Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-4), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, has issued the following statement on the Obama Administration’s coercive tactics to hide the impact of sequestration and defense cuts: “I am disturbed by the Obama Administration’s shameful circumvention of the law in its effort to press Lockheed Martin not to issue layoff notices - despite the looming threat of sequestration and defense cuts.
For the second year in a row, Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-4) has served as honorary host of the Missouri Business Conference at the University of Central Missouri, bringing together successful small businesses owners with students and other aspiring entrepreneurs. More than 250 business leaders and entrepreneurs took part in this year’s gathering, networking with others and gaining valuable information to help their businesses grow. During five panel discussions, participants heard from experts on topics including Planning to Start a Business, Generating Revenue, Targeting Revenues, Being Prepared and Networked, and Increasing Processes and Decreasing Costs.
Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler’s Hallowed Grounds Act has been passed by the U.S. House as part of a much larger bill to improve several programs for veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The Hallowed Grounds Act will prohibit an individual who is classified as a Tier III sex offender under the Sex Offender Registry and Notification Act, and has been sentenced to life in prison for that crime, from being buried at a veterans or national cemetery. A Tier III sex offender is one whose offenses against a child might include the crimes of aggravated sexual abuse or sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact.
