WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-21-248) entitled "Drug Misuse: Most States Have Good Samaritan Laws and Research Indicates They May Have Positive Effects". The report was sent to Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, R  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Administration Subcommittee on Elections issued the following testimony by Marcia Johnson-Blanco, co-director of the Voting Rights Project of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, as part of a virtual hearing entitled "Voting in America: Ensuring Free and Fair Access to the Ballot" on April 1, 2021: My name is Marcia Johnson-Blanco and I am the Co-Director of the Voting Rights Project of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law ("Lawyers' C  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following statement: * * * "President Biden's American Jobs Plan is a strong starting point for a transformational infrastructure package that boosts our economy, creates good-paying union jobs, and rebuilds our nation's infrastructure in a smart and sustainable way. "The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is ready to keep working with the Biden Administration and other committees of jurisdiction to craft and pass an  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 1, 2021: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall today announced $2,130,987 in grant funding for the Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center and Kansas Manufacturing Solutions from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). "Manufacturers are essential to the economic success of Kansas, as well as the U.S. This grant ensures America remains competitive on the worl  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 1, 2021: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today announced $17,461,313 in U.S. Department of Transportation grants for 28 Kansas regional airports for repairs and upgrades. "Local airports help bring economic opportunities and critical resources to communities across Kansas," said Sen. Moran. "It is vital for Kansans to have efficient ways to reach and connect with the rest of the world, and these gra  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 1, 2021: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today expressed his opposition to U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to any plan that would undermine private property rights under the Biden administration's 30 by 30 initiative to conserve at least 30 percent of U.S. lands and 30 percent of U.S. waters by 2030. Sen. Moran called on Secretary Haaland to consider how this initiative could impact  more