Press Releases
| 07-17-2008 |
Farmers Rally Around Barnes, Endorse Her Call for Change
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| 07-15-2008 |
BARNES: "Are You Better Off Than You Were Eight Years Ago?"
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| 07-02-2008 |
Barnes’ Energy StatementSky high gas prices have brought family budgets to the breaking point. Every week we think it can’t possibly get worse – and then it does. Every week lawmakers in Washington tell us they’re going to take action and help us – but instead they revert to partisan bickering and gridlock. Enough is enough. |
| 06-26-2008 |
Kay Barnes’ Statement on Court Overturning DC Gun Ownership
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| 06-12-2008 |
Barnes Applauds Bipartisan Pro-Teacher LegislationToday, Congressman Sam Graves finally joined Kay Barnes’ call to suspend penalties related to the broken No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) until Washington fixes this flawed legislation. Barnes, who demanded last week that Congress stop punishing schools and teachers for its failure to fix NCLB, lauded the legislation, co-sponsored by Rep. Timothy Walz (D-MN). |
| 06-09-2008 |
Barnes’ Statement on Obama’s Candidacy for President
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| 06-05-2008 |
BARNES CAMPAIGN UNVEILS "TEACHERS FOR KAY"BARNES CAMPAIGN UNVEILS "TEACHERS FOR KAY" |
| 05-15-2008 |
Barnes Marks One Year Campaign AnniversaryOn May 14 last year Kay Barnes announced her candidacy to represent Missouri’s 6th Congressional District, standing with her family in front of her mother’s home in St. Joseph. |
| 05-09-2008 |
THANKS TO GRAVES, REBATE CHECKS GO TO EXXONTHANKS TO GRAVES, REBATE CHECKS GO TO EXXON |
| 05-02-2008 |
BARNES CALLS ON MEDIA TO STOP BLAMING FARMERSBARNES CALLS ON MEDIA TO STOP BLAMING FARMERS |
| 04-24-2008 |
Barnes Camp Responds to Congressman Graves’ AttackToday, Washington Congressman Sam Graves lashed out at Kay Barnes, calling on her to "condemn" phone calls from groups not associated with the Barnes campaign, criticizing Graves’ record. |
| 04-21-2008 |
Barnes says Graves Favors Exxon Over ConsumersSpeaking at the Andrew County Senior Center on the Square in Savannah, Kay Barnes, 6th District candidate for Congress, pointed to the clearest example yet of how badly Washington is broken. She criticized Congressman Sam Graves’ February vote to protect the tax breaks for the big oil companies less than two weeks after accepting a $2,000 campaign contribution from Exxon Mobil. |
| 04-16-2008 |
Barnes Answers Questions Graves IgnoresThis afternoon Kay Barnes spoke with reporters to answer the questions that residents of the 6th District submitted to the campaign in response to Congressman Sam Graves’s upcoming taxpayer funded telephone townhall meeting. |
| 04-15-2008 |
Barnes Raises $1.4 Million in Only 10 MonthsKay Barnes, candidate for the 6th Congressional District, maintains her torrid fundraising pace to reach $1,403,704 in only 10 months. Financial support from 4,110 contributors since announcing for Congress in St. Joseph on May 14 has positioned Barnes as one of the nation’s top Democratic challengers in her race to unseat Washington insider, Republican incumbent Congressman Sam Graves. |
| 04-07-2008 |
Barnes Joins McCain in Supporting Increased Veterans Benefits"While I have disagreements with his approach on the economy and his prescription for Iraq, I respect Senator McCain’s military service and the ordeal he survived in Vietnam for the sake of this country. And, I believe after listening to the Senator’s remarks today that he and I see eye-to-eye on the matter of caring for our military veterans and their families when they return home from Iraq and Afghanistan." |
| 03-19-2008 |
Kay Barnes’ Statement on the Fifth Year Anniversary of the War in IraqMy support for the fighting men and women of our military is unwavering — and today we especially honor those from Missouri who’ve been wounded or given their lives for this country. |
| 03-14-2008 |
Cheney Goes Hat in Hand to Big Oil; While Graves Missing on Alternative FuelsCheney Goes Hat in Hand to Big Oil; While Graves Missing on Alternative Fuels |
| 03-04-2008 |
Kay Barnes’ statement on FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act)"Giving our public safety and homeland security officials the tools they need to keep every American safe must be our first priority. Therefore, Congress must reach a final resolution on the FISA legislation so that this is not an issue subsequent Congresses should have to review year after year." |
| 03-04-2008 |
Kay Barnes Files as Candidate to Represent Missouri’s 6th DistrictKay Barnes today filed for the 6th District Congressional seat currently held by four-term incumbent Republican Sam Graves. Barnes filed the official paperwork in the Missouri Secretary of State’s office. A St. Joseph native, she announced her candidacy last spring and has raised more than $1 million in campaign funds in only 10 months. |
| 03-03-2008 |
Barnes says Graves wrong to turn back on Northwest Missouri farmersThe House of Representatives last Wednesday passed the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Act, which would reverse the unwarranted tax breaks that President Bush and the previous Congress handed over to the big oil companies, which this year have shown world-record profits, and redirect them instead toward renewable energy sources. The production tax credits and other incentives in the legislation for alternatives like wind energy and ethanol facilities would benefit many Northwest Missouri communities. Congressman Sam Graves voted against this bill, not unlike last year when he did not support the renewal of the production tax credits for wind energy. |
| 03-01-2008 |
Barnes discusses rural revitalization in PlattsburgKay Barnes, candidate for the 6th District Congressional seat, met this afternoon with community leaders from Plattsburg to discuss rural economic revitalization in Northwest Missouri. Barnes stressed she will make a major commitment of her time and staff in Congress to working with leaders across Northwest Missouri to revitalize their town centers and surrounding areas to create jobs, improve the infrastructure, and increase the population. |
| 02-22-2008 |
Barnes Discusses Rural Revitalization in Chillicothe, BrookfieldKay Barnes, candidate for the 6th District Congressional seat, met this morning with community leaders from Chillicothe to discuss rural economic revitalization in Northwest Missouri. Barnes stressed she will make a major commitment of her time and staff in Congress to working with leaders across Northwest Missouri to revitalize their town centers and surrounding areas to create jobs, improve the infrastructure, and increase the population. |
| 02-14-2008 |
Barnes Will Bring Focus on Rural Economic Development to CongressKay Barnes, candidate for the 6th District Congressional seat, today met with more than 30 community leaders from Albany and the surroudning area to discuss rural economic development in Northwest Missouri. She stressed that when elected to Congress she will make a major commitment of her time and staff to working with leaders across Northwest Missouri to revitalize their town centers and surrounding areas to create jobs, improve the infrastructure, and increase the population. |
| 02-01-2008 |
Barnes Calls on Bush to Listen to Main Street, Not Just Wall StreetToday Kay Barnes, candidate for Missouri’s 6th Congressional District, expressed concern that it took months before Washington realized what Northwest Missourians knew long ago: the economy was headed in the wrong direction. |
| 01-29-2008 |
Barnes Exceeds One Million Mark in Only 7 1/2 MonthsKay Barnes, Congressional candidate for Missouri’s 6th District, raised more than one million dollars in the first 7 1/2 months of her campaign as supporters continue to respond to her call for change. |
| 01-29-2008 |
Barnes Declares Now is the Time to ActStatement from Barnes: "When it comes to the struggles many Northwest Missouri families are increasingly facing today, my priorities are very different from our current congressman’s. I want to act aggressively and cooperatively to find bipartisan solutions, create incentives for our rural communities to take advantage of new opportunities, and help families and businesses throughout the 6th Congressional District get back on their feet and headed in the right direction." |
| 01-23-2008 |
There He Goes Again... Graves Turns His Back on Missouri ChildrenToday Congressman Sam Graves again, for the 5th time, voted against the interests of the families of Northwest Missouri by supporting President Bush’s veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). |
| 01-17-2008 |
Barnes Calls for Urgent Change in Direction for the EconomyCalling on President George Bush to work with Congress in a bipartisan manner, 6th District Congressional Candidate Kay Barnes today called for quick action to produce a stimulus package for the ailing economy. |
| 10-18-2007 |
Kay Barnes Reacts to Failed Veto Override of SCHIPBarnes: "The failure of the House of Representatives to override President Bush’s veto of SCHIP is very unfortunate for needy working families and their children. And it is a shame that Sam Graves turned his back on the clear majority of Missouri’s 6th District residents who support this health care insurance program, which has received bipartisan support from Missouri Senators Kit Bond and Claire McCaskill." |
| 10-16-2007 |
Kay Barnes for Congress Unveils New WebsiteCapitalizing on the momentum from a strong fundraising start, Kay for Congress unveiled their new website today. After building a network of more than 1,700 donors throughout the last four and a half months, the campaign is looking to continue its focus on grassroots activism to help defeat the incumbent. |
| 10-15-2007 |
Barnes Again Reports Outstanding Fundraising TotalsMaintaining the fundraising pace from the last reporting period that independent observers called an excellent start, Kay Barnes raised another $326,074 in the third quarter. |
| 07-15-2007 |
Barnes Enjoys Bi-Partisan Support for Her Message of ChangeSt. Joseph, Missouri native Kay Barnes today filed her first quarterly fundraising report with the Federal Election Commission. Barnes announced her candidacy on May 14th for the United States House of Representatives from the 6th Congressional District. In only one half quarter, or just six weeks since her May 14 announcement in St. Joseph, Barnes raised $328,763.00. With minimal expenses, the Barnes campaign ended the quarter with $315,571.00 in the bank. |
| 05-14-2007 |
Kay Barnes Announces for Congress with Family in St. Joseph!!Standing with four generations of her family in front of the St. Joseph home of her mother, St. Joseph native Kay Cronkite Barnes announced her candidacy for the United States House of Representatives. "I never forgot I was a daughter of St. Joseph and its values were never far from my mind," Barnes said. "Our values include hard work, integrity in both our private and public lives, caring about all the people in the community, patriotism and the belief that a positive approach to life always triumphs over negativity." |