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Luetkemeyer Column- Looking Back On 2012
Dec 28, 2012 -
Looking back on 2012, I feel grateful to again have served as your voice in Congress. It has been a year of great turmoil in Washington but it also has been one in which several issues facing the people of the 9th District were tackled head on and I am proud of what we have accomplished for a wide c...
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Luetkemeyer Column- History of the 9th Congressional District
Dec 21, 2012 -
As we say farewell to 2012 and welcome in 2013, I am reminded that I too am preparing to say farewell to the old and hello to the new. Beginning in January, the 9th Congressional District will be no more and I will begin working for the people of the new 3rd Congressional District created by the re-...
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Luetkemeyer Column- Season for Giving
Dec 14, 2012 -
“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” -Washington Irving It seems that no matter what kind of challenges we face as Americans, there is one truism: We are a very charitable people. Now that we are in the midst of the Chri...
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Luetkemeyer Column- The Fiscal Cliff: Just Weeks Away
Dec 7, 2012 -
“We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment, are created from the bottom up, not the government down. Only when the human spirit is allowed to invent and create, only when individuals are given a personal stake in deciding economic policies ...
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Luetkemeyer Column- Looking Ahead
Nov 30, 2012 -
As the 112th Congress begins its last month of work, it is time to look ahead to the changes the 113th Congress will bring as it pertains to the soon-to-be-retired 9th Congressional District and the newly created 3rd Congressional District. As many of you are aware, due to congressional redistrictin...
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Luetkemeyer Column- The Looming Fiscal Cliff
Nov 21, 2012 -
We are at a significant turning point in our nation regarding our economic future and there is a lot of concern among hard-working folks about what it means for our families and our communities. Much of the concern stems from the notion of the fiscal cliff, in which significant automatic tax increas...
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Luetkemeyer Column- Giving Thanks for Our Good Fortunes
Nov 16, 2012 -
Turkeys and pumpkin pies and cornucopias; hot food coming straight out of the oven and the smell of baking cookies and bread sitting heavy in the air; children gathered around the television gobbling up the next holiday special along with some holiday goodies. It is a picture of American Thanksgivin...
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Luetkemeyer Column- Making a Congressional Transition
Nov 9, 2012 -
I have been extremely honored and proud to have represented the 25 counties that make up the 9th Congressional District of Missouri. The border of this sprawling district runs from the Iowa border in the north to Crawford County in the south, and from the St. Louis suburbs in the East to the Lake of...
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Luetkemeyer Column- Serving Our Valued Veterans
Nov 2, 2012 -
Most of us know a veteran. Sometimes, they are a neighbor or a friend and, more often than not, they are a family member. It takes a special type of person to raise their right hand and pledge to defend our nation, and in many cases put their life on the line. As we approach Veterans Day, there will...
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Luetkemeyer Column- The Importance of Voting
Oct 26, 2012 -
Whatever your political persuasion, I think most Americans would agree that it’s important to have a voice in your government and that is why voting is such an important part of being an American. Our form of democratic government has served as a model for the world for more than two centuries. So m...
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