WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: The House passed two bipartisan bills to extend the statute of limitations on pandemic relief-related fraud cases. A member of the House Small Business Committee, Representative Sharice Davids is a co-sponsor of both bills and has been outspoken about the need to crack down on fraud and abuse in pandemic spending programs. When nearly $1 million in fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan (E  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Following Representative Sharice Davids' and Representative Ruben Gallego's (AZ-07) call to action, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig announced today that the IRS is increasing the mileage rate deduction for 2022. This move will help business owners who operate a vehicle--such as truckers, real estate agents, and landscaping businesses--cut their tax bills amid rising  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: This week Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced H.R. 7963 -Strategic Petroleum Reserve Replenishment Act - that will ensure the replenishment of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at a time when the Biden administration has failed to create a reasonable plan to do so. "Kansans are suffering from crippling gas prices that continue to rise despite the Biden administration's short-sighted action of rele  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Mike Garcia, R-California, issued the following news release: Representative Mike Garcia (R-CA) and Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) introduced the Safe Schools Act, which would allow COVID-19 relief dollars that have already been allocated to schools through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund to be used by schools to harden themselves with physical security measures, such as locks, panic buttons, individual room security systems, vi  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Congressman Jake LaTurner introduced the Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation would simply require all able-bodied adults to work or volunteer for no less than 20 hours per week to remain eligible for Medicaid benefits. "The key to growing our economy is getting more Americans back to work. We have countless employers looking for worke  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and several of his colleagues to introduce the Safe Schools Act, legislation that would allow unused COVID relief dollars allocated to schools through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund to be used by schools to improve safety and security. This could include efforts to install physical security measures such a  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. and U.S. Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-25) introduced the Safe Schools Act, legislation to allow COVID relief dollars allocated to schools through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund to be used by schools to harden themselves with physical security measures, such as locks, panic buttons, individual room security systems, video surveillance, and h  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to introduce the Safe Schools Act, legislation to allow COVID relief dollars allocated to schools through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund to be used by schools to harden themselves with physical security measures, such as locks, panic buttons, individual room security systems, video surveillance, and hirin  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 10 committee hearings on June 7, 2022: WESTERN WATER CRISIS Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources concluded a hearing to examine the western water crisis, focusing on confronting persistent drought and building resilience on our forests and farmland, after receiving testimony from Earl Lewis, Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Water Resources, Manhattan,  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Braun joined Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D. and Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25) in introducing the the Safe Schools Act, legislation to allow COVID relief dollars allocated to schools through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund to be used by schools to harden themselves with physical security measures, such as locks, panic buttons, individual room security systems,  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) today introduced the Safe Schools Act to use any unspent COVID relief funds provided through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund for school security measures. Schools in Louisiana and across the country could use money from the program to harden their facilities against safety threats. "We need to keep our kids a  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Roger Marshall and several of their colleagues in introducing the Safe Schools Act. This legislation allows schools to repurpose excess COVID relief dollars that they were previously allocated for important school safety and hardening with measures to keep students and educators safe, including locks, panic buttons, video surveillance and the hiring and paying the salaries of   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) and U.S. Congressman Mike Garcia (R-Calif.) in introducing the Safe Schools Act, to allow schools to use unspent COVID relief dollars allocated through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund for security measures, including locks, panic buttons, individual room security systems, video surveillance, and  more