WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news and letter: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined a group of his Republican colleagues in sending a letter urging Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to stop the implementation of an innovation-killing drug pricing model, which could slash reimbursement rates for drugs approved through the Food   more

YUKON, Oklahoma, March 7 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) participated in a House Ways and Means Committee field hearing in Yukon, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City. The hearing focused on the state of the American economy in the heartland and was the second in a series of field hearings outside of the nation's capital. "We're just a few short hours south of my home in Wichita, Kansas, and it's great to have my colleagues here in the h  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) upheld Republicans' Commitment to America and pushed for common sense legislation. During the Education and the Workforce legislative markup, Rep. Estes voted for the Parents Bill of Rights Act and the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023. "Our children are our future, and Republicans are working to build a stronger America for them," said Rep. Estes.   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted in favor of a Congressional Review Act to reverse the EPA's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule implemented by the Biden administration. "The federal government was once again overstepping its bounds by implementing a devastating WOTUS rule to manage ponds and puddles a thousand miles from the D.C. swamp," said Rep. Estes. "I was pleased to help intro  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) issued the following response to President Biden's budget proposal. "President Biden released his budget today - a month late, and it proves to Congress and the American people that he and his administration are not serious about getting our country's spending and debt crises under control," said Rep. Mann. "Our country can't afford more of the gov  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., a member of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement addressing President Biden's Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal that was released earlier this afternoon: "President Biden missed this year's deadline by nearly a month just so he could submit to Congress a budget that doubles down on the tax and spend policies that have lit  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Senate Republicans, led by Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), urged government health officials against the implementation of a drug-pricing model selected by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complement the Administration's prescription drug pricing scheme. In a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: Senate Republicans, led by Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), urged government health officials against the implementation of a drug-pricing model selected by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complement the Administration's prescription drug pricing scheme. In a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)   more