WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $20,000,000 to support a new, five-year statewide initiative ensuring Kansas' infrastructure is equipped to support all communities before and after a disaster. The project, called Adaptive and Resilient Infrastructures Driven by Social Equity (ARISE), is a collaboration between 17 universities and colleges in Kansas,  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Jake LaTurner joined a letter to President Biden, led by Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, urging the Administration to reverse overly burdensome regulations and policy barriers to U.S. agriculture production that have caused needless uncertainty for farmers, ranchers, and working families. The letter to the President outlines administrative actions which would immediately provide rea  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry and Natural Resources issued the following testimony by Ducks Unlimited Senior Scientist Ellen Herbert involving a hearing on June 7, 2022, entitled "The Western Water Crisis: Confronting Persistent Drought and Building Resilience on our Forests and Farmland": * * * I am Dr. Ellen Herbert, Senior Scientist for Ducks Unlimited. I appreciate the opportunity to testify today on be  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade issued the following testimony by North Dakota Wheat Commission Administrator Neal Fisher involving a hearing on June 9, 2022, entitled "Agricultural Trade: Priorities and Issues Facing America's Farmers": * * * I am the Administrator of the North Dakota Wheat Commission, and I am pleased to have this opportunity to offer testimony on behalf of the Wheat Commission and t  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry and Natural Resources issued the following testimony by T&O Farms owner and operator Tom Willis, involving a hearing on June 7, 2022, entitled "The Western Water Crisis: Confronting Persistent Drought and Building Resilience on our Forests and Farmland". Willis serves on the board of the National Sorghum Producers and Growth Energy and is also the president and CEO of Conestoga   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry and Natural Resources issued the following testimony by Earl Lewis, chief engineer of the Kansas Department of Agriculture's Division of Water Resources, on behalf of the Western States Water Council, involving a hearing on June 7, 2022, entitled "The Western Water Crisis: Confronting Persistent Drought and Building Resilience on our Forests and Farmland": * * * Chairman Bennet  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, involving a hybrid hearing on May 25, 2022, entitled "The JCPOA Negotiations and United States' Policy on Iran Moving Forward". The JCPOA is the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. * * * On behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am honored to present my analysis and recommendat  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release on June 13, 2022: Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that the House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee has recommended that Congressman Scott Peters serve on the House Committee on Small Business, that Congresswoman Sharice Davids serve on the House Agriculture Committee and that Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick serve on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. "Con  more