Reflecting his support for a more open federal government, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) has joined a bipartisan Transparency Caucus which will serve as a resource for Members of Congress on bipartisan open government initiatives. The caucus will promote legislation that requires federal information to be freely accessible, as well as advocate for new initiatives that support transparency. Read more »

For more than a year, the majority of the people who hired me as their representative have made it clear that they don't want the bitter pill known as government-controlled health care forced down their throats, but today those in charge in Washington, D.C., turned their backs on our families by enacting a government takeover of health care. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today successfully shepherded a resolution through the U.S. House of Representatives recognizing the outstanding efforts of the National Guard's Agri-business Development Teams to help war torn nations like Afghanistan improve their agriculture economy. Read more »

In a victory for hard-working farm families, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9), a farmer from St. Elizabeth, and Congressman Sam Graves (MO-6), a farmer from Tarkio, today announced that they have successfully helped secure a federal waiver that ensures a timely delivery of farm supplies for the 2010 planting season. Luetkemeyer and Graves both serve on the House Agriculture Committee. Read more »

In an effort to preserve and protect the role of Americans in our representative form of government, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) is an original co-sponsor of a bipartisan measure to be offered today that will force an up-or-down vote on government-controlled health care being forced upon Americans by the President and Majority in Congress. Read more »

While the President and the Majority in Congress continue to ignore the American people by supporting government-controlled health care, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) continues listening to the people of the 9th District who are telling him to vote against the health care bill. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) voted again today against H.R. 3650, the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act. On Tuesday, March 9, a similar version of H.R. 3650 was defeated under suspension of the rules. Rep. Luetkemeyer made the following statement for the Congressional Record after voting against H.R. 3650 earlier this week: Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) and incoming Truman State President Dr. Troy Paino met today in Washington, D.C., to discuss how the school and congressman can work together to ensure that the university continues to thrive in the future. Read more »

Citing the need for fiscal restraint on behalf of hard-working Americans and building on his refusal to accept earmarks, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-09) today announced his support for a Republican plan to prohibit all earmarks. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer today voted against a nearly undeprecedented resolution to force troops out of Afghanistan within 30 days of enactment or at the very latest by the end of the year. Read more »