WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: The 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival will include an extraordinary lineup of authors for children, teens and kids of all ages - all featured in videos on demand accessible from the start of the festival, which runs Sept. 17-26. Five children's authors and five teen authors will also participate in live, online Q&A events Sept. 25 and 26. Subscribe to the National Book Festival blog for updates on the fest  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: Yesterday, the House Small Business Committee passed their portion of the budget reconciliation package, containing several provisions to support small manufacturers that Representative Sharice Davids pushed to include. Last week, Davids called on Congressional leaders to include policies in the budget package that increase access to capital for small manufacturers and strengthen domesti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: After President Joe Biden announced vaccine and COVID-19 mandates for federal workers, businesses with 100 or more employees, and schools, Rep. Estes released the following statement. "Kansans are rightfully outraged at this gross overreach of the federal government and Biden's bully tactics," said Rep. Estes. "Congress and the Supreme Court must take immediate action to make clear that this mandate will not   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) today announced $103,879,965 in grants for Kansas aviation manufacturers through the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection (AMJP) program. These funds will help Kansas aviation employers retain 4,284 employees.The AMJP program was created by legislation introduced by Rep. Estes and Sen. Moran. "The skilled workforce in Kansas' av  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following commentary to the FoxNews.com: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. penned an op-ed for FOX News on the heels of recent extra unemployment dollars expiring and forcing many Americans to get back to work. Senator Marshall's op-ed highlights one of the aspects of recent government spending surge, which is that government dependency and massive federal spending hurts the workers who remained on the job during the pande  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) released the following statement in opposition to President Biden's federal vaccine mandate: "There is no doubt that through the success of American science and ingenuity, the COVID-19 vaccine has provided the best shot at ending the pandemic and taking critical steps towards normalcy. "I am vaccinated and I will continue to urge Kansans to get vaccinated. These decisi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (TNSCapv) -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Congressman Ron Estes (KS-04) today announced $103,879,965 in grants for Kansas aviation manufacturers through the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection (AMJP) program. These funds will help Kansas aviation employers retain 4,284 employees. The AMJP program was created by legislation introduced by Sen. Moran and Congressman Estes. "The aviation manufacturing i  more