After recent meetings with constituents throughout the 9th District, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-09) is encouraged that hard-working Missourians will continue to raise their concerns about the cap-and-trade legislation that is nothing more than a national energy tax that will be debated soon by the U.S. Senate. Read more »

As we prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July with food, fireworks and fun we also should take the opportunity to reflect on the many rights and freedoms that we enjoy in this great nation and the struggles to gain and protect them. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) on Tuesday will present Westminster College with a framed resolution recognizing the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library on the campus of Westminster College in Fulton, Mo., as America's National Churchill Museum. Read more »

Fighting for Missouri families who are struggling during these tough economic times, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-09) today voted against the disastrous cap-and-trade bill that is nothing more than a national energy tax. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today voted in support of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (H.R. 2647), which includes a well-deserved pay increase for our military men and women. Read more »

In an effort to improve the quality of life for our veterans, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today supported the passage of four key pieces of legislation to make cost-of-living adjustments for veterans benefits, enhance information regarding scholarships for veterans and their families, address health care concerns for women veterans, and ensure funding for veterans health care programs. Read more »

State and utility officials including the Democratic chairman of the Missouri Public Service Commission are echoing U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer's (MO-9) concerns that a proposed energy tax is going to be placed on the backs of hard-working Missourians already struggling to make ends meet. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today proudly announced that his nominee for the 2009 U.S. Congress-Korean National Assembly Youth Exchange Program, Westminster College student and Washington, Mo., resident Mike Butera has been selected as one of 10 interns nationwide to participate in the prestigious program. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today commended the President's decision to declare portions of Missouri including communities in the 9th District as federal disasters areas. The decision by the President makes these communnties impacted by severe weather eligible for federal disaster assistance. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) has signed on as supporter of the Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009, which would restrict the release of detainee photos that could incite violence against Americans, including our brave military men and women. Read more »