WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter to seven of the largest railroad company CEOs, requesting detailed information and documents about safety practices involved in rail transportation of hazardous materials by March 17, 2023. On February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials deraile  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter: During National FFA Week, Congressional FFA Caucus Co-Chairs, U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), and Congressional FFA Caucus members U.S. Representatives Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and Jim Costa (CA-21) sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack, urging him to fill the U.S. Department of Agriculture's agricultural youth organization coordinator position;   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: As the U.S. Senate drafts the conservation titles of the 2023 Farm Bill, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., is starting a new storytelling series to highlight voluntary conservation efforts within the Kansas agriculture community. The series will also feature ongoing federal conservation programs taking place in Kansas. Stories will be released throughout the legislative process on the 2023  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) - co-chairs of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus - Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) called on the Biden administration to address the ongoing delays in visa processing. Currently, the average wait time for an appointment at a U.S. consulate for a visitor visa is 25 weeks, bu  more