WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Following a recent increase in attacks against Jewish people in the United States, U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) and 13 additional co-sponsors in introducing a resolution condemning hatred and violence against Jews, denouncing anti-Israel rhetoric and reaffirming that Jews must be treated with dignity and respect. "We have seen a sharp increase in attacks against Jewis  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. and Republican members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry are calling on U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to make public a detailed explanation and any supporting economic analyses that clarifies how the Biden administration's proposed tax increases will affect farm estates. The letter to Secretary Vilsack questions the U.S. Departm  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Senators Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tina Smith (D-MN), Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) in introducing bipartisan legislation to improve maternal and infant health. The Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act would authorize new federal grant programs aimed at reducing maternal mortality by establishing evidence-based practices for t  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Senator Josh Hawley (MO) to introduce a resolution condemning hatred and violence against Jews, denouncing anti-Israel rhetoric from elected officials and the media, and reaffirming that Jews must be treated with dignity and respect. "The recent violence against Jewish people in America does not reflect the principles of our nation. Unfortunately, this wave of anti-S  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: In January 2020, then Congressman Roger Marshall, M.D. was the first member of Congress to sound the alarm on the House floor about the spread of COVID-19. As a physician, he would later go on to serve on the frontlines as a volunteer treating patients in Wyandotte County and Seward County. Today, Senator Marshall delivered remarks on the origins of COVID-19 on the Senate floor saying in part, "Sixteen month  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on May 24, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today released the following statement after Kansas State University President Richard B. Myers announced his retirement at the end of the year: "President Myer's leadership coupled with his care and concern for the K-State family has greatly benefited Kansas State University during his time in Anderson Hall. "I admire and appreciate President Myers for hi  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * There is a high demand for high quality U.S.-raised beef in this country. If there was any doubt, the bare supermarket shelves throughout parts of 2020 proved it. I believe the South Dakota producers who work day in and day out to raise this livestock should be the ones benefitting from this high market demand, but that's not exactly what's happening these days. Just four meatpackers control over 80   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following floor statement: * * * U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the Democrats' supposed election integrity bill and the multitude of unwise and unconstitutional provisions in the legislation, specifically the weaponization of the IRS. If enacted, the Democrats' partisan bill would repeal a Treasury Department rule that was designed to help prevent the kind of abuse that occurred during the Obama administration. A   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jerry Moran as well as U.S. Representative Tracey Mann sent a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Acting Director Tracy Renaud and District 15 Director David Douglas asking them to consider expanding citizenship and immigration services in southwest Kansas. In part, the letter reads: "... The demand for citizenship and immigration services in th  more