WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: Representative Sharice Davids announced the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded three grants to implement Crisis Intervention Teams in the Kansas Third District. These teams will work to embed mental and behavioral health services with law enforcement, helping promote safe communities. Recipients include: * $186,037 to Johnson County  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) announced a Department of Justice (DOJ) Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) of $443,481 to Sedgwick County. This grant aims to improve public safety by providing state and local jurisdictions with recourses to enhance community safety. "Public safety and reducing crime are top priorities for the community and leaders alike," said Rep. Estes. "Ensuring our law enforce  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congressman Sam Graves joined 50 of his colleagues this week in urging the Social Security Administration to reopen their Field Offices across the country. The letter calls on Acting Social Security Administration Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi and American Federation of Government Employees President Everett Kelley to develop a plan to reopen the more than 1,500 Social Security field offices that are currently  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Oct. 12, 2021, entitled "Recognizing the Honorable Judge Craig Trebilcock Upon His Retirement From the York County Court of Common Pleas": I am honored to recognize The Honorable Craig Trebilcock following the conclusion of his ten-year term of service in December 2021, with the York County Court of Common Pleas. In coordination with the York County Wellne  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jerry Moran today announced a $491,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development grant for the City of Overbrook to help improve the city's water system. "Supporting advancement in rural communities is vital to the success of our great state, and I applaud USDA's investment in the city of Overbrook," said Senator Marshall. "Every Kansan   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) today announced a $491,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development grant for the City of Overbrook to help improve the city's water system. "Improving the Overbrook water system is an investment into our rural way of life," said Sen. Moran. "Through my role as a member of the subcommittee that funds these gra  more