WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) sent a letter to the White House and the Archivist of the United States urging them to reopen Federal Records Centers to address the backlog of legal immigration-related district casework. * * * Dear President Biden and Mr. Ferriero, I respectfully ask that your administration take necessary and immediate action to reopen the Federal Records Centers (FRCs) in the K  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: In a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing today, Vice Chair Sharice Davids heard from trucking, rail, port, and logistics executives about current supply chain issues. Davids focused on long-term workforce and manufacturing solutions, highlighting her bill to introduce more women to the trucking workforce, as they currently make up just 24% of all transportation and war  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (R-KS) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in opposition to President Biden's Build Back Better reconciliation plan. "President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, and House Democrats are grossly misusing the noble process of reconciliation," said Rep. Mann. "Intended to be a tool of compromise for Congress to reduce the national deficit, the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines today helped introduce the "Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act." The bill is part of Daines' efforts to return fairness to the cattle marketplace dominated by four major meat packers. "We must bring transparency to the cattle market to ensure Montana ranchers are competing on a level playing field and receiving the fairest price for their beef. This bill is an important st  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today called for their bill to create a national commission on the COVID-19 pandemic to be included in the National Defense Authorization Act. In a letter sent to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. sent a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow requesting a hearing to examine the recent supply chain crisis and to probe the Administration's plan to address supply chain failures as it relates to the agricultural industry. Additionally, the letter highlights the dramatic increase in the cost of fertilizer and other ag inputs. Senators Joni Ernst  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) suspended implementation and enforcement of their COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employers with more than 100 employees pending future developments in the litigation. The suspension follows the Fifth Circuit Court putting a stay on Joe Biden's unconstitutional vaccine mandate last we  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the WIC Healthy Beginnings Act to promote competition and quality for infant formula manufacturers by creating an online database administered through USDA to centralize state solicitations in order to streamline bids from formula manufacturers to state WIC programs. Currently, an infant formula manufacturer would have to sif  more