WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources issued the following testimony by Ted Boettner, senior researcher at the Ohio River Valley Institute, as part of a virtual hearing entitled "Building Back Better: Creating Jobs and Reducing Pollution by Plugging and Reclaiming Orphaned Wells" on April 15, 2021: * * * My name is Ted Boettner. I am a senior researcher at the Ohio River Valley Institute, and I live and work in Charleston, West Virgini  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: This week marked 100 days since Representative Sharice Davids was sworn in as a member of the 117th Congress. In the first 100 days of her second term, Davids has worked tirelessly to provide relief to Kansans during this health and economic crisis, create good-paying jobs and opportunities at home, and ensure that government is working for Kansans. Here is an overview of Davids' accomplishments in the pa  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 16, 2021: Today Rep. Estes applauded the Department of Transportation for taking initial steps in implementing the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection (AMJP) Program - bipartisan legislation he introduced with Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Washington) in 2020 and helped reintroduce in this Congress. The new law allows aviation manufacturers to designate 25% of their workforce at risk of furlough due to COVID-1  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 16, 2021: Yesterday, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined Representative Ron Estes (KS-04) in introducing legislation to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Chisholm National Historic Trail and the Western National Historic Trail. "As our country expanded westward, the Chisholm Trail and the Western Trail became critical lifelines for the people of the Great Plains. Cattle ranch  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 16, 2021: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall issued the following statement after joining his colleagues in sending letters to Attorney General Merrick Garland, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Inspector General Mike Ware, and SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman requesting their immediate attention and investigation into the unlawful participation of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following transcript of an interview on April 16, 2021, on Fox Business: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. was on FOX Business this morning to talk about the border crisis and the Democrat's legislation to expand the U.S. Supreme Court - otherwise known as court packing. The legislation would expand the number of Supreme Court Justices from nine to 13 and in turn provide the ability for Democrats to pack the court with lib  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on April 16, 2021: Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) marking April 17 through April 25, 2021 as National Park Week. The resolution encourages people around the country and world to spend time in America's treasured national parks. In honor of National Park Week, entrance into all national parks will be fr  more