Chinese food, of all things, is helping to bridge the partisan congressional divide over the war in Iraq.
A dozen or so Democrats and Republicans huddled for dinner Monday night in the second-floor dining room of Hunan Dynasty on Capitol Hill to chart a four-point plan that would help the lawmakers present voters with some bipartisan […]

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Jo Ann Emerson (center) gathers with area Realtors after a luncheon discussion Wednesday at Rosener’s Restaurant. - Paula Barr | Daily Journal
By Paula Barr
PARK HILLS – Sub-prime lending rates and escalating rates of adjustable mortgages have led to a spike in forfeitures in the housing market, a problem that Congress is struggling with, U.S. Rep. […]

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U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson visited UMR today to hear about research into renewable, economical and environmentally-friendly biofuels. UMR is conducting research on microalgae (more info on algae as a potential source of oil here and here) and jatropha in addition to other sources of biodiesel. Above, Emerson got a demonstration of how smokescreens could […]

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Psst….McCaskill staffers. Notice how Rep. Emerson’s chief of staff Lloyd Smith demonstrates good constituent service. You’ll be amazed how the proletariat appreciates being listened and responded to.
By: CJ Cassidy
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Business owners expect to get stiffed on the job every now and then, but at the federal level?
A local […]

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“I would prefer to stand up for my constituents in Missouri as opposed to the pharmaceutical companies keeping competition and low prices out of this country.”
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.)       Read more…

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By David Rogers
Anti-Castro lawmakers are delighted by a House vote last week rejecting efforts to ease restrictions on financing for U.S. agricultural exports to Cuba.
The 245-182 vote quashes speculation that the new Democratic Congress will change U.S.-Cuban policy substantially. “The message is very clear,” said Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R., Fla.). “There will be no […]

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