U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) issued the following statement after his amendment to prohibit funding of the Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan (MRERP) was included in the Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water appropriations bill: Read more »

Concerned about the lack of government transparency regarding the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) today voted in support of legislation he co-sponsored that is designed to reform the ESA to improve how the government implements and administers the law. Read more »

In an effort to prevent taxpayer dollars from being used on duplicative and therefore unnecessary studies of the Missouri River, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) led efforts to overwhelmingly pass two amendments prohibiting funding of the Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan (MRERP) and the Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study (MRAPS). Read more »

Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) on a visit today and Thursday by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy to Rocheport and Kansas City to discuss proposed changes to the Clean Water Act: Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) joined 38 members of the House of Representatives and Senate in sending an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals to urge the Court to acknowledge the intent of the Clean Water Act by highlighting where the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has violated the law and overstepped states’ rights. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) issued the following statement after the president signed into law the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) which will update our nation’s water infrastructure. The law also includes provisions passed by Luetkemeyer and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (MO-6) that ensures the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a clear, results-based strategy for fish and wildlife mitigation on the Missouri River. Read more »

In a city where the word ‘bipartisan’ is heavily tossed around but rarely acted upon, I am very pleased when politics can be put to the side and the House and the Senate can agree upon job creating legislation. Read more »

In an effort to examine the latest overreaching proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would broaden the scope of waters subject to federal scrutiny under the Clean Water Act, Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) and the House Small Business Committee held a hearing to discuss the ‘Waters of the United States.’ Read more »

U.S. Reps. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) and Sam Graves (MO-06) applaud House passage of the bicameral agreement to the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) that updates our nation’s water infrastructure which is critical to states like Missouri where waterways and ports help support nearly 25,000 jobs and contributes $4 billion to the state’s economy. Read more »

A critical, cost-saving provision prohibiting funding of the Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan (MRERP) was included in the Energy and Water portion of the bipartisan spending package passed by the House that restores overall government spending to 2008 levels. Read more »