WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Vice Chair Sharice Davids has introduced the "Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act'' with Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) to promote innovation and growth in American aviation. The bipartisan bill would develop an advanced air mobility (AAM) interagency working group, comprised of federal agency and civil aviation industry leaders, which wou  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: United States Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS), Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), and Sam Graves (R-MO), along with Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), applauded the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) announcement that it would restore 500 positions that had been eliminated due to financial constraints and the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement comes after a year-long bipartis  more

WICHITA, Kansas, March 16 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) announced federal grants for Wichita's Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport and Colonel James Jabara Airport totaling $4,458,663. The grants are funded by the Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act of 2020. "In the Air Capital of the World, we've witnessed drastic effects in air travel due to the coronavirus pandemic," said Rep. Estes. "Thanks to   more

WICHITA, Kansas, March 16 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) announced federal grants for Augusta Municipal Airport in Augusta, Lt. William M. Milliken Airport in Eureka, Clyde Cessna Field Airport in Kingman, and Strother Field in Cowley County between Winfield and Arkansas City. The grants are funded by the Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act of 2020. "Aviation is a critical component to the livelihood  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following transcript of an interview on March 15, 2021, on Fox Business: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall visited the southern border yesterday for a tour along the Rio Grande River and a briefing on the growing migrant crisis. This was Senator Marshall's third trip to the southern border since becoming a member of Congress. Earlier this morning, Senator Marshall appeared on FOX Business' Mornings with Maria to discuss his visi  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) called on President Biden to renew the federal government's commitment to supporting Kansas and American manufacturers in response to the Department of Health and Human Services' decision to draw down purchases of viral transport media being produced by American manufacturers. "As the nation was in the midst of an unprecedented public health emergency last   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 15, 2021: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Angie Craig (D-Minn.) today urged Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to prioritize reducing U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) overtime fees for very small and small meatpackers based off the provisions included in their legislation,  more