WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives passed H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, with U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voting in favor of the legislation. The bipartisan bill would authorize $839 billion in discretionary spending for national defense for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), give a much-needed pay raise to service members and the Department of Defense civilian  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on July 14, 2022: Last night, the House of Representatives passed S. 3373, the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, otherwise known as the Honoring Our PACT Act, to deliver long overdue benefits to American veterans exposed to toxic substances during their service. U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) supported the bipartisan bill,   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Last night, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6538, the Active Shooter Alert Act, to create a program similar to the AMBER Alert system so that law enforcement can immediately alert the public to active shooters in the community. U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) supported the bipartisan bill, which will now go to the U.S. Senate for a vote. "With active shooter incidents becoming mo  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 14, 2022: Representative Sharice Davids joined Senators Angus King (ME), Chris Van Hollen (MD), and Amy Klobuchar (MN), as well as White House American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling and U.S. Department of the Treasury Chief Recovery Officer Jacob Leibenluft to announce Kansas has received $83.5 million for increased broadband accessibility projects. The U.S. Department of the Treasury approve  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 14, 2022: Yesterday, Congressman Jake LaTurner (R-KS) voted in favor of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022. He issued the following statement: "America's brave servicemen and women risk their lives to protect our nation and defend our freedom. It's our duty and responsibility to provide them with the best possible care when   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: With unemployment fraud leaving taxpayers on the hook for roughly $163 billion, and only slightly more than $4 billion recovered, Senate Republicans, led by Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-Ohio) are introducing legislation to recover funds from unchec  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 14, 2022: This morning, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business to discuss President Biden's failing energy policies, Democrats' plan to spend trillions amid inflation hitting 9.1% and eliminating tariffs on critical fertilizer imports. "I wish the President would take care of his own house first. Kansas would be the third leading state for capital investments in oil  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letters on July 14, 2022: At a time when inflation is at the highest it has been in 41 years, along with record fertilizer prices, the Biden Administration imposed duties on imports of Moroccan phosphate fertilizer and is in the process of imposing duties on UAN fertilizer from long-time supplier Trinidad and Tobago. Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS) and U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS) l  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced the Prohibiting Abortion on Federal Lands Act . The legislation would prohibit the Biden administration, or any future pro-abortion administration, from using federal lands and facilities for abortions. Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Democrats and pro-abortion interests have been mounting pressure on President Biden to undermine pro-li  more