WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.), along with U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT.), sent a letter to Walgreens CEO Rosalind Brewer, expressing concern regarding recent reports that the company would not dispense medication abortion - even when legal. "As of March 2023, at least 17 states have elimina  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined her colleagues in reintroducing the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA), bicameral federal legislation to restore equal access to abortion across the United States. The bill's introduction follows the Supreme Court's decision last year to overturn the precedent set by Roe v. Wade, opening the door for states to enact draconian abortion bans and stripping reprod  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced the Taylor Force Martyr Payment Prevention Act, legislation aimed at eliminating Palestinian "martyr payments," otherwise known as the "pay to slay" program. The bill would deter foreign banks from processing these payments for the Palestinian Authority by cutting off their access to the United States financial system. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Senator  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led eleven colleagues in sending a letter to Walgreen's CEO Rosalind Brewer to express strong opposition to Walgreens' premature decision to publicly declare its intent to avoid dispensing Mifepristone--a FDA-approved medication for termination of pregnancy and used to treat miscarriages--in certain states. The letter also urges the company put patients firs  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), during today's hearing, titled, "Pipeline Safety: Reviewing  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) introduced legislation to protect communities from toxic waste at Superfund sites that are vulnerable to natural disasters and the effects of climate change. The Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act would enhance protections for communities close to Superfund sites by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation - joined U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper (D-Co.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) to introduce the Network Equipment Transparency (NET) Act, a bipartisan bill to increase broadband supply chain transparency through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in order to ensure an on-t  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by Advocates for Community Health CEO Amanda Pears Kelly involving a hearing on March 2, 2023, entitled "Community Health Centers: Saving Lives, Saving Money": * * * My name is Amanda Pears Kelly, and I am the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Advocates for Community Health (ACH). ACH is a membership organization of community health centers focused on visionary and innovative policy   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's hearing on labor relations in the United States. He spoke to the importance of defending the rights of all workers, including those who exercise their righ  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following written statement by Florida International University Law Professor Elizabeth Price Foley involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2023, entitled "The Equal Rights Amendment: How Congress Can Recognize Ratification and Enshrine Equality in Our Constitution": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the ratification process for the Equal Rights Amendment ("ERA"). I am a tenured, full Professor of Law at Florida Internationa  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging President Biden to permit the year-round sale of E15 fuel in 2023 in order to reduce the United States' reliance on foreign sources of energy and utilize American agriculture as an energy solution. "Taking early action on E15 will send timely and necessary signals across   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Rick Scott (FL) reintroduced the Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act, which would provide federal law enforcement with additional power to fight back against the drug cartels by formally designating them as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. The bill follows yesterday's tragic news that two of the four American citizens kidnapped in Tamaulipas, Mexico   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., now joined by his colleagues U.S. Senators Ted Budd (NC), Mike Braun (IN), Mike Crapo (ID), Ted Cruz (TX), Bill Hagerty (TN), Josh Hawley (MO), Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS), Mike Lee (UT), James Risch (ID), and Rick Scott (FL), has reintroduced a Congressional Review Act Resolution of Disapproval to repeal the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) public charge rule. This rule   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), the ranking member of the Homeland Security subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, joined Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and nine of their colleagues in introducing the Stopping Border Surges Act to address loopholes in our immigration system that encourage vulnerable immigrant populations to take dangerous, illegal paths of entry int  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), along with Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) sent a letter to Walgreens CEO Rosalind Brewer, expressing concern regarding recent reports that the company would not dispense medication abortion in 21 states where Republican Attorneys General have threatened  more