ERIC SCHMITT, Senator for Missouri

Senator Schmitt Introduces Bill to Abolish DEI Offices in Dozens of Federal Government Agencies

WASHINGTON –Today, Senator Eric Schmitt introduced the Abolish Government DEI Act, to counter divisive policies in America’s federal government: “Joe Biden has poisoned traditionally non-partisan government entities with divisive DEI politics, and these programs have done nothing more than waste taxpayer money and sow division among federal employees. America is the greatest meritocracy the world has […]

Senator Schmitt Sends Letter to US Ambassador for International Religious Freedom Regarding Political Persecution in Nicaragua and the Arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Eric Schmitt sent a letter to U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain regarding Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega’s widespread religious persecution and specifically, the unjust arrest and sentencing of Bishop Rolando Álvarez: “In recent years, the Nicaraguan government has continually persecuted the Catholic community with repeated targeting, harassment, and human rights violations […]

Senator Schmitt, Representative Alford Lead Coalition Demanding Answers from DHS Regarding Attempts to Exploit the Southern Border by Chinese Nationals and Suspected Terrorists

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Eric Schmitt along with Representative Mark Alford (MO-04) led a coalition of six other Senators and sixteen other Representatives demanding answers regarding adversaries exploiting the wide-open Southern border to infiltrate the United States of America: “Our foreign adversaries seek to exploit any weakness that we may show, and our Southern border is certainly […]