WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2021: Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) released a statement on the Senate's vote to block President Biden's overreaching vaccine mandate, the introduction of a Congressional Review Act in the House, and area employers halting vaccine mandates. The Senate vote occurred after Republicans also introduced a Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to overturn federal regulations and requires only a simple  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2021: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned John Lausch, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Kristen de Tineo, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Division for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); and Dr. Debra Houry, Acting Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. released the following statement after his amendment to prevent the Administration from dishonorably discharging servicemembers for choosing to not get the COVID vaccine was included in the final text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "As a former army doctor, I support the vaccine, but I also support those who are defending our freedoms and have carefully   more