WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Joint Economic Committee issued the following news brief: * * * The expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC), included in the American Rescue Plan, is one of the largest-ever single-year tax cuts for families with children. It dramatically increased the value of the CTC from $2,000 per child to up to $3,600 per child under six and $3,000 per child six and older, putting money in the pockets of low- and middle-income families to pay for household expenses like food, re  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation's announcement that Kansas will receive $500,636,086 from the bipartisan infrastructure law to create good-paying jobs for Kansans improving roads and bridges across the state. This is the first round of funding under the five years of federal investment in Kansas highways authorized by this new law. With this new federal funding  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Jake LaTurner (R-KS) introduced H.R. 6271, the Health Savings Act of 2021, in the U.S. House of Representatives this week. This legislation would simplify and expand Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) to allow American workers to maintain financial control over their health care spending without tax penalties. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Senator Tim Scott (R  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sharice Davids (D-KS) announced that five airports across the Greater Kansas City Area will soon receive more than $14 million in formula funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for fiscal year 2022 thanks to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, otherwise known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement after the first COVID-19 Omicron variant case was detected in the state of Kansas. "COVID cases in Kansas continue to rise, and now more than ever with the first Omicron variant case detected in the state, we need seniors and those with underlying health conditions to talk to their doctor or trusted pharmacist about getting their booster shot  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense - today applauded the Senate passage of the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included provisions supported by Sen. Moran. "The men and women serving in our military work every day to keep us safe, and I'm pleased this important authorizing bill provides our troops with an   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall as well as Congressman Tracey Mann issued the following joint statement after yesterday's fires and high wind storm ripped through Kansas. The Senators and Congressman stand ready to assist Kansans and connect them with federal resources that can assist in times of need. "As we saw across Kansas yesterday, high winds and fires can have devastat  more