WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: As the bipartisan infrastructure bill moves through the U.S. House of Representatives, leaders from across the Third District joined together today to urge its passage and show their support for Representative Sharice Davids. Davids, who serves as Vice Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, penned a guest column in the Kansas City Star last month calling for the l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on Sept. 23, 2021: * * * Tonight, Congressman Jake LaTurner voted against the Continuing Resolution proposed by Democrats to fund the federal government through December 3, 2021. He issued the following statement. "I just voted NO on the Continuing Resolution. "One of the most important responsibilities of the House of Representatives is to adequately fund our federal government. Democrats have put that resp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today sent a letter to Ms. Shalanda Young, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to find out why some federal employees have not returned to their office locations, a problem that is causing huge delays across several Federal agencies. Oklahomans continue to tell Lankford that several federal agencies are failing to serve them in a t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. cosponsored the Tax Gap Reform and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Enforcement Act to protect taxpayers against proposals to monitor Americans' bank account transactions over $600 and provide guardrails against proposals to expand the IRS. "Requiring financial institutions to report any transaction over $600 to the IRS is incredibly intrusive, and violates the rights and p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jerry Moran today announced $5,925,150 in funding from the Department of Defense awarded to the City of Manhattan to reconstruct a runway at Manhattan Regional Airport. The project will support military use of the local civilian aviation facility. "This meaningful investment through the Defense Community Infrastructure Program will help the Manhatta  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Rick Scott introduced the Restricting Taliban Critical Mineral Trade Act to require the Administration to place sanctions on Chinese or Russian companies that enter into contracts or otherwise do business with the Taliban related to critical mineral exploration or development, as well as prohibit access to U.S. investments to fund the exploitation of critical minerals  more