Washington, DC – Earlier today, as first reported by Fox News, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) led 12 of his colleagues in a letter to Assistant Secretary of Defense concerning a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) outlining subpar living conditions in certain military barracks. The letter specifically asks: 1) The GAO report mentioned DoD does not reliably assess conditions of barracks.... Read More »
Washington, DC – Earlier today, as first reported by The Kansas City Star, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) sent a letter to the Secretary of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Administration regarding veterans requesting their medical records, only to receive another individual’s information. The Congressman’s office has been made aware of this happening on three different instances. The letter specificall... Read More »
Washington, DC – Earlier today, as first reported by The Kansas City Star, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) introduced the WHIP+ Reauthorization Act. Under the Trump administration, the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP +) provided payments to crop producers who suffered losses from eligible natural disasters. In an effort to support and help producers suffering from drought in Mi... Read More »
Washington, DC – Earlier today, House leadership appointed members to serve on the House-Senate Conference Committee to negotiate any necessary changes in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) was selected. The following Members were included as core conferees: Chairman Mike Rogers (AL-03) Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02) Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO-05) R... Read More »
Washington, DC – As first reported by The Daily Caller, earlier today, Congressman Mark Alford led 26 of his colleagues in the introduction of the Congressional Access to Bureaucratic Offices (CABO) Act. This legislation would: Allow Members in the headquarters of any agency during regular business hours, excluding areas that require a security clearance of secret or higher. Allow Members to be ac... Read More »
Washington, DC – As first reported by The Missouri Times, earlier today, Congressman Alford (MO-04) introduced the Small Business Administration (SBA) Rural Performance Report Act. This legislation will require two reports from the SBA to ensure we understand how they are elevating rural small businesses. The first is a report on the Office of Rural Affairs (ORA) within the SBA and will include: T... Read More »
Washington, DC – Recently, Congressman Alford (MO-04) and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) introduced the Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act. This legislation will strengthen the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) BioPreferred Program. This program increases market access for bio-based products and ensures America maintains its status as the world’s leader in biomanufacturing. This legis... Read More »
Washington, DC – Yesterday, as first reported by Fox New, Congressman Alford (MO-04) led 11 of his colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Director of Cyber Security Rob Joyce. The letter addressed the recent reports of hidden Chinese malware within American systems and the threat this poses to our national security. Specifically, the Representatives ask the following quest... Read More »
Last night, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) led a letter to Joe Biden concerning the recent announcement of the White House’s ‘National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism’. The Congressman asks the Administration to clarify which definition of antisemitism they will use to assess occurrences of antisemitism and is requesting they use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working D... Read More »
Last night, the House Armed Services Committee passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) out of committee; within the package Congressman Mark Alford introduced and successfully passed seven amendments. We applaud Chairman Mike Rogers active and engaged leadership during the markup process and commend the committee for their hours of bipartisan work. In the underlying bill, Congressman... Read More »
As first reported by Roll Call, tomorrow, Congressmen Mark Alford (MO-04) will be filing amendments during the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) markup to do the following: Prohibit federal funds for the Deputy Inspector General for diversity and inclusion and extremism in the military; Require the Department of Defense to issue a report outlining the total resources and manhours being us... Read More »
Earlier today, as first reported by Daily Caller, Congressmen Mark Alford (MO-04) and Jake LaTurner (KS-02) introduced a resolution to express support for the continued inclusion of AM radios in automobiles and recognize the safety and value that AM radio brings listeners everywhere. Original Cosponsors of the resolution are (19) representatives: Chris Smith (R-NJ), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Trent Kell... Read More »
Earlier tonight, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) voted “no” on the Fiscal Responsibility Act; the debt ceiling package negotiated between Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy. Ultimately, the legislation does not go far enough to cut our debt, rein in federal spending levels, or make sure our military is properly funded for the emerging threat that is Communist China. As a response, Congressman Alford re... Read More »
Earlier today, As first reported by CQ Roll Call, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) and Senator Eric Schmitt sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of Treasury Paul Rosen regarding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ (CFIUS) decision to leave Whiteman Air Force Base off their recent ruling. The letter specifically says: “As you may know, Whiteman Air Force Base is home to the B-... Read More »
Yesterday, Ford Motor Company announced they will be keeping AM radio in their 2024 model cars and restoring it in all 2023 electric vehicles. This comes one week after Congressman Alford spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives demanding car manufactures keep AM radio available to all Americans, no matter the automobile they drive. To celebrate this victory, Congressman Alford took to ... Read More »
