Press Releases

Washington, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Alford (MO-04) and Congresswoman Blunt Rochester (DE-At-Large) led seven of their colleagues in the introduction of bipartisan legislation to create indemnity payments for poultry growers who have been impacted by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) control zones.  Right now, poultry growers and layers are losing millions… Read more »

Washington, DC – Earlier today, as first reported by Tribune & Times, Jennifer Cassaday, the President of the Adrian Chamber of Commerce served as a witness in the House Small Business Committee’s hearing. Today’s hearing focused on the obstacles that rural small businesses face. As the owner of Byrd’s Pecan Delights and the President of Adrian’s Chamber of… Read more »

Washington, DC – Two weeks ago, as first reported 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. Earlier today, this legislation passed unanimously (26-0) out of the House Small Business Committee and will make its… Read more »

Washington, DC – As first reported by the Kansas City Star, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) and Congresswoman Sharice Davids introduced the Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act. This legislation commissions the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the ability of veteran and reservist small business owners to access… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »