Archive for March, 2009
This Week in Washington - March 20th, 2009
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009By: U.S. Congressman Sam Graves
6th District
Today is the first day of Spring and across the Sixth District the weather is beautiful. One of the great parts of living in Missouri is the changing of the seasons. I hope that you are able to find time to enjoy the warm weather this weekend.
Small Business Meeting
I joined [...]
This Week in Washington - March 12th, 2009
Thursday, March 12th, 2009By: U.S. Congressman Sam Graves
6th District
Legislation Update
There were a couple of bills of interest on the floor this week. The first was the Water Quality Investment Act (HR 1262) which authorized federal programs that provide low interest loans and grants for communities that are upgrading their water infrastructure. Many cities across the country are trying [...]
Thursday, 3/12 - Jeff Roe / Steve Glorioso at William Jewell
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009The Department of Political Science at William Jewell is pleased to host the event featuring Steve Glorioso and Jeff Roe in a forum moderated by Mike Mahoney.
They have been called “Machiavellian,” “devious and diabolical,” the “four-star general of spin,” and the “James Carville” and “Karl Rove of Kansas City.”
You are invited to join the discussion.
Jeff [...]
Balancing the Budget
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009By: U.S. Congressman Sam Graves
6th District
I was saddened to see that radio legend Paul Harvey passed away last weekend. Harvey’s distinctive voice and style brought him millions of followers. In later years, he made a habit of bringing us the rest of the story. Harvey’s common sense and wit endeared him to many Americans.
One of [...]
Bob Nance Capitol Report - March 5th, 2009
Thursday, March 5th, 2009By: Rep. Bob Nance
36th District
"“The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.”
- Ronald Reagan
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House Budget Faces Tough Choices Ahead
We all know we are in the middle of a difficult economic [...]
Budget Work Begins
Thursday, March 5th, 2009By: Rep. Doug Ervin
35th District
"The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale."
- Thomas Jefferson
This past week the House Budget Committee began meeting [...]
Spending Freeze Needed
Monday, March 2nd, 2009By: U.S. Congressman Sam Graves
6th District
I’ve had a lot of people ask me if Congress is spending money like drunken sailors. The more I’ve thought about it, the more I don’t think it’s accurate. For one thing, it is unfair to drunken sailors. When drunken sailors run out of money- they stop spending.
In Washington, when [...]
March Clay County Republican Central Committee Meeting
Sunday, March 1st, 2009This is a reminder that there will be a Clay County Republican Central Committee meeting on Tuesday, March 10th at the Courthouse in Liberty at 7:00 p.m. The meetings are held in the Commissioner’s Room on the top floor. Please enter through the side entrance (handicapped entrance) where the doors will be unlocked.
This month our [...]