WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release: Small businesses make up 99.9 percent of businesses across the United States, accounting for nearly 50 percent of all American employees. The small business community is comprised of our nation's hardest working individuals. Their tireless dedication to running a small business does not go unnoticed. This month, the House Small Business Committee   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on July 9, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - today released the following statement regarding three reports recently released from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) concerning issues with the deployment of the new Electronic Health Record Moder  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, issued the following column: Summer is one of the best times of year. Kids are out of school, there's more time to spend with family, and the days are longer and more beautiful. For many Missourians, it's the perfect time to travel and take a long-awaited vacation with loved ones. Personally, my favorite place to travel when the weather warms up is the Lake of the Ozarks right here in our backyard. There are more miles of shoreline tha  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 10 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on July 9, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) visited Odessa, Higginsville, and Lawson, Missouri, to share important information regarding the upcoming Child Tax Credit payments that will begin on July 15th. The expanded Child Tax Credit was included in the American Rescue Plan, which was passed by Congress in March with Congressman Cleaver's support. Economists est  more

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, July 10 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 9, 2021: Representative Sharice Davids hosted a "Main Street Stroll" in Downtown Overland Park, visiting four local businesses to hear how the American Rescue Plan and other federal relief programs helped them stay open through the pandemic. She also hosted the owners for a roundtable discussion, where they discussed the challenges they still face as our economy begins to get back on track  more

SHARON SPRINGS, Kansas, July 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. released the following statement after the White House issued an Executive Order directing USDA to consider issuing new rules defining when meat can bear 'Product of USA' labels. "I am fully supportive of ensuring that meat labels are clear and accurate for consumers. The current 'Product of the USA' label for beef does not convey accurate information to consum  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) this week announced a $1,558,000 USDA Rural Development low-interest loan awarded to the city of Caldwell to construct new water storage tanks and update the city's water pump system that is over 100 years old. "This federal investment will update Caldwell's aged water service system and help make certain they have reliable access to safe wa  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Roger Marshall, M.D., along with Congressman Ron Estes (KS-04), this week announced a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) to Wichita State University to purchase and install equipment for use in the new Flight Test Research Center and a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Facility to be located at the National I  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), along with Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01), this week announced a $512,000 USDA Rural Development low-interest loan as well as a $1,431,000 grant awarded to the City of Alden to rehabilitate the wastewater collection system, in turn bringing the facility in compliance with the city's Water Pollution Control Permit and protecting private wate  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 9, 2021: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be reducing inspection overtime fees for small and very small meatpackers by implementing U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Michael Bennet's (D-Colo.) legislation, the Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief for COVID-19 Act, to support small meatpacking plants that were operating longer   more