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At a time when Congress appears increasingly fractured along party lines and between chambers, a group of eight House and Senate lawmakers will come together this week to launch a bipartisan Abraham Accords Caucus, focused on supporting and promoting the normalization agreements between Israel and Arab states.
The letter "Lawmakers should be like Dole and battle world hunger" (Dec. 10) urged our area's congressional law makers to cosponsor House Resolution 4693, the Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act. Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Ballwin listened to her constituents and supported this legislation. It has also been very heartening to see both parties supporting this initiative together. Reps.
Regarding "Desperation drives thousands of Afghans a day across borders" (Dec. 70): Since August, my first cousin and his five kids were in danger in Afghanistan. I was in constant communication with him, exploring ways to get him and his family safely away from the Taliban.
President Ulysses S. Grant is in line for a big promotion, more than 150 years after he led the Union Army to victory in the Civil War.
To honor the legacy of the former St. Louis County resident, both U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner have introduced legislation to promote the taciturn leader to the highest rank in the U.S. Army: "General of the Armies."
It took more than four years for Missouri's 2nd District Congresswoman Ann Wagner to get a bill signed into law that ensures crime victims are getting the services they need. The VOCA (Victims of Crime Act) Fix bill moved quickly through the current Congress and was signed into law by President Biden, Thursday, July 22.
U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) support making paid family leave a reality in America.
During a Dec. 12 bipartisan panel discussion on paid family leave during last week's White House Child Care and Paid Leave Summit, the lawmakers outlined their stances for finding common-sense solutions to expand access to child care and paid leave for new parents.
The U.S. House has passed the long-awaited trade deal with Canada and Mexico. The state's Republican House members, along with Kansas City Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, voted for the agreement and St. Louis Democrat Lacy Clay opposed it. On the House floor, eastern Missouri Republican Ann Wagner gives some love to the St. Louis area for its work in the future of agriculture.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and U.S. Congresswoman Ann Wagner teamed up to request assurance a federal program that provides resources to state and local agencies for the handling of rape kits is reauthorized.