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With a 137-10 2022 midterm primary record (93%) to date, former President Donald Trump tapped a trio of Missouri incumbent House Republicans with his coveted endorsement Saturday, just days before Tuesday's final primary vote.Trump threw his considerable political clout behind Reps. Sam Graves, R-Mo.; Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo.; and Jason Smith, R-Mo."Congressman Jason Smith is a fantastic representative and a relentless fighter for the people of Missouri's 8th Congressional District!" Trump wrote in a Save America PAC statement posted to Truth Social. "As the lead Republican on the Budget Committee, Jason is working hard to stop the Democrats' reckless spending, lower...

Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee are seeking to postpone consideration of marijuana banking legislation scheduled to be brought to vote next week by the panel’s Democratic chair, Rep. Maxine Waters of California. Ranking member Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina and Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer of Missouri wrote Ms. Waters on Thursday raising concerns about Congress potentially passing the Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, a bipartisan proposal meant to protect banks that work with marijuana businesses in weed-friendly states. “The impact that many state laws, which have legalized marijuana, have on the federal laws governing the manufacturing,...

ACTION: Contact your Senators and urge them to cosponsor S. 477, the Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015. Operation Choke Point a Threat to the Second Amendment About a year ago, the Second Amendment community was rocked by news that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) had teamed up with Attorney General Eric Holder to utterly destroy firearms manufacturers and dealers by cutting off all credit and banking relationships with them.For its part, the FDIC categorized gun and ammunition sales as a "high-risk business," lumping it in with drug dealers, pornographers, and Ponzi scheme operators -- all of...