WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Chisholm National Historic Trail and Western National Historic Trail Designation Act (H.R. 2512): * * * H.R. 2512, Chisholm National Historic Trail and Western National Historic Trail Designation Act as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on Jan. 19, 2022. H.R. 2512 would amend the National Trails System Act to incorporate the Chisholm National Historic Trail, extending a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release and letter: Late last week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi sent a letter to Martin J. Oberman, Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board (STB), formally requesting the STB to direct the Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) to conduct a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Chicago area before reaching any final decision on the status of the merger between Canadian Pacific and  more

EDGERTON, Kansas, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids hosted U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh for a visit to Johnson County Community College's (JCCC) Commercials Driver's License (CDL) training program. Davids, who previously introduced legislation to support female truck drivers alongside Senator Jerry Moran, and Walsh spoke with students and faculty on how the federal government can address supply chai  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2022: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with the Coalition to Stop the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern Merger to discuss their concerns with the proposed railroad merger's potential impact on Chicagoland passenger and freight train service. Duckworth and the group also spoke about how she can help elevate their voices from the federal level, help prevent disruptive and unsafe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. release the following statement after the Biden Administration's strategic petroleum reserve announcement: "We all know the decreased supply of gasoline is on the back of Joe Biden's policies. It is shameful that because of these policies, the President is having to dip into our emergency reserve yet again," said Senator Marshall. "After his shameless efforts in the Middl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D., James Lankford (OK), Shelley Moore Capito (WV), and Marsha Blackburn (TN) sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) questioning the agency's response to stopping the opioid epidemic. The letter follows industry feedback on the FDA's lack of communication and clarity regarding its guidance for the development of new non-addictive pain medicine  more