WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 27, 2021: The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan amendment offered by U.S. Senators Roger Marshall M.D. (R-KS) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) calling for a transparent investigation into the COVID-19 outbreak mandated by the World Health Assembly during its current session, which ends on Monday. Additionally, if China continues on its path of cover-up and obfuscation, the Marshall-Gillibrand Amendment dema  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 28 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement condemning the rise in despicable antisemitic attacks against Jewish Americans. "Irrational hatred of, and violence toward, Jewish Americans has been occurring with alarming frequency, and, as President Biden has said, 'This must stop.' "Having been blessed to have come of age under the tutelage of the giants of the   more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following statement: * * * Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) released the following statement on the recent rise in anti-Semitic attacks and rhetoric: "The recent surge in anti-Semitic attacks and rhetoric is despicable, and worse still, it is part of a historic pattern. I stand with the Jewish community in condemning these incidents forcefully and completely. "Anti-semitism, bigotry, and hate have no place in our society, a  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 27, 2021: Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed adding the lesser prairie-chicken to the Endangered Species Act, with the Southern Distinct Population Segment (DPS) as endangered and the Northern DPS as threatened. "Kansas farmers and ranchers have been excellent stewards of land and resources for years without heavy-handed government intervention, and they have also taken extraordinary measure  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. spoke about the importance of improving maternal health outcomes during a U.S. Senate HELP Committee Executive Session. Senator Marshall's remarks followed the committee vote of the bipartisan Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, which Senator Marshall teamed up with Senators Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tina Smith (D-MN), Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Bill Cas  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on May 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC)--along with SVAC Ranking Member Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and committee members, Sens. John Boozman (R-Ark), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.)--yesterday introduced the Guaranteeing Healthcare Access to Pe  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Tim Scott (R-SC) in a letter to US Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona urging him to protect the First Amendment rights of faith-based student groups at public institutions of higher education. The letter follows a recent court filing that indicates the Department of Education is considering regulatory action related to the Im  more