WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following statement on Oct. 21, 2021: * * * Representative Sharice Davids, Vice Chair of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, released the following statement after the Subcommittee on Aviation's oversight hearing of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): "Nearly three years after the Lion Air 610 crash, the first of the Boeing 737 MAX crashes that claimed 346 lives and raised serious questions about the safe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2021: Congressman Jake LaTurner introduced H.R. 5656 the Simon Crosier Act, which would prohibit medical providers from adding a DNR to a minor's medical chart without parental consent. This legislation ensures parents' rights remain intact and that they are fully involved in the decision-making process for their children. "Sheryl and Scott Crosier had their parental rights stripped away in the f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (R-KS) sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting immediate action to evacuate 17 U.S. missionaries who were taken captive on October 16, 2021, while serving in Haiti. Read the full text of the letter below: To: The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States of America, The White House , 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500 Dear President   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Reps. Ron Estes (KS-4) and Kevin Hern (OK-01) in introducing the Marginal Well Protection Act, legislation that would prevent the EPA from levying excessive methane emission fees for marginal wells - wells that produce less than 15 barrels of oil and less than 90 Mcf (90,000 cubic feet) of natural gas per day. Marginal wells are small, often family-owned wells   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and their Republican colleagues have introduced the "Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act," a bill to prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from implementing Democrats' plan to give the agency access to transaction information of virtually every American. "Every American should  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2021: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. today announced the opening of his new Topeka office location at 800 SW Jackson Street, Suite 600, Topeka. "I am thrilled to announce the opening of my new office in Topeka to better assist residents with their issues and concerns," said Senator Marshall. "Understanding the challenges Kansans are facing and ensuring our offices are providing top notch   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband issued the following testimony by Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr for an Oct. 7, 2021, hearing entitled "State of Telehealth: Removing Barriers to Access and Improving Patient Outcomes": * * * I would like to begin by commending the Subcommittee for convening this hearing on telehealth and for its Members' leadership in supporting these vital services as w  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2021: U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (R-KS) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to honor the memory of Father Emil Kapaun and ask his colleagues to support his bill to designate the post office in Herrington, Kansas as the "Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building". "Father Emil Kapaun was a man of God who served Jesus and his country honorably," said Rep. Mann. "The young f  more