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Luetkemeyer, McHenry Urge FinCEN to Adhere to Congressional Intent with Updated Beneficial Ownership Regime and Small Business Protections

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) lead Republican on the House Consumer Protection Financial & Institutions Subcommittee and Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), lead Republican on the House Financial Services Committee sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to adhere to…

Luetkemeyer Statement on Biden's Proposal for Massive Tax Hikes on American Workers

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) released the following statement on President Biden's proposal for a $2 trillion tax hike on the American worker. “President Biden’s plan to impose $2 trillion in tax hikes on our nation’s employees will hurt the American worker at all income levels. On the heels of the pandemic, the…

Luetkemeyer’s Bipartisan Bill to Extend the PPP Deadline Passes the Senate

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate passed the bipartisan Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Extension Act of 2021, sending it to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. This bill was originally introduced by House Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07), Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-39), and Congresswoman…

Luetkemeyer Leads Letter to EPA Regarding Misinformed Missouri Water Listing

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) led a letter signed by the Missouri Republican Congressional delegation to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the agency to reconsider its decision to list over forty bodies of water as “impaired,” including Lake of the Ozarks and Truman Reservoir.  “Unfortunately, the EPA used old and unverified…

Luetkemeyer, Financial Services Committee Hold Hearing with Powell and Yellen

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in a hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Treasury Department’s and Federal Reserve’s Pandemic Response” in the House Financial Services Committee, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) questioned Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell about the economic effects of the pandemic.  Click HERE to watch. On the…

Luetkemeyer Introduces Bill to Stop Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) introduced the bipartisan Stopping Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act to permanently schedule all illicit fentanyl. This legislation would permanently codify the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) emergency scheduling of illicit fentanyl which is set to expire in May 2021. It would create a long-term solution for…

Luetkemeyer Introduces Bill to Increase Access to Rural Health Care

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) introduced legislation to increase access to health care for rural and underserved communities by correcting reimbursement rates for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). “Rural Health Clinics play a vital role in providing quality, accessible healthcare in rural communities across America. Missouri is actually home to the highest…

Luetkemeyer, Velázquez, Kim, Bourdeaux Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Extending Paycheck Protection Program

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07), Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-39), and Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) introduced the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Extension Act. This critical bipartisan legislation will provide a commonsense extension to the Paycheck Protection…

Luetkemeyer Statement on CPFB Policy Change

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) released a statement following the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) announcement that it has rescinded a January 24, 2020 policy statement put in place by former Director Kathy Kraninger to provide clarity around what qualifies as an “abusive” act or practice. “Director Kraninger’s policy statement gave the…

Luetkemeyer: The ‘American Rescue Plan’ is Nothing of the Sort

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) voted against Congressional Democrats’ $1.9 trillion partisan agenda disguised as a coronavirus “rescue package.” “As I’ve said before, the ‘American Rescue Plan’ is nothing of the sort. It remains a partisan power grab and the American people are footing the bill. Mismanaged states are being rewarded for unnecessarily…