U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today announced that his nominee for the United States Air Force Academy, Trevor Lee Muzzy of Columbia, has been offered an appointment to the academy as part of the 2016 graduating class. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today voted in favor of H.R. 4628, the Interest Rate Reduction Act, to extend current interest rates on student loans for one year. This bill will prevent interest rates from increasing on July 1, 2012, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on new federally subsidized Stafford Loans to undergraduate students. In 2007, Congress enacted a law that would double student loan interest rates starting in 2012. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9), following months of advocacy on the issue, today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has withdrawn its proposed rule on youth who work in agriculture, bringing to an end a rule that would have undermined the ability of farmers to hire youth to work on farms. Read more »

A pencil sketch titled “Olivia” featuring a teenage girl with clasped hands looking out through a window created by Emily Wildhaber of Arygle, Mo., has been chosen by U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) to represent the 9th Congressional District in the Annual Congressional Art Competition. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer’s (MO-9) request for a 60-day public comment period and a public hearing for Missouri River stakeholders regarding the shallow water habitat creation at Jameson Island has been granted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The creation of the shallow water habitat and dumping of excess sediment into the river has been an ongoing issue that has concerned many Missouri River stakeholders. Read more »

In an effort to enhance our nation’s defenses against electronic terrorism while also upholding invididual rights to privacy on the Internet, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today voted with a large bipartisan majority in favor of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (CISPA) which would help secure the nation’s critical infrastructure by protecting national security and reducing the incidence of cybersecurity breaches. Read more »

Concerned about the government’s use of taxpayer dollars to attack legitimate foods and beverages and the businesses and employees that make them, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) is co-sponsoring legislation prohibiting the use of federal money to support media campaigns aimed at legal and safe foods and beverages. Read more »

Building on his commitment to job creation and an all-of-the above energy strategy, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) today announced he is backing a plan to license a new nuclear reactor in Missouri that would provide clean, safe and affordable energy to thousands of hard-working Missourians and has the support of energy service providers statewide. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer’s (MO-9) legislation creating a Mark Twain commemorative coin to help boost Hannibal’s economy through tourism at no cost to American taxpayers has received final approval by the House of Representatives, sending the bill to the Senate for consideration. The bill passed 408-4. “Mark Twain has been an important part of our country’s history, and I’m… Read more »

Citing the important role broadband service plays in rural economic growth, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) and 43 of his colleagues in the House of Representatives have asked the head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to avoid new regulatory reforms on broadband providers that would severely impact job-creating broadband service in rural communities. Read more »