WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement that Kansas will receive $79,430,000 from the bipartisan infrastructure law to address drinking water and wastewater systems. This 2022 allocation is the first of five years of dedicated State Revolving Fund water funding that Kansas will receive through the Davids-backed bipartisan infrastructure law. This anno  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on Dec. 2, 2021: * * * Congressman Jake LaTurner voted against the Democrats' continuing resolution to fund the federal government through February 18, 2022. He issued the following statement. "I just voted NO on Democrats' Continuing Resolution. "Democrats have put the number one responsibility of the House of Representatives, funding the federal government, on the backburner once again. My colleagues across   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2021: With the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) breaking down once again, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. has written a letter to Senate and House Armed Services Committee leaders, Jack Reed (D-RI), Jim Risch (R-ID), Adam Smith (D-WA), and Mike Rogers (R-AL) requesting they include his amendment to prevent the Biden Administration from giving servicemembers a dishonorable discharge for c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined his colleagues to introduce legislation to prevent payments for legal settlements for illegal immigration. Under the Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act, no federal funds, including money from the Judgment Fund, could be spent to enrich illegal immigrants at the expense of hardworking American taxpayers. Despite the crisis consu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Idaho's U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch joined Senators John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Jon Tester (D-Montana) to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to address a gap in coverage under the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP). In September, USDA announced it would provide ELAP assistance for the cost of transporting feed to l  more