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Luetkemeyer Introduces Four Critical Bills to Fix NFIP

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), introduced four bills to provide critical fixes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). “As the Representative of a district that is home to thousands of miles of shoreline between the Missouri, Mississippi, and Osage Rivers and the Lake of the Ozarks, flood…

Luetkemeyer Discusses U.S. & China Relationship on Fox Business with Maria Bartiromo

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party joined Fox Business’ “Mornings with Maria” with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the committee’s inaugural hearing last night and the future of America’s relationship with China. Click HERE to watch. Maria: Would you be poised to support removing China’s…

Luetkemeyer Welcomes Hillsboro Native, Drew Davis to House Small Business Committee

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Vice Chairman of the House Small Business Committee welcomed Drew Davis, a 17-year-old Hillsboro, MO native and small business owner to the committee for a hearing entitled, “From Nothing to Something: The Story of the American Dream.” Click HERE to watch. “A native of Hillsboro in Missouri’s Third District, Drew…

Luetkemeyer, McHenry Send Comment Letter Rebuking FinCEN’s Proposal Regarding Access to Beneficial Ownership Information

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Chairman of the National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) sent a comment letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Acting Director Himamauli Das in response…

Reps. Luetkemeyer, Castor Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Flood Insurance Costs

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) and Kathy Castor (FL-14) reintroduced H.R. 900, the Continuous Coverage for Flood Insurance Act, which would lower consumer costs by ensuring that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) allows consumers to exercise their right to maintain flood insurance outside of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). “The…

Luetkemeyer Sends Letter to Chopra on Overdraft Fees

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions was joined by Financial Services Committee Republicans on a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra regarding a proposed rule on “overdraft fees” that was included in its Fall…

Luetkemeyer, Huizenga, Barr Send Letter to CFPB Regarding Bureau Calendar

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, was joined by the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Bill Huizenga and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, Andy Barr in sending CFPB Director…

Luetkemeyer Sends Letter to Treasury on World Bank’s Evolution Roadmap

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today on his first day as Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) sent a letter to the Treasury Department’s Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development, Alexia Latortue regarding the World Bank’s recently released Evolution Roadmap. In…

Luetkemeyer Sends Letter to DOJ on BSA Data

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today on his first day as Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the usefulness of Bank Secrecy Act data. Section 6201 of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act placed a statuary…

Luetkemeyer Introduces Chinese CBDC Prohibition Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on his first day as Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) introduced the Chinese CBDC Prohibition Act to prohibit the use of the Chinese Central Bank Digital Currency, also known as the Digital Yuan, by U.S. licensed money service…