WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. and U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher are demanding answers from the Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services (HHS) on possible COVID-19 infections of U.S. Army troops who participated in the 2019 World Military Games that took place in Wuhan, China from October 18-28, 2019. Following completion of the games, athletes from numerous participating countries repor  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) congratulated Missourians who accepted appointments to attend U.S. military service academies, including the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and the U.S. Naval Academy. The following 16 individuals were nominated by Blunt: Aubrey Nicole Boatwright of Aurora; Jackson Wesley Brawner of Springfield; Ja  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following opening remarks on June 23, 2021, at a hearing entitled "Examining Markets, Transparency, and Prices from Cattle Producer to Consumer": * * * Thank you Chairwoman Stabenow for setting the stage for this afternoon's hearing. The topic we are here to learn more about is very important to a number of senators both on and off this committee. The U  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined his colleagues in reintroducing the Lower Costs, More Cures Act (LCMCA) to lower prescription drug prices, bring greater transparency to the prescription drug industry, and encourage American ingenuity in the development of new treatments and cures. The legislation comes on the heels of President Biden recently signing into law Senator Marshall's bipartisan bill to l  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) - recently introduced the Guaranteeing Healthcare Access to Personnel Who Served (GHAPS) Act that would address gaps in veteran health care to ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is serving veterans in hard-to-reach places. Ple  more