WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), and Mark Alford (R-MO) announced a bipartisan resolution honoring the Kansas City Chiefs' victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. The resolution congratulates the entire Chiefs organization on their comeback win led by Head Coach Andy Reid, Super Bowl MVP and League MVP Patrick Mahomes, and the res  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2023: Representative Sharice Davids joined Governor Laura Kelly, Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, Acting Secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Calvin Reed, and other local leaders to break ground on the US 69 modernization project. US 69 is the most congested and most dangerous four-lane road in the state, and the new project--funded in part by the bipartisan inf  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) recently reintroduced the North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act. The bill would award the Congressional Gold Medal to the collective individuals and communities who volunteered or donated food and other items to the North Platte Canteen in North Platte, Nebraska, during World War   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2023: U.S. Representatives Sam Graves (R-MO), Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), and Mark Alford (R-MO) announced a bipartisan resolution honoring the Kansas City Chiefs' victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. The resolution congratulates the entire Chiefs organization on their comeback win led by Head Coach Andy Reid, Super Bowl MVP and League MVP Patrick Mahomes,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today joined MSNBC's Jose Diaz-Balart Reports live where he called on President Joe Biden to seize this historic moment to nominate a highly-qualified Latino American to the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. The Senator pointed out the fact that in the Fed's 109-year history there has  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2023: Today U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS), Kevin Cramer (ND), Mike Lee (UT), and Mike Braun (IN) introduced the Travel Freedom Act, new legislation that repeals federal policies requiring international travelers to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination for entrance into the United States. As a result of these policies, the flow of goods between the United States and Canada has slowed signi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) raised concerns over the risks TikTok poses to U.S. national security and consumer privacy, and called for structural restrictions on TikTok's American operations. Sens. Moran and Blumenthal's letter to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) comes after ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, disclosed   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news and letter: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) - ranking member and chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - today called on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to delay an upcoming proposed rule change for air ambulance and other special mode transportation service rates. "We urge VA to dela  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: The United States Senate passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) to establish February 18-25, 2023 as National FFA Week. The resolution was cosponsored by a bipartisan group of 58 senators. The resolution highlights the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of leaders by providing educational and career oppo  more