U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), along with Senators Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill, the Missouri delegation and other Members of Congress, sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the Missouri River Recovery Management Plan. The letter requests that the Corps extend the public comment period to at least 120 days.
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U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) issued the following statement after passage of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act:
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U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) issued the following statement after President Obama officially issued a major disaster declaration for several counties in the 3rd District: “The extreme flooding Missouri experienced last month left much of the state at a standstill. It has now been a few weeks later and individuals are still trying to get assistance and questions to their answers on how to move forward. I am pleased the president responded to the request of our state’s congressional delega...
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U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) issued the following release in response to the high level of rainfall that has occurred over the last few days in areas of the 3rd District.
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U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) issued the following statement after his amendment to prohibit funding of the Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan (MRERP) was included in the Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water appropriations bill:
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Concerned about the lack of government transparency regarding the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) today voted in support of legislation he co-sponsored that is designed to reform the ESA to improve how the government implements and administers the law.
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In an effort to prevent taxpayer dollars from being used on duplicative and therefore unnecessary studies of the Missouri River, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) led efforts to overwhelmingly pass two amendments prohibiting funding of the Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan (MRERP) and the Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study (MRAPS).
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Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) on a visit today and Thursday by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy to Rocheport and Kansas City to discuss proposed changes to the Clean Water Act:
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U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) joined 38 members of the House of Representatives and Senate in sending an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals to urge the Court to acknowledge the intent of the Clean Water Act by highlighting where the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has violated the law and overstepped states’ rights.
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U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) issued the following statement after the president signed into law the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) which will update our nation’s water infrastructure. The law also includes provisions passed by Luetkemeyer and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (MO-6) that ensures the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a clear, results-based strategy for fish and wildlife mitigation on the Missouri River.
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