WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2021: This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) led a coalition of 19 members of the House of Representatives calling on the Attending Physician of the U.S. Congress, Rear Admiral Dr. Brian P. Monahan, to consider a vaccine requirement for Members of Congress and employees within the Capitol complex. Citing the safety of the vaccines, the elevated risk to vulnerable staffers, and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2021: Representative Sharice Davids announced that the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program granted more than $12.2 million in pandemic relief aid to eligible venues, museums, and performing arts institutions in the Third District of Kansas. Davids voted to establish the program, which provides support to hard-hit businesses in the music and entertainment sector, and has been strongly adv  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Jake LaTurner announced that he will be hosting a career fair on August 17th at Agriculture Hall at Stormont Vail Events Center from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Employers can sign up to attend at http://LaTurner.house.gov/employers. Space is limited, so it is recommended that businesses register quickly. Individuals seeking employment can RSVP at http://LaTurner.house.gov/jobseekers-form.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2021: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. - a graduate of Kansas State and the University of Kansas School of Medicine - sent a letter today to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch an investigation into the allegation that ESPN is encouraging and working to ensure the University of Texas in Austin and the University of Oklahoma in Norman move to the Southe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2021: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - today announced four U.S. Department of Education grants totaling $1,718,945 for higher education institutions in Kansas. The grants will support the Federal TRIO Talent Search Program over the next five years to identify and assist students from disadvantaged backgrounds with the potential to succeed in higher e  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2021: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held the first joint bipartisan Senate briefing on the origins of COVID-19. The senators brought together healthcare, national security, medical, and academic experts including Jamie Metzl, Matt Pottinger, Dr. David Relman, and Dr. Jesse Bloom. During the one hour briefing, the group walked through the pandemic's timeline, discu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2021: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met virtually with stakeholders involved in the home building supply chain, including the lumber industry, affordable housing advocates and the home building industry in Kansas and New Hampshire. The group discussed supply chain disruptions, recent price volatility, the shortage in avai  more