WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022: On the first day of the 2021 tax filing season, Sen. Warner raised concerns with the IRS after hearing from Virginians who are still waiting on their refunds from the 2020 filing season. These delays come as millions of Americans continue to face economic hardship due to the COVID-19 crisis. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, Sen. Warner stre  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The House Oversight and Reform Committee issued the following statement by Kevin Stein, president and CEO of TransDigm Group, involving a remote hearing on Jan. 19, 2022, entitled "Price Gouging in Military Contracts: New Inspector General Report Exposes Excess Profit Obtained by TransDigm Group": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to discuss TransDigm's business model and its work with the DoD. I am joined by the company's Chairman and founder, Nic  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022: Representative Sharice Davids toured Cherub Medical Supplies, a Shawnee-based supplier of pediatric medical devices that is grappling with long delays due to the current shortage of critical materials like semiconductors. Davids joined Cherub and another local company, Lenexa-based Reliable Medical Supplies, to urge passage of legislation that would reduce our reliance on foreign-made mater  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to release resources within the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust, an emergency international food assistance program, to combat global hunger in times of "exceptional need." Currently 45 mill  more