West-central Missouri Congressman Mark Alford wants the U.S. Small Business Administration to move its regional office from Kansas City to Columbia. The request follows a directive by the Trump Administration to move regional SBA offices out of cities that have...
Missouri Congressman Mark Alford is backing Mike Johnson to remain U.S. House Speaker. In a Facebook post, Alford said that Johnson is aligned with President-elect Donald Trump “to carry out the mandate that voters demanded.” Two years ago, it took 15 votes to elect a...
Southwest Missouri Congressman Eric Burlison has taken over sponsorship of a bill that would eliminate the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. During a virtual town hall meeting this week, he called the ATF a “duplicative agency.” “The state of Missouri...
There’s a renewed push to get the U.S. House to pass the 2024 Farm Bill before the end of the year. One hundred-forty U.S. House members, all Republicans, have sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, and other leaders, urging them to get the bill...
This year’s version of the federal farm bill is stalled in the U.S. House after being passed by the House Agriculture Committee three months ago. Western Missouri Congressman Mark Alford, who sits on that committee, said the bill would maintain many programs crucial...
