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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Chair of the House Suburban Caucus, released the following statement after House Democrats voted down H.R. 8251, her legislation to ensure safe access to hospitals and urgent medical care.

Ballwin, MO – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Chair of the House Suburban Caucus, released the following statement demanding action from the St. Louis County Executive to distribute CARES Act funding to local municipalities:

"The CARES Act was signed into law on March 27^th, and St. Louis County has had our funding since late April. It has been four months, and still our local municipalities have not received any of these funds for public safety.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) introduced the Protecting Access to Justice for Survivors Act to improve access to legal representation for survivors through Department of Justice grants.

According to the Human Trafficking Hotline, there were 11,500 cases of human trafficking reported in the United States in 2019. Of those cases, nearly 9,357 cases involved women.

Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Chair of the House Suburban Caucus, released the following statement after she introduced the Telehealth Act, a package that includes nine telehealth bills introduced by Republican lawmakers.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Chair of the House Suburban Caucus, and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after Rep. Wagner introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, the House companion to Senator Graham's bill of the same name.

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) released the following statement on Rep. Wagner's Born Alive Amendment.

"Democrats refused to consider my amendment to this week's appropriations package that would have prevented government funding of entities that will not protect babies who survive abortion. Babies who survive abortions deserve lifesaving care, and my Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act would protect them at the very moment they need our help the most." - Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO)

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement after the House passed the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act.

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $5.2 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to capitalize and administer Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) that will provide critical gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs that have been adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic across Missouri.