WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), spoke on the Senate floor and applauded Kansans' overwhelming rejection of a ballot measure that would have shredded the right to abortion enshrined in the state's constitution. "Since the day the Supreme Court struck down t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following commentary on Aug. 3, 2022, to The Hill: * * * Congressman Vern Buchanan penned an op-ed today in the The Hill detailing how America is losing ground to other developed countries in terms of research and development (R&D) and innovation. He also offers his solutions to advance the U.S.'s position. "World leadership in R&D is also critical to a strong national defense, a superior education system, world-class health care  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2022: Tonight, the Senate passed the Honoring our PACT Act, bipartisan legislation that expands Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care eligibility to 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxins and airborne hazards while deployed. Last month, Representative Sharice Davids, whose mother served in the army for 20 years, voted to pass this bill, which authorizes $40,027,000 to expand outpatient se  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids toured the Cedar Lake Dam in Olathe, which is currently designated as a high hazard dam by the Kansas Division of Water Resources. Davids' funding request to design and build a new dam and spillway at Cedar Lake is one of 15 local projects that have been approved by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, eight of which have passed the House thus far. Davids serves as the Vice   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2022: The Freight Rail Shipping Fair Market Act, introduced earlier today by Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the House Committee on Agriculture David Scott (D-GA),  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), sought unanimous consent to pass her Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act to protect doctors' ability to safely provide abortion care in states where it remains legal--but Republican Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) block  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2022: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall asked questions during a U.S. Senate hearing on the federal government's involvement with gain-of-function (GoF) research projects in China. Senator Marshall's opening statement and questions centered on Dr. Anthony Fauci's, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, efforts to push GoF research out of the United States and into China th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Hudson Institute Senior Fellow David Asher, who led the State Department's COVID-19 origins investigation for the Trump Administration, interviewed U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. about his leadership in the investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic's origins and the implications of future gain-of-function research to avoid these types of leaks from reoccurring. Nearly three years after COVID-19's emergenc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on Aug. 3, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. - an OBGYN who delivered more than 5,000 babies - released the following statement on the result of the Value Them Both Amendment: "Words could never express the sadness and emotion myself and many Kansans are feeling after the Value Them Both amendment was not adopted. This is an enormous blow to efforts to protect the sanctity of life in Kansas. "Too   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2022: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. released the following statement after voting in favor of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, legislation that expands Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care coverage and benefits to include toxic-exposed veterans. "As a veteran myself, and one of the first Republicans in the Senat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2022: This evening, the U.S. Senate passed the Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 with a vote of 86-11. This historic and bipartisan legislation was introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) - the ranking member and chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. This legislation now head  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2022: In their latest attempt to restrict abortion access, Senate Republicans today blocked the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act, legislation co-led by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) that would ensure health care providers can safely provide abortion care in states where it is still legal. Senator Padilla delivered a floor speech in support of the bill and called out Republi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Rep. Estes (R-Kansas) released the following statement after the passing of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski. "I was devastated to hear about the tragic passing of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski and her staff, Emma Thomson and Zachery Potts," said Rep. Estes. "Jackie was an integral part of the Ways and Means Committee, a steadfast advocate for Hoosiers and a dear friend. "As the ranking member on Worker and Famil  more