WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2022: Representative Sharice Davids took official action to curb the growing threat of fentanyl, the number one cause of overdose death in the United States. In August, Davids hosted a summit with local, state, and federal law enforcement on the challenges they face handling the fentanyl epidemic. The actions announced today are a direct response to what she learned during that conversation. "When  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2022: U.S Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and 12 Republican Senators today released a Public Service Announcement (PSA) warning parents about the dangers of illicit fentanyl ahead of Halloween as the drug cartels have begun targeting America's youth with rainbow fentanyl in the form of pills that look like candy and powder that looks like sidewalk chalk. The fentanyl crisis is wreaking havoc in commu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01), Mike Bost (IL-12), Matt Rosendale (MN-AL), and Jack Bergman (MI-01) introduced The VA Supply Chain Management System Authorization Act. The legislation will authorize and set up parameters for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to acquire a medical supply chain management system. The bill requires the system to be fully implemented within three year  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies issued the following statement by Mike Sicilia, executive vice president for industries at Oracle, involving a hearing on Sept. 21, 2022, entitled "VA's Electronic Health Record Modernization: An Update on Rollout, Cost, and Schedule": * * * Chairman Heinrich, Ranking Member Boozman and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today about  more