WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, 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 co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Rep. Estes (R-Kansas) cosponsored H.R. 1010, the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act, with House Ways and Means colleagues. This legislation bans the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from executing new reporting requirements for banks or other financial institutions as part of the Biden administration's aggressive bank surveillance. "Democrats have weaponized the IRS to go after hardworking taxpayers and s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), co-chairs of the Congressional FFA Caucus, and U.S. Representatives GT Thompson (PA-15) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), co-chairs of the Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus, introduced a bipartisan resolution designating February 18 through 25 as National FFA Week. The resolution garnered the support of 78 cosponsors in the House  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced four nominations for consideration by the full Senate, including two U.S. Attorney nominees. "This week, we celebrated the confirmation of the 100th judge under the Biden Administration. It's a notable milestone - not just because of the pace that we are filling judicial vacancies, but also because of the outstanding credentials of the confirmed nominees. They a  more