WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. House of Representatives conducted 12 committee hearings on Sept. 29, 2021: THE 2021 WILDLAND FIRE YEAR: RESPONDING TO AND MITIGATING THREATS TO COMMUNITIES Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry held a hearing entitled "The 2021 Wildland Fire Year: Responding to and Mitigating Threats to Communities". Testimony was heard from Randy Moore, Chief, U.S. Forest Service. ENDING THE U.S. MILITARY MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN Committee on Armed  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2021: United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) encourages eligible families to apply for the Summer Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program. Students who are approved for free or reduced-price meals for the 2021-2022 school year can apply for a one-time $375 Summer P-EBT benefit. Applications should be submitted electronically or mailed to DSS, and must be   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), released the following statement on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's announcement that it has awarded $25 million in grant funding to seven Missouri Community Mental Health Centers: "As a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall has offered an amendment to the government spending package - one of just three amendments accepted thus far - to prohibit funding for implementing or enforcing the Biden Administration's COVID vaccine mandate on private companies. The amendment comes on the heels of Democrats working to codify fines up to $700,000 on businesses that have unvaccinated employees as a way to pay for  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. was on Good Morning America 3 to discuss his efforts to halt the Biden Administration from giving servicemembers a dishonorable discharge for refusing the COVID vaccine. The Senator said in part, "Right now 10-20% of our soldiers are not vaccinated - they are going to be separated and perhaps given a dishonorable discharge. If they are given a dishonorable discharge, then th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. was named 2020 Federal Legislator of the Year by Safari Club International (SCI), a leading organization dedicated to protecting hunting opportunities and promoting wildlife conservation worldwide. SCI has a network representing 7.2 million hunters around the world. "Safari Club International works day in and day out to protect the sportsman's way of life, and I could not b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. questioned U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on their intent to mandate vaccines for students in public schools despite the possibility of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) acknowledging natural immunity. During the hearing, Senator Marshall said in part, "I'm in favor of the vac  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: In response to the harmful tax penalties for married couples included in the Democrats' reckless tax-and-spending spree, U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and 30 additional Republican colleagues sent a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) to rem  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jerry Moran announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded Kansas State University (KSU) over $3.4 million to become a national leader in advancing the discovery and development of biosecurity strategies for emerging infectious diseases that threaten public health. "Manhattan, Kansas and my alma mater Kanas State University are home to some of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jerry Moran announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the University of Kansas (KU) over $3.7 million to be one of six organizations across the country to transform the state of foster care in America. KU's innovative approach will establish proactive child and family well-being systems, preventing child maltreatment and unnecessary family   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) today announced a $1,500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the University of Kansas (KU) Innovation Park to help with the development of innovative technology solutions. "This grant is an investment in the research and development our universities are doing to meet  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) today announced a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) for Wichita State University and the Wichita Entrepreneurship Coalition. The award will support the resources necessary to recruit, support and enable regional entrepreneurs, and improve the coalition's access to   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) to honor the centennial of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. "We will never know the names of the men who are laid to rest in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., this week joined U.S. Senator Mitt Romney, R-Utah, to urge Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., to remove new tax penalties that would discourage marriage from Democrats' current reconciliation package. The marriage penalty provisions are included the multi-trillion dollar tax and  more