Washington, DC – As first reported in July by the Kansas City Star, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) and Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-03) introduced the Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act. This evening, this legislation unanimously passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives and makes its way to the Senate for… Read more »
Washington, DC – Yesterday, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) stating their commitment to strengthening its partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Earlier this year, as first reported by The Missouri Times, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) introduced the SBA Rural Performance Report… Read more »
Washington, DC – Earlier today, as first reported by Agri-pulse, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) and Senators Kevin Cramer (ND) and Roger Marshall (KS) led a bicameral letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Regan and Unites States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Vilsack concerning the recent decision made on the uses of… Read more »
Washington, DC – Earlier today, as first reported by Washington Examiner, Congressman Mark Alford and Senator Eric Schmitt led a bicameral letter with 22 of his colleagues to Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, and Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, expressing grave concerns over the security of the Southern border. The unprecedented number… Read more »
Washington, DC – Earlier today, as first reported by Daily Caller, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) and Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act. The Chinese Communist Party is actively seeking to control, govern, and manipulate all aspects of faith through the ‘‘Sinicization of Religion’’, a process… Read more »
Washington, DC – Yesterday, as first reported by Military Times, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) has led 5 of his colleagues in a letter to the Secretary of the Army and the Assistant Secretary of Defense concerning a recent report from the U.S. Army Audit regarding Lead-Based Paint (LBP) and Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) in privatized military… Read more »
Washington, DC – Earlier today, as first reported by Missouri Times, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) concerning the review and reimbursement process for rural hospitals. Specifically, the letter said:
“The continued delay of these funds is unacceptable and poses a severe risk to the survival of… Read more »
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… 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… 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… Read more »
