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Google is showing why free market solutions work best for everyone. Balancing grid reliability with technological innovation through their energy demand response agreement will ensure America stays #1

Google Signs Deal for Demand Response Capacity for Data Centers Tech giant Google has announced what the company calls "A new milestone for smart, affordable electricity growth." Here's the text of a blog post from Michael Terrell, Head of Advanced Energy for the company.

Great piece from Missouri Times - The issues of fair hospital billing impacting Americans needs to be a focus in congress. Congressman Jason Smith Senator Josh Hawley Eric Schmitt

Opinion: Fair Billing Legislation Would Help Lower Costs For Missourians Like many people, I am deeply concerned about the escalating costs of healthcare in our state.

Great piece in St. Louis Business Journal by former state rep. Dan Shaul showing how weight loss medications assist in rural healthcare crisis. Congressman Jason Smith Senator Josh HawleyEric Schmitt

Why Ozempic, other weight-loss meds can help the rural health epidemic | Opinion - St. Louis Business Journal Easing access to Ozempic, other weight loss drugs, is key to solving rural obesity crisis, writes former Missouri State Rep. Dan Shaul

President Joe Biden at it again.. Eric Schmitt Senator Josh Hawley Congressman Jason Smith Eric Burlison - stop the $270 billion steal!

Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Screws Seniors with the Biggest Medicare Premium Increase Ever Joe Biden's disastrous Inflation Reduction Act hasn’t just sabotaged Americans’ wallets, it’s sabotaged their health as well.

Biden cut $270 billion from Medicare to pay for pet projects like providing subsidies to China for their electric vehicle battery and solar panel manufacturing efforts. Seniors now see rising premiums. Eric Schmitt Senator Josh Hawley congress should address the problem.

Inflation Reduction Act's Dirty Little Secret: Largest Premium Increase Ever for Medicare Drug Benefit  

Why would conservatives support the CCCA? That's Dick Durbin's slick effort to take away credit card points from consumers and small business owners in an effort to appease the big box retailers. Senator Josh Hawley should really reconsider his support for it.

Opinion: Hawley’s Credit Card Folly Will Hurt St. Louis With spring just around the corner, millions of Americans are planning summer vacations, which include visits to iconic sites like the Gateway Arch and evenings at Busch Stadium

There's a pretty good report on the nature of the divide in rural-urban healthcare mortality. One thing that would be beneficial to Missourians Congressman Jason Smith is passing the TROA.

The Nature of the Rural-Urban Mortality Gap This report examines natural (disease-related) deaths for prime working-age adults in rural and urban areas between 1999 and 2019.

Farmers know firsthand that modern tools like glyphosate keep crop yields high. HB 2763 sets clear regulations that protect our livelihoods and give our farmers access to made-in-America products.

Legislation could prevent big crop loss With rising prices and global instability, our country's food security has never been more important. The recent passage of HB 2763 in the Missouri House is a significant milestone in protecting access to American-made glyphosate, an essential product used to control harmful weeds on farms, which is...

Great piece by Kristin Axelsen on the benefits of covering obesity medication. Congressman Jason Smith this would go a long way in improving the health of millions of Americans.

Opinion: Employers are letting their employees down and hurting the health system when they don't support weight loss Helping to change to trajectory of obesity and chronic disease is good for employers’ and for employees’ health and saves the health system money.