WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03) today sent a letter to Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Martin Oberman urging the STB to defer any decision on the proposed merger between Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) railroads until the STB   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. questioned witnesses yesterday during the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry's hearing on the nutrition programs funded by the Farm Bill. Senator Marshall used his time to point out the disparity between the national 20% inflation on food and the roughly 50% increase to the SNAP program. Senator Marshall began his remarks by emphas  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: This week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations announced that U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) will serve as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS). "This subcommittee will be critical in tackling key issues impacting our nation in the coming years from supporting our law enforcement agencies to space exploration to making certain we are able t  more