCut website that turns cost-cutting suggestions into legislation. Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a resolution sponsored by U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) honoring Missouri native Dr. Larry Case for his 26 years of service to the National FFA Organization. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) welcomed Nicole Brandt of Koeltztown, Mo. to our nation's capital to participate in the Congressional Page Program that provides young people with an opportunity to experience first-hand our government in action. Read more »

Today we recognize the establishment of Flag Day to remember and give honor to one of our country's most enduring symbols, our national flag. Those special "Stars and Stripes" symbolize our freedom and strength, as well as the American spirit that others around the world have come to know and respect. Read more »

Reflecting the wishes of the American people through the website YouCut, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today voted to save hard-working Americans $30 billion by reforming how the government is running taxpayer-financed firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) is sponsoring a resolution in Congress honoring Missouri native Dr. Larry Case for his 26 years of service to the National FFA Organization that includes an impressive list of accomplishments on behalf of agricultural education. Several members of the Missouri congressional delegation are co-sponsoring Luetkemeyer's measure. Read more »

Just days after introducing legislation on this issue, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today successfully secured an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 that will recognize the sacrifices of Jewish American military service members who served during World War I. Read more »