NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: This morning, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), lead sponsor of the Equal Rights Amendment, the Access to Birth Control Act, and the Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation Act, held a virtual panel of experts to discuss the state of abortion rights in our country. Maloney led a discussion on the impact of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, what New York State is   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) and Sam Graves (MO-06) introduced a resolution honoring the life of fallen North Kansas City Police Officer Daniel Vasquez and expressing condolences to his family. "The entirety of North Kansas City experienced a devastating loss with the passing of Officer Daniel Vasquez, who dedicated his career, and selflessly gave his life  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II (MO-05) introduced a resolution honoring the life of fallen North Kansas City Police Officer Daniel Vasquez and expressing condolences to his family. "Officer Vasquez made the ultimate sacrifice in protecting our community," Graves said. "We should never forget that and we should honor his lasting legacy of selfless service an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022, and an Aug. 16, 2022, letter: Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.), alongside Rep. Tracey Mann (R-Kan.), are leading 92 of their House colleagues in pushing back on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recent proposed revisions to the interim decision for atrazine, a critical crop protection tool. Atrazine is a herbicide used to protect corn, sorghum, sugarcane, and a variety of o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued a 26-page democratic staff report on Aug. 1, 2022, entitled "Impacts of a Post-Roe America: The State of Abortion Policy After Dobbs": Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization found that there was no constitutionally protected right to abortion, explicitly overturned both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylva  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued a 26-page democratic staff report on Aug. 1, 2022, entitled "Impacts of a Post-Roe America: The State of Abortion Policy After Dobbs": (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Conclusion The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs upended fifty years of settled precedent and allowed states to enact abortion bans that will prevent nearly all abortion care. Research makes clear women who live in states with these rest  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. has recently introduced the No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Alien Abortions Act to prohibit any employee or contractor with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) or the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) from transporting any illegal immigrant across state lines for the purpose of procuring an abortion. "No American's tax dollars should pay for any illeg  more