U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) is in Israel this week with congressional colleagues, led by Minoroty Whip Eric Cantor, to learn more about our nation's strategic relationship with Israel, the Middle East peace process, Israel's security concerns and the status of important economic and political trends in Israel. Read more »

We have the highest-quality health care system in the world, but no one in Washington is saying we do not need health care reform. We must improve our health care delivery system by expanding access and working to lower the number of uninsured Americans. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives about the dangerous consequences the Majority's costly health care proposal will have on hard-working people and families. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) met with British Ambassador to the United States Sir Nigel Sheinwald today at the British Embassy and discussed the successful resolution that Luetkemeyer sponsored through the U.S. House of Representatives, which recognizes the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library on the campus of Westminster College in Fulton, Mo., as America's National Churchill Museum. Read more »

Today I honor the supreme sacrifices made by the thousands of Americans and allies who fought and died on the Korean Penninsula to prevent the spread of communism. Read more »

We can all agree that health care costs in America are out of control and coverage and care must be made more affordable. I am committed to making sure that any health care reform lowers costs without undermining quality of care. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives pointing out the failure of the so-called stimulus package in the form of a simple question all Americans deserve an answer to: "Where are the jobs?" Read more »

As part of his ongoing commitment to our men and women in uniform, their families and our veterans, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today voted in favor of critical funding needed for military construction, including family housing and other quality of life construction projects along with funding for care of our veterans. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today joined U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey (D-CO) in introducing the bipartisan Small Business Growth Act that will use tax breaks to encourage investment, expansion and job creation at America's small businesses. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today introduced legislation that would save taxpayers $12.5 million this year and millions more in the future by prohibiting the United States from contributing to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is fraught with waste and is engaged in dubious science. Read more »