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Luetkemeyer Reintroduces Bills to Reform NFIP

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) reintroduced four bills to provide commonsense reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). “With thousands of miles of shoreline along the Lake of the Ozarks, Mississippi River, Missouri River, and Osage River, Missouri’s Third District has seen more than our fair share of flooding over the years. We are…

St. Elizabeth Softball, Baseball Programs Inducted into Missouri Sports Hall of Fame

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) congratulated the St. Elizabeth, MO High School softball and baseball programs on their induction into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame today. “As a native of St. Elizabeth this honor is especially personal for me. I graduated from St. Elizabeth but more importantly, my wife, Jackie, and I have watched generations of kids…

Luetkemeyer Announces Winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Each year, the Congressional Art Competition provides an opportunity for high school artists from the third district of Missouri to demonstrate their talents. This year, the office of Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) received outstanding entries from 14 students. Today, Congressman Luetkemeyer is pleased to announce the winner of the 2021 Congressional Art…

Luetkemeyer on Governor Parson’s Action to Strengthen Missouri’s Workforce

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) released the following statement regarding Governor Mike Parson’s announcement that Missouri will no longer be participating in federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits. “Congress passed emergency coronavirus relief to get the many Americans facing unemployment through the pandemic until jobs were once again…

Luetkemeyer: State of Our Union Continues to Improve

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress. “After one of the most trying years in American history, the state of our union continues to improve. Children are back in school, more Americans are being vaccinated every day, and businesses are helping to heal…

Luetkemeyer on the SAFE Banking Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) released the following statement regarding this week’s bipartisan House passage of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act which includes the Congressman’s legislation to end Operation Choke Point, the Obama-era initiative led by the Department of Justice and FDIC that sought to eliminate financial services for…

ICYMI: Luetkemeyer Discusses Need to Protect Small Business Owners, Integrity of SCOTUS on Newsmax

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) joined Heather Childers and Bob Sellars on Newsmax’s “American Agenda” to discuss the need to protect American small businesses from burdensome regulation and Democrats’ unconstitutional proposal to expand the United States Supreme Court from nine to 13 justices for political gain. Click HERE to…

Luetkemeyer Introduces the Protecting Every Student Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) introduced the Protecting Every Student Act to change the federal government’s current formula for the allocation of Covid relief education funds to a per pupil basis, ensuring fairness across all school districts. “The CDC estimates the average cost to…

Luetkemeyer on President Biden’s Unlawful Executive Order to Violate Second Amendment Rights

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s executive order to infringe on law-abiding Americans’ rights to possess firearms.  “Villainizing and defunding the police, completely ignoring border security, and now infringing on Americans’ ability to defend ourselves without any chance of…

Luetkemeyer Honors Holocaust Hero Carl Lutz

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) introduced a resolution today honoring Carl Lutz, a Swiss diplomat responsible for helping more than 62,000 Jews escape from Hungary during the Holocaust and called Missouri home for several years.  “Carl Lutz’s selflessness and sacrifice allowed him to perform the largest…