WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46288) on Jan. 5, 2022, entitled "Occupational Safety and Health Administration: COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards on Health Care Employment and Vaccinations and Testing for Large Employers" by disability policy analyst Scott D. Szymendera: * * * SUMMARY On June 21, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) promulgated an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for the prevention of  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022: Representative Sharice Davids joined a Kansan impacted by unexpected medical bills and other health advocates to applaud newly-enacted consumer protections against surprise medical billing practices. Created by a 2020 law known as the "No Surprises Act," which also included Davids' original legislation to promote insurer transparency so that patients don't unintentionally receive out-of-netwo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following commentary to the AgriPulse: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. penned an op-ed for AgriPulse on the fertilizer crisis farmers are currently facing and the lasting impacts that will be passed onto consumers. You may click HERE or scroll below to read the op-ed in its entirety. In the op-ed Senator Marshall said in part, "It's no secret farmers are faced with a fertilizer crisis. Prices for phosphorus-based and pota  more