South KC News

Rep. Mark Alford, representing Missouri’s 4th district in the U.S. Congress since 2023, recently took to social media to share updates on legislative activities and proposals concerning small businesses and federal office locations. Born in Baytown, Texas, in 1963 and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Alford has been actively engaging with issues affecting rural America.

On March 11, 2025, Rep. Alford announced an upcoming oversight subcommittee hearing via Twitter: "SOON: We are about to hold our first @HouseSmallBiz oversight subcommittee hearing, Restoring the SBA: Putting Main Street America First." The announcement included a link for viewers to watch the proceedings live.

Later that day, he shared another tweet indicating his request for a change in location for a regional Small Business Administration (SBA) office: "Just sent a letter to @SBA_Kelly requesting the SBA to relocate the Kansas City Regional Office to Columbia, MO." He stated that this move aims to avoid placing regional offices in cities that welcome illegal immigration and bring services closer to rural communities.

In a subsequent post on March 11, 2025, Rep. Alford introduced new legislation aimed at supporting rural small businesses: "BILL DROP: Ahead of our @HouseSmallBiz oversight hearing, we are introducing the Returning SBA to Main Street Act..." This act seeks to decentralize federal operations by relocating SBA workers from urban centers into rural areas.