WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act, legislation to prohibit the Bureau of Prisons from housing prisoners with persons of the opposite sex. The legislation would require the Bureau of Prisons to house federal inmates according to their biological sex and would withhold certain federal grants from states that fail to do the same.  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies issued the following written testimony by Tom Miller, board president of the Association of Community Tribal Schools, involving a hearing on March 8, 2023, entitled "American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Day 1": * * * My name is Tom Miller and I am the Board President of the Association of Community Tribal Schools (ACTS) and have served on the Board since 1982. I am an enroll  more

WICHITA, Kansas, March 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., is continuing his weekly storytelling series highlighting Kansans' voluntary efforts to take better care of the environment. Stories will be released throughout the 2023 Farm Bill legislative process on Fridays. "While we hold hearings for the 2023 Farm Bill, I want to highlight the fact that Kansans are working hard every day to protect our environment and conserve  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 8, 2023, to celebrate the appointment of Frank White III to CEO of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority: * * * It is with immense pride that I rise today to recognize and celebrate the appointment of Frank White III as the new Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) CEO, via a unanimous vote by the KCATA Board of Commissioners. An  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 10, 2023: U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted yes on S. 619, legislation requiring the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origins of COVID-19. "The COVID-19 Pandemic put the world on hold for two years," said Rep. Mann. "The American people deserve to have all available information regarding COVID-19's origins. The Director of National Intelligence s  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted yes on a resolution under the Congressional Review Act to demand a review of President Biden's Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, which removes longstanding bipartisan exemptions for common water features like ponds and streams found on private property. "Producers have been forced to operate their businesses under three different definitions of 'w  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) joined their colleagues Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to lift the Cuba trade embargo. The Freedom to Export to Cuba Act would eliminate legal barriers preventing Americans from doing business in Cuba and create new economic opportunities by boosting   more