WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The House Oversight and Reform Committee issued the following testimony by Michael Leachman, vice president for state fiscal policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, involving a hybrid hearing on March 1, 2022, entitled "From Recovery to Recession: Examining the Impact of the American Rescue Plan's State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds": * * * My name is Michael Leachman, Vice President for State Fiscal Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 (TNSRep)-- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: As we approach the one-year anniversary of the historic American Rescue Plan, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) highlighted a report from the White House showing that the landmark rescue package has delivered nearly $668 million to 132 Missouri colleges and universities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. These critical investments--at least half of which are being used to provide  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: After introducing legislation to ban the U.S. purchase of Russian oil last week, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement after Joe Biden announced that he will finally stop funding Putin's war chest and will institute the a ban. "I applaud President Biden for taking this important step, but similar to sanctions on Russia and aid delivered to Ukraine, he is once again late to act. A  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: Kansas U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall, M.D. today issued the following statements after President Biden announced a ban on the U.S. purchase of Russian oil. Ahead of the State of the Union, Sens. Moran and Marshall teamed up on a letter to President Biden calling for an embargo on Russian energy and introduced legislation that would ban the import of Russian oil. "My colleagues   more