WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-21-300) entitled "Defense Health Care: DOD Needs to Fully Assess Its Non-clinical Suicide Prevention Efforts and Address Any Impediments to Effectiveness". The report was sent to Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, chairman, Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, chairman, and Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, ranking member of the House A  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The House Education and Labor Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 117-13) on the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7), which aims to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex. The report was advanced by Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, on April 5, 2021. Excerpts of the report follow (with changes to the law omitted, and available at https://www.congress.gov/congressiona  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The House Education and Labor Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 117-14) on the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1195), which aims to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan. The report was advanced by Rep. Robert C. Scott,   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The House Education and Labor Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 117-14) on the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1195), which aims to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan. The report was advanced by Rep. Robert C. Scott,   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids, Vice Chair for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has introduced the Helping Communities Invest in Infrastructure Act, legislation that will help local communities access infrastructure financing. "Infrastructure touches every aspect of our lives and I'm working to ensure that communities in the Kansas City Metro area are able to make the kinds of upgrade  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) and U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS) introduced the Abortion Providers Loan Elimination (APLE) Act, which requires Planned Parenthood affiliates to return the $80 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans they illegally applied for and received. It would also ensure Planned Parenthood affiliates, and other abortion providers, remain ineligible fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has awarded the Cheyenne County Conservation District $2,766,234 in Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) funding for a water conservation project benefitting the Ogallala aquifer located between Kansas and Colorado. "Voluntary conservatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 27, 2021: Led by U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., a group of Republican doctors and other health care providers in Congress launched a public service campaign to boost COVID-19 vaccine participation saying in part, "Operation Warp Speed brought us safe and effective vaccines in record time... The FDA did not skip any steps. Instead, they cut bureaucratic red tape - not corners - and they got the   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement following recent reports of John Kerry informing the Iranian foreign minister of covert Israeli operations in Syria. "John Kerry sharing sensitive information with Iran on Israeli covert operations further confirms the anti-Israel bias of the Obama-Biden years. Kerry has time and time again violated the Logan Act with no repercussions. Howe  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 27, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,049,182 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for three research projects in West Virginia. "The National Science foundation plays such an important role in increasing STEM and research opportunities for students in West Virginia. Su  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on April 27, 2021: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and more than 20 Republican senators in introducing the Abortion Providers Loan Elimination Act, which would explicitly prohibit abortion providers, like Planned Parenthood, from receiving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. "Planned Parenthood and its affiliates aren't content to profit from snuffing out unborn li  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Roger Marshall, MD (R-KS) and Congressman Greg Murphy, MD (NC-03) to introduce the Abortion Providers Loan Elimination (APLE) Act, which requires Planned Parenthood affiliates to return the $80 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans they illegally applied for and received. It would also ensure Planned Parenthood affiliates and other abortion provid  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,049,182 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for three research projects in West Virginia. "West Virginia continues to be a leader in many research fields, including biology and technology. The National Science Foundation is a great partner for the Mountain State,   more