WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: President Joe Biden signed into law bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committee leaders, Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Reps. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Mike Bost (R-Ill.). This law will expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for veterans and their families under the Department  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina); and a group of 39 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden outlining the pillars of a comprehensive diplomatic Iran strategy   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on March 24, 2021: * * * Over the years, the consolidation of the beef industry has threatened the livelihood of Iowa farm families and the rural communities where they reside. I have been working since 2002 to increase producers' leverage against processors, improve market price discovery and better situate independent Iowa cattlemen in the fed cattle markets. This past year these issues became even mor  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. questioned the government top-down approach to child nutrition standards in school lunches and criticized the sodium targets for lunches during a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing focused on preparation for child nutrition reauthorization. Senator Marshall also criticized the war on nutrient dense foods like whole milks and meats. As a physician  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led the bipartisan reintroduction of her legislation with Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase the amount of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other national security related items it receives from American companies. The Homeland Pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) today introduced legislation to ensure farmers and ranchers categorized as a partnership - many of which are small family partnerships - are able to use gross income when applying for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds. Without this legislation, farmers and ranchers are forced to use net income  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led the bipartisan reintroduction of her legislation with Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase the amount of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other national security related items it receives from American companies. The Homeland Proc  more