WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, issued the following news release on May 14, 2021: The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis will hold a hearing titled "Powering Up Clean Energy: Investments to Modernize and Expand the Electric Grid" on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. ET. This hearing will take place remotely via Zoom video conferencing and will be broadcast live here: https://climatecrisis.house.gov/commi  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis issued the following information for a virtual hearing entitled: "Powering Up Clean Energy: Investments to Modernize and Expand the Electric Grid" at 9:30 a.m. on May 20, 2021: This hearing will explore the ways that upgrading and expanding the electric grid can create jobs, integrate higher levels of renewable energy, boost grid reliability, and protect public health. The committee will receive testimony from: Linda Apsey  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 15 -- 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 follow the State Legislature's lead in subverting the will of Missourians by refusing to implement voter-approved and constitutionally-required Medicaid expansion. "The State's rejection of voter-approved Medicaid expansion--which would provide health care   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 14, 2021: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. today announced $3,964,510 in federal funding for Salina Regional Airport. "The Salina Regional Airport provides an important gateway between Salina and the rest of the country," said Senator Marshall. "This grant will allow the airport to rehabilitate 7,500 feet of runway. Ensuring that the airport's runway is in good condition is important for continued   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 14, 2021: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. today announced $691,532 in federal funding for Colonel James Jabara Airport. "Airports throughout our state provide essential services and expand business opportunities for Kansans," said Senator Marshall. "Through this grant, the Wichita Airport Authority will be able to construct a new taxilane to connect a hanger on the Colonel James Jabara Airport prop  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 14, 2021: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. today announced $701,103 in federal funding for Emporia Municipal Airport. "Municipal airports throughout Kansas provide essential services and expand business opportunities in communities of all sizes," said Senator Marshall. "This funding helps the Emporia airport provide a safe environment for passengers, pilots, and employees, and I'm pleased to see th  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following commentary to the FoxNews.com: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. penned an op-ed for FOX News about the importance of getting to the bottom of the origins of COVID-19. The Senator said in part, "In approximately two weeks, the U.S. will be represented at the World Health Assembly where we need to ally with all nations and fight for a full and unrestricted investigation of the origin of COVID-19. We must demand full  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 14, 2021: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today announced three U.S. Department of Transportation grants totaling $5.3 million for Emporia Municipal Airport, Colonel James Jabara Airport and Salina Regional Airport. Funding for the grants came from the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program. "Local airports help bring economic opportunities and critical resources to communities a  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) this week cosponsored the Back to Work Bonus Act, legislation introduced by Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) to address labor shortages by allowing states to use Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation funds to provide back to work bonuses. "Throughout my conversations with employers across Kansas, a concerning theme is the inability to find the labor supply necessary to kick-star  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Senate on May 12, 2021, published 82 executive communications involving regulations that were published in the Federal Register: EC-957. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters; Amendment 39-21422" ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0025)) received in the Office of the Presi  more