WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following news release on June 2, 2021: Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), today announced the appointment of two new members to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), as well as the reappointment of four current members. "Congress turns to MedPAC for insights and recommendations on Medicare policy issues," Dodaro said. "I want to   more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued a proposed rule to list two designated population segments (DPS) of the lesser prairie-chicken as endangered and threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The northern DPS of the lesser prairie-chicken, whose habitat includes Kansas, was listed at threatened, and will have tailored protections under the ESA. "I am concerned to see the proposed rule to li  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on June 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today highlighted the growing support for the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021, which passed unanimously out of committee last week. Wha  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on June 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today highlighted the growing support for the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021, which passed unanimously out of committee last week. What Some of the Stakeho  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jerry Moran, and U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann, Ron Estes, Jake LaTurner, and Sharice Davids are calling on U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Merrick Garland to provide an update on the investigation of the meat packing industry that was initiated following the fire at Tyson's production plant in Holcomb, Kansas and the initial market imp  more