WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Vice Chair Yvette Herrell (NM-02), and Reps. August Pfluger (TX-11) and Tracey Mann (KS-01) recently hosted a Congressional Western Caucus Species Week virtual forum titled, "ESA Solutions: The Case of the Lesser Prairie Chicken." The forum featured local leaders from New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas who discussed the ongoing state and local species conservation efforts to prot  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on July 26, 2022: Last week, Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) along with all Republican Members of the House Committee on Small Business and penned a letter to Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler. This letter received support from over 91 advocacy organizations, think tanks, and companies. Below are statemen  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following floor statement on July 26, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative John Rose spoke on the House Floor Tuesday to highlight the latest numbers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, showing an ongoing crisis along the southern border. The full speech, as prepared for delivery, is below: Madam Speaker, what do Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Sou  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 26, 2022: U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01), Ranking Member on the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, introduced bipartisan legislation that will enhance protections for whistleblowers who expose waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars at the Department of Veterans Affair  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Sens. Braun, Burr, Tuberville, Lummis, Marshall, Wicker, Daines, and Inhofe introduced legislation to build a stronger retirement system for Americans by clarifying the fiduciary duty of plan administrators to select and maintain investments based solely on financial factors. Recently, the Biden Administration Department of Labor proposed a rule that would essentially coerce workers and businesses into support  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 26, 2022: During today's hearing in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. questioned federal officials on the Biden Administration's response to the deadly fentanyl crisis wreaking havoc in Kansas and across the U.S. During his opening remarks, Senator Marshall said in part, "Kansas is literally at the crossroads of fentanyl trafficking... Wit  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 26, 2022: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) today spoke on the Senate Floor previewing the Amelia Earhart Statue Dedication Ceremony which will take place tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET to welcome the world's most famous female aviator to the U.S. Capitol as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. "Amelia Earhart, the most famous woman in aviation, soared into the history books, setting flight records and  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 26, 2022: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jerry Moran today announced a $36,105,593 Department of Transportation grant for Manhattan Regional Airport. These resources, provided through the FY2022 Airport Improvement Program, will be used to repair and replace airfield guidance signs, beacons, runways and runway lighting. "This meaningful investment will allow the Manhattan airport to fully up  more