WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced more than $84 million in emergency funding for colleges, universities, and students in Missouri's Fifth Congressional District from the American Rescue Plan. The funding will help local institutions cope with the severe financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and continue serving their students safely. At least half of the funding each institut  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 13 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined Dr. Eliseo Perez-Stable, Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Dr. Marvia Jones, Division Manager for Community and Family Health Education at the Kansas City Health Department, and Steve Downing, General Manager for Telemundo Kansas City to promote the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and discus  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 13 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following statement: * * * United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after Governor Mike Parson announced he would cancel federal unemployment benefits for 144,000 Missourians provided by the American Rescue Plan next month. "As we begin to emerge from the grips of the worst pandemic in a century, our focus must remain on combatting COVID-19 through vaccination efforts,  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Sharice Davids offered the following statement on the Senate Rules Committee markup of S.1., the For the People Act: "The House passed the For the People Act months ago. In the time since, several states--including Kansas--have passed bills that restrict access to the ballot box, particularly for communities of color. Dark money has continued to flow into our system unrestricted and unchecked. As t  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: With the majority of American households struggling to keep up with Democrats' hidden tax hike, Republican Leader for the Ways and Means Select Revenue Subcommittee Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) opened a Wednesday hearing pointing to a better alternative to higher spending: Republican tax reform has helped American working families and small businesses.  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Following Missouri and other states' move to opt-out of expanded unemployment benefits, Reps. Ron Estes, Tracey Mann and Jake LaTurner are urging Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly to encourage Kansans to return to work by ending our state's participation in the federal unemployment program. "Expanded unemployment was intended to assist hurting families during the worst part of the pandemic when many Kansans were unemploye  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on May 12, 2021: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today led a group of 15 Republican senators in a letter to the international business community warning them about resuming business with Iran if U.S. sanctions are lifted. In part, the senators wrote, "Your member companies may see this potential removal of U.S. sanctions on Iran as a lucrative opportunity. Trust us, they should not. If U.S. sanctions on Iran w  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following floor statement on May 12, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding record-high lumber prices across the country, the impact these high prices are having on home builders and home buyers and solutions for decreasing the cost of lumber. "Since last April, overall lumber prices are up over 300 percent," said Sen. Moran. "Lumber and wood products account for roughly 15 percent of  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on May 12, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined his colleagues in introducing the Get Americans Back to Work Act, to repeal the increase in unemployment benefits brought on by President Biden and the Democrats. Senator Roger Marshall (Kan.) introduced the bicameral legislation in partnership with Senator Scott and nine of his colleagues who signed on as original cosponsors. "Before the   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 12 2021: The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted today to pass legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) that would facilitate collaboration between federal agencies and civil aviation industry leaders when developing policies regarding advanced air mobility (AAM). The Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Coordination and Leadership   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 12, 2021: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today urged U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to take action to resolve the trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada on softwood lumber. Currently, a nine percent tariff exists on softwood lumber imports from Canada, which is contributing to record-high prices. Since last April, overall lu  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2021: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and two former mayors and current members of Congress--Reps. Albio Sires (D-NJ) and Greg Stanton (D-AZ)--joined Mayor Eric Garcetti  more