WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Ahead of the 12-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Representative Sharice Davids joined Kansas parents and seniors to celebrate the landmark law's benefit to Kansans and to call for continued action to lower costs on health care and prescription drugs. Davids was joined by three residents from the Kansas Third, who shared how the cost of prescription drugs and insulin have impacted their li  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. House of Representatives conducted 16 committee hearings on March 17, 2022: United States Southern Command Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing entitled "United States Southern Command". Testimony was heard from General Laura J. Richardson, Commander, U.S. Southern Command. This hearing was closed. NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES AND U.S. MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN THE GREATER MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA Committee on Armed Services: Full C  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials issued the following testimony by Brad Hildebrand, a member of the National Industrial Transportation League, involving a hybrid hearing on March 8, 2022, entitled "Stakeholder Views on Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization": * * * Thank you for holding today's hearing, "Stakeholder Views on Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization," and for the opportuni  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 7019, the Rural Prosperity Act. This bipartisan bill, introduced by Reps. Angie Craig (MN-02) and Dan Newhouse (WA-04), would streamline federal services for rural America and cut bureaucratic red tape by establishing the Office of Rural Prosperity - a permanent office in the White House tasked with coordinating federal efforts   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Cindy Axne (IA-03), and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) led 83 of their colleagues in sending a letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) requesting it address the strain on the fertilizer supply by eliminating duties on phosphate fertilizer products imported from Morocco, and suspending the process to impose new duties on urea ammonium fertilizer fro  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined a group of 25 U.S. Senators in demanding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) provide answers on recent actions to infringe on Americans' Second Amendment rights by preventing law-abiding citizens from creating and owning suppressors. In a letter to the ATF, the senators wrote, "These continued assaults of the Second Amendment threaten law-abid  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. recently submitted two Congressional Records honoring the heroic actions of Olathe East High School School Resource Officer (SRO) Erik Clark and Assistant Principal Kaleb Stoppel. "Without question, Officer Clark and Dr. Stoppel acted swiftly and bravely to protect students and teachers at Olathe East High School. Their heroic actions saved lives and deserved to be honore  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) was recently appointed by the Senate to join the Senate North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Observer Group, which serves as a bridge between the U.S. Senate and NATO allies. "As Russia's unprovoked war with Ukraine threatens European stability, a unified NATO is essential to deterring further threats and preserving American peace and prosperity," said Sen. Moran. "Thro  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS) joined Senator John Barrasso (WY) and colleagues in introducing legislation to ban imports of Russian uranium. "Imports from Russia and its allies, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, account for nearly half of the uranium powering the United States' nuclear plants. This high level of dependence on foreign uranium was threatening our national interest and national security be  more