The five Republican congressmen representing the KXCV-KRNW listening area were part of Tuesday's (November 10) nearly party line vote defeating an attempt to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The motion to send the attempt back to committee was approved by a 211 to 204 margin, with seven Republicans and 18 Democrats not voting. The majority vote included Missouri's Sam Graves, Iowa's Zach Nunn and Randy Feenstra, Nebraska's Adrian Smith, and Kansas's Derek Schmidt.
The two newly elected Republican congressmen representing parts of the KXCV-KRNW listening area are supporters of the next Republican leader in the U.S. House. While Tuesday's vote was private, Missouri's Chris Stigall posted on his Facebook page congratulating his friend, Jim Jordan of Ohio. Stigall added "We’ve got two years to show the country what we stand for and earn back the House majority. I’m ready to get in the fight alongside Jim and make sure North Missouri is heard loud and clear in Washington!" Iowa's fourth district congressman-elect, Chris McGowan, posted on his Facebook page that Jordan's "enthusiasm, energy, and expertise will serve us well in Washington." Two other Republicans who were re-elected, Adrian Smith of Nebraska and Derek Schmidt of Kansas, did not post comments. And congresswoman-elect Sarah Garriott of Iowa's fifth district is a Democrat, where a vote has not taken place on the next House speaker.
