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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Members of Missouri's Congressional delegation this week issued a letter to National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Robert Cardillo, suggesting the agency keep the NGA West complex at one of four sites in the Show Me State.
Below is a copy of that letter and reflections on the complex's importance by Missouri's House delegation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In reaction to the White House's sweeping regulation, the EPA's final "waters of the United States" rule, Congresswoman Ann Wagner issued following statement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed S.178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (JVTA), 420-3. Prior to its passage, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) took to the House floor to discuss her signature legislation, the SAVE Act, which is included in this bill. The SAVE Act, or The Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act, combats human trafficking by preventing the knowing advertisement of sex trafficking. The JVTA is now on its way the president's desk to be signed into law.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives tonight passed H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, 242-184-1. Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), a co-sponsor of the bill and a lifelong advocate for the unborn, spoke on the House floor shortly before its passage.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives tonight passed H.R.1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act, 261-155. Congresswoman Ann Wagner issued the below statement following its passage.
"In true bureaucratic fashion, the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers create more problems than solutions for hardworking farmers across our country. Endless rules and red tape hinder the livelihoods of Missouri farmers every day, but today we fought back, preventing yet another power grab from a bloated, overzealous government agency," Rep. Wagner said.
Rape is a horrific crime.
But what if the horror story did not end with the crime itself? Too many brave survivors of sexual assault in our nation are re-victimized as they pursue the support, resources and justice they deserve. Their perseverance and strength is worthy of our greatest respect but we all know they deserve the full support of the government and the law at the federal, state and local level.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month comes to a close, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), along with Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.), and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) proudly introduced the bipartisan Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights Resolution.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) released the following statement regarding today's Senate passage of Sens. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) amendment to the Justice for Victims of Human Trafficking bill, which is companion legislation to Rep. Wagner's House-passed SAVE Act, or the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement regarding the proposed fiduciary rule from the Department of Labor issued today.
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ann Wagner released the following statement after being named to serve on the Bipartisan Task Force to Investigate Terrorist Financing, which will make sure that the United States is doing everything possible to prevent the Islamic State and other terrorist organizations from using the global financial system to support acts of terrorism: