U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) today sent a letter to the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requesting that the agency work closely with the state to ensure current and any future assessments of damages caused by recent severe weather are performed in a thorough and expiditious manner. He also requested that members of the Missouri Congressional delegation be kept well-informed throughout that process. Read more »

Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) who voted this week in support of the Fiscal Year 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill: Read more »

As Missourians deal with continued flooding throughout the state due to recent heavy rains, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) today reminded residents living near the Missouri River and Mississippi Rivers, their tributaries and smaller creeks, of the following important steps as they prepare for potential flooding: Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) today announced that his staff will be in all 13 counties of the 3rd Congressional District hosting the latest round of Constituent Service Days that provide constituents an opportunity to meet with members of Luetkemeyer’s staff. The 3rd Congressional District Constituent Service Days begin Monday, June 17 and run through Thursday, June 20. We encourage you to publish or broadcast meetings in your area. Read more »

In an attempt to get Americans back to work and create greater energy security, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) supported legislation that would clear the roadblocks that are preventing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and issued the following statement: Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) today voted in support of the Smarter Solutions for Students Act which would stop student loan interest rates from statutorily rising from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent and get Congress out of setting student loan interest rates by basing them on the free market. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) today issued the following statement after Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois Lerner pleaded the Fifth Amendment before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, raising serious new questions about Lerner’s role in stonewalling Luetkemeyer’s three-year, constituent-prompted inquiry into the Humane Society of the United States’ (HSUS) tax-exempt status: Read more »

Three years after launching an investigation with a constituent-driven inquiry questioning the tax exempt status of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and subsequent stonewalling by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) is renewing his inquiry. Luetkemeyer is also raising serious questions about IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois Lerner’s political ties to HSUS in light of her recent apology for targeting conservative non-profit groups seeking tax-exempt status. Read more »

In an effort to get the government out of American’s pockets and to limit the overreaching scope of the government, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) today voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and issued the following statement: Read more »

As part of his ongoing efforts to better understand and serve those filing for service-related claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) announced today that he will host the inaugural 3rd District Veterans’ Benefits Workshop from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, at the Jefferson City Police Training Room inside the Jefferson City Police Station, 401 Monroe Street. Read more »