WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) led a group of 25 additional Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Hearing Protection Act (HPA). The HPA, S. 401, would reclassify suppressors to regulate them like a regular firearm. The measure would benefit Idaho's recreational gun users and provide them better access to hearing protection equipment. "The Hearing Protection Act will benefit Idaho's sportswomen and men by en  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids continued her Farm Bill listening tour in Franklin County, visiting the Ottawa Cooperative Association (Co-op) and meeting with local producers and agriculture community leaders. The tour will continue at farms, ranches, and businesses across the Third District as Davids prepares to consider the 2023 Farm Bill through her position on the House Agriculture Committee. This packag  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Rep. Estes (R-Kansas) released a statement following the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) national debt announcement. "The CBO just announced the national debt will hit $46,000,000,000,000 by 2033. Interest alone will cost taxpayers $1.4 trillion that year," said Rep. Estes. "Federal spending is 21% higher than projected since Biden took office just two years ago. "This sobering report is why we must rein   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) released the following statement in response to Monday's announcement in Mexico that the Mexican government is still on track to ban GMO corn imports for human consumption starting in 2024. "The Mexican government's unscientific and arbitrary ban on genetically modified corn imports would disrupt billions of dollars of trade between Mexico and the U  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) led a group of 24 additional Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Hearing Protection Act (HPA). The HPA, S. 401, would reclassify suppressors to regulate them like a regular firearm. The measure would benefit Idaho's recreational gun users and provide them better access to hearing protection equipment. "Idaho's sportsmen and women want to safely and legall  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today released the following statement after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services announced it submitted a Request to Secure Water to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-Division of Water Resources (KDA-DWR) related to the senior water rights of the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge: "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to submit a request to sec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today spoke at the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding his priorities as the new ranking member of the subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) will serve as Chair of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation. "Kansas is  more