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Luetkemeyer Statement on New Pope

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Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3), a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church of St. Elizabeth, on the election today of Pope Francis by the College of Cardinals in Vatican City:

Sequestration Statement

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Tags: Budget

Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) on the automatic $85 billion reduction in spending known as the sequester:

Luetkemeyer Votes to Halt Pay Hike for Cabinet, VP, Non-Military Federal Employees

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Tags: Budget, Taxes

Having already supported federal pay freezes, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer today voted for legislation to eliminate the automatic across-the-board pay raise for the president’s cabinet, the vice president and other non-military federal employees that will otherwise occur as a result of a recent executive order issued by President Obama.

Luetkemeyer Seeks to Prohibit Federal Funding for Job-Killing UN Climate Change Initiatives

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Tags: Energy

Following last night’s State of the Union Address in which the president pledged to implement a job-killing climate change agenda, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) today introduced legislation to prohibit the United States from contributing taxpayer dollars to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Luetkemeyer Seeks Talented Young Artists to Compete in Annual Congressional Competition

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U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) today announced the opportunity for young artists living in the 3rd Congressional District to display their talents as part of the 2013 Congressional Art Competition. Information about the art competition was sent earlier this week to high school art teachers.  “This competition provides a great opportunity to encourage and recognize the rich…