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On this National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, I want to emphasize how important it is to prioritize prevention, treatment, and diversion. It’s why I founded the Congressional Caucus on Diversion and Rehabilitation. I’m fighting for access to restorative justice and health resources.

Is #TBT still cool? Throwing it back to my days as St. Louis County Prosecutor. No matter the role, I have always and will always fight for St. Louis. Lifting up our community is the most important thing to me.

No one can do it alone. Yesterday's BIG win was a "we" thing. I want to thank everyone who voted, volunteered, made phone calls, knocked doors, wrote post cards, gave rides, helped in any way or even just sent positive thoughts and love. Thank you St. Louis.

St. Louis, it's time to Get Out The Vote! We've got 3 more days to bring this thing home, and I can't do it without your help. You can sign here up to canvass or phonebank for our campaign: www.mobilize.us/bell4mo/

Events like yesterday's Metro Market hosted by People's Health Centers and Operation Food Search make me so proud to see our community showing up for one another. Access to healthy food and Healthcare is a #humanright!

$10M cut from STL youth programs… simply appalling. Our children are the future and deserve every resource possible to help uplift them. We need more investment in our children, not less. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

Earlier this year, I got the opportunity to honor the four-decades-long legacy of Wiley Price. It was my absolute pleasure to get to present him with a memorialized copy of the speech, and commend him for all of his work. Thank you, Wiley, for being the St. Louis LEGEND that you are. 👏🏾

I'm honored to have earned UAW International Union's trust and endorsement of our campaign!

Huge congratulations to our 2026 Congressional Art Competition winner, Kaylynn. It was a pleasure showing you around the Capitol yesterday…way to represent MO-01! 👏🏾🎨

Excited to see how this funding will bring a new life to Bethlehem Lutheran Church and St. Louis.

Americans can all agree there is a housing crisis. A crisis of affordability and availability. Today I was proud to vote for the ROAD to Housing Act to help address both of these issues for the American people.

Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers and father figures out there. Thank you for all you do 💙

Looking back on the last meeting of my inaugural Youth Council and wanted to take a moment to brag on these students. They are brilliant, hard-working young leaders, and I’m thankful to have gotten to know them through this program. Stay tuned for information about applications for our next cohort!

Happy Juneteenth! Today we celebrate all that our ancestors have fought, bled, and died for, and we are reminded that there is still so much work to be done.

It was long overdue that the words of this song finally be spoken on the House Floor of Congress. And to be clear, we are not encouraged to lift ‘some’ voices, or just ‘certain’ voices - but rather, it says boldly to: “Lift EVERY voice and sing.” Happy Juneteenth.

Proud to have the endorsement of the Missouri State Council of Fire Fighters. These hardworking men and women run toward danger to protect our families. As a former union member, I'll always have their backs in Congress. Thank you for standing with me.

🚨My second annual Job Fair is TOMORROW! Join us to meet over 50 employer organizations, get your resume reviewed by a panel of experts, and learn best tax practices from Taxpayer Advocate Service. Register before spots fill up! bit.ly/4oiSKPA

I just asked Bill Gates questions in the Oversight Committee interview. Tough questions, but necessary ones. @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social won’t stop fighting until we bring justice to the victims and survivors of Jeffrey Epstein.

This is absurd. Trump “loves the inflation” ?!? So he loves that working families are paying more for gas, health care, and other basic needs? He loves putting strains on the American people, who he is supposed to be serving?!? Naw, Trump just loves Trump 🙄 www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-i...

Last week, I spoke with the Postal Regulatory Commission about how to address the mail delays we’ve all been experiencing in the St. Louis region. Commissioner Poling said she agreed that more accountability was needed if we want to see real change.

My Job Fair is in ONE WEEK! Come join us to be connected with employers from the St. Louis region. To register, visit bell.house.gov/jobfair

The families in North St. Louis dealing with the aftermath of toxic exposure should be a part of the conversation. I’ll keep fighting to bring justice and resources to our community.

I'm honored to be endorsed by the Missouri AFL-CIO! As a former union member, this means a lot. Working people built St. Louis, and I'll always have their backs. Together we'll fight for fair wages, safe workplaces, and every worker's right to organize.

Had a great time playing chess with my constituents, Asha and Emmanuel, at the Congressional Chess Tournament yesterday. It was great meeting all of the students, adults, and chess lovers alike— and even better seeing STL representation on the Hill. Gotta brush up my skills for a rematch…♟️

Early morning heading to the airport to visit with my constituent who’s being held by ICE in a Louisiana detention center. ICE won’t work with us to get the privacy form needed to help him, so I’m headed down there to get it myself.

Yesterday, I was proud to officially announce the $30 million federal grant we secured for the construction of the new Lambert Airport terminal. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: The St. Louis region is a sleeping giant. And real progress like this is how we begin waking it up.

Proud to announce that I secured $850,000 for the City of Northwoods’ new Community Health and Education Center. Excited to see this new development become a vital resource and hub to all of the people it will serve, bringing accessible health and education resources to Northwoods residents.

Such an honor to host my second annual Congressional Art Competition, and was absolutely blown away by the talent of these students. Big congrats to Kaylynn Ellis, a senior at Hazelwood West High School, who won 1st place with her oil painting depicting (and titled): "The Tulsa Race Massacre."

Yesterday, I was proud to vote to send $1.76 billion to support and expand critical healthcare infrastructure at John J. Cochran Veterans Hospital right here in Missouri’s 1st District. Our support for our troops cannot end when they come home.

I'm honored to have the endorsement of Teamsters Local 682. As a former union member, I know what it means to have workers' backs. I'll keep fighting for fair wages, safe job sites, and the right to organize across the St. Louis region.

I want to extend my sincerest gratitude to the three constituents who shared their stories today, as we announced our St. Louis Postal Accountability and Reform Act, also known as the "STL Up to PAR" Act.

A huge thank you to the outstanding panelists who joined us for Wednesday’s Diversion Caucus briefing. I’m honored to lead the first Diversion Caucus in Congressional history and will continue advocating for the expansion of diversion programs at all levels of government.

I don’t trust Pete Hegseth. And I told him that. Are you "Secretary of Defense" or just Trump’s “secretary??" We need loyalty to the country, not loyalty to the President.

I’m not giving up. The Epstein files MUST be released. @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social won’t stop until we bring justice to the victims and survivors.

It was great meeting representatives from Autism Speaks today. Thank you for the important work you're doing — everyone deserves the resources and opportunities they need to live full, independent lives. I'll continue to be a strong advocate for the autism community here in Congress.

I got to join Delmar Gardens Retirement Facility for their Bingo Day last week! Our seniors in the St. Louis region are so important, and I’ll always fight to protect their rights. Thank you for letting me spend the day with you all!

As of 2023, Black women are almost 3.5 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women. We need to do better for our nation’s Black mothers. That’s why I co-sponsored legislation to end preventable maternal mortality, and I will continue fighting for solutions.

Honored to meet with the National Family Association for DeafBlind today and discuss the incredible work this organization is doing for the DeafBlind community. #ASLDay 🤟🏾

Today was a win for the Haitian community.

Tuesday, I got the chance to stand on the House Floor with fellow members of the Congressional Black Caucus and honor the life of Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. The work is not finished. We must fight to "let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream."

The St. Patrick Center is an under-appreciated and transformative St. Louis institution that provides essential services to individuals experiencing homelessness. I’m always thankful to learn more about the incredible community organizations that are making our district a better, safer place.

I’m fighting Trump’s policies that are raising the cost of living for working Americans.

I’m proud to have secured $850,000 for the Metropolitan Parks and Recreation District of St. Louis for the Brickline Greenway connection from the Cortex MetroLink Station to Forest Park. This project will connect North St. Louis to South St. Louis, strengthening neighborhood connectivity.

I’m proud to have secured $1.2 million for St. Louis County’s Operation Smart Street initiative to install advanced roadside units at traffic signals that communicate with vehicles, including emergency responders and buses, as well as pedestrians and cyclists.

Happy National Public Health Week! Yesterday, I was proud to present UMSL with $1,031,000 in federal funding to establish the API Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Hub. I’ll continue to fight in Congress to bring public health and higher education resources back to Missouri’s First District.

This is against our American values and our basic humanity. Democrats need to step up, but it's long past the time House and Senate Republicans grew a spine and were more loyal to our country than the President. He needs to be impeached or the 25th amendment needs to be invoked. This is madness.

"You're either at the table or on the menu." Your vote is your voice -- use it to honor the those who never had the privilege, but gave their life so we would.

ICE agents are not welcome here.

Happy Easter to everyone celebrating in Missouri's First District! I hope today is full of family time, joy, and lots of good food.

I got to be the surprise guest at Career Day at Old Bonhomme Elementary School! Had such a great time reading “House Mouse, Senate Mouse” to the youngsters 💙