WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. questioned witnesses today during the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry's third hearing on the 2023 Farm Bill, a five-year legislative package that is critical for providing support to Kansas' agriculture industry. Today's hearing focused on the Farm Bill's conservation and forestry efforts. Senator Marshall used his time to stress  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) introduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which will preserve Title IX protections for female athletes and protect fair, safe competition in women's sports across the country. This legislation would counteract the Biden Administration's plans to finalize rules in May that will force institutions to allow biologi  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: Representative Sharice Davids announced the University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. will receive $2.48 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve youth mental health through expanded primary care clinician training. This new investment was included in the Davids-supported Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, gun safety and violence preve  more

DE SOTO, Kansas, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids welcomed U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to De Soto to view the planned Panasonic Energy manufacturing plant site and discuss the impact of transformational legislation like the bipartisan infrastructure law and CHIPS and Science Act in the state. Davids worked closely with Governor Laura Kelly and a bipartisan group of local leaders in governmen  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veteran Affairs and Related Agencies issued the following statement by Army Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2023, entitled "Quality of Life in the Military": * * * Thank you for the invitation to speak on behalf of the soldiers, their families, and the Army civilians who make up our all-volunteer force. First, I want to say how proud I am of our soldiers. America's Army is leth  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness issued the following statement by Rachel Jacobson, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2023, entitled "Energy, Installations, and Environment Program Update": * * * Thank you for this opportunity to discuss the current state of the Army's Installations, Energy and Environment portfolio. I want to thank the committee for their continued support and com  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Rep. Estes (R-Kansas) voted in favor of H.J. Res. 30, a Congressional Review Act to stop President Biden's plan to advance a radical, detrimental agenda for retirement investments. On Dec. 1, 2022, the Biden administration's Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule that removed protections for retirement savers and allows retirement plan fiduciaries to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG)   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted to hold the Biden Administration accountable and protect taxpayer dollars with his yes vote on H.R. 347, the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation (REIN IN) Inflation Act, legislation he also cosponsors. "Inflation is a tax on all Americans," said Rep. Mann. "For two years, the Biden Administration enjoyed almost no oversight from the Democr  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Joe Neguse (CO-02) led 11 of their colleagues in introducing the States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act. This legislation would improve the current licensing process for health care providers and increase the number of licensed providers able to serve communities across state lines. "Health care facilities and hospitals are experiencing ex  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: Earlier today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. spoke with members of the Kansas press about recent developments related to the federal government's assessment of the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Today's press conference comes on the heels of new reporting of the U.S. Department of Energy's assessment that COVID-19 originated in a laboratory, a stance also shared by the Federal Bur  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) cosponsored legislation introduced by Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) to prevent China, Russia, Iran and North Korea from investing in, purchasing, leasing or otherwise acquiring American farmland. "Our adversaries should not be allowed to take ownership of American farmland," said Sen. Moran. "Kansas plays a crucial role in producing food for the Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) today voted to support and pass a disapproval resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) regarding a Department of Labor (DOL) rule on how retirement plans are managed and invested. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) covers most employer-sponsored retirement plans, and the Employee Benefits Security Administration within the DO  more