WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2022: Yesterday, Rep. Chabot (R-OH) joined 116 Republicans on a letter led by Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) to President Biden urging the Administration to take immediate action to stem the fentanyl scourge coming from China and across the southern border, and support making fentanyl related substances Schedule 1 classification permanent. Drug overdoses have claimed more Americans lives each year than eve  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2022: Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) today announced $771,975 in grants for aviation manufacturers through the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection (AMJP) program. These funds will help Kansas aviation employers retain 39 employees. The AMJP program was created by legislation (https://estes.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2831) introduced by Rep. Estes and S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2022: Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), and William Keating (MA-09) today wrote to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) concerning the growing backlog of pend  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2022: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recognized the service and sacrifice of 90-year-old Korean War veteran Lumas Kendrick Sr. in 'Salute to Veterans,' a series recognizing the military service of Arkansans. Kendrick was born in Buena Vista, Arkansas on December 13, 1931. His family moved from Ouachita County to Pine Bluff in 1939 before settling in Little Rock, a community he still calls home  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) to introduce S. 3580, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA), which would update federal regulations for the global shipping industry. The bill would address global competitiveness issues for American exporters by making it more difficult for ocean carriers to unreasonably refuse goods ready for shipment a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) yesterday joined 29 of her Senate colleagues in a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) urging the agency to do everything it can to support taxpayers during the current tax filing season. In the letter, the senators press the IRS to provide taxpayers with targeted, temporary relief during what is widely believed to be one of the mo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2022: Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), and William Keating (MA-09) today wrote to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) concerning   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. announced his support of the Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments (SNOOP) Act, a bill to strike the tax code provision inserted by the Biden Administration in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) that requires third-party payment platforms to report businesses' gross transaction volumes totaling more than $600 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Prior to the ARP, paym  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Congressman Ron Estes (KS-04) today announced $771,975 in grants for aviation manufacturers through the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection (AMJP) program. These funds will help Kansas aviation employers retain 39 employees. The AMJP program was created by legislation introduced by Sen. Moran and Congressman Estes. This is the third round of AMJP progr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2022: U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) today said that the Kansas City Fed and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Fed) are preventing the Senate from obtaining information directly relevant to congressional oversight and its constitutional responsibility to provide advice and consent o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2022: In case you missed it, U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) today said that Congress needs to seriously consider reforming or eliminating the regional Federal Reserve (Fed) banks. In an interview with David Westin on Bloomberg TV, Senator Toomey said the regional Fed banks have been comp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following joint commentary with Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, to the Military Times: * * * Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) are underscoring the need for swift action in the Senate on their Health Care For Burn Pit Veterans Act--a critical step in their bipartisan effort to deliver for toxic-exposed veterans. In an op-ed published in Military Times, the Senators w  more