WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) introduced the Traveler's Gun Rights Act. This legislation would update federal law to account for various residency-related issues facing full-time Recreational Vehicle (RV) travelers, individuals with multiple physical residences, active duty military personnel and military spouses. "No law-abiding American should be denie  more

OLATHE, Kansas, March 15 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: Representative Sharice Davids continued her Farm Bill listening tour in Johnson County, touring a family-run vegetable farm and meeting with local agribusiness leaders. Her tour will continue at farms, ranches, and businesses across the Third District as Davids prepares to consider the 2023 Farm Bill through her position on the House Agriculture Committee. This package of legislation   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) reintroduced the Apprenticeships to College Act, bipartisan legislation to allow workers to earn college credits for completed apprenticeships. Companion legislation in the House of Representatives is led by Representative Josh Harder (D-CA). "Apprenticeships help people get valuable on-the-job training and the skills they need to work in high-de  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. appeared on Mornings with Maria to discuss the Silicon Valley Bank failure and his ongoing investigation into the origins of COVID-19. Highlights from his interview include: On SVB bank failures: "We don't think it's fair that community banks in Kansas or across America are bailing out billionaires from California, from Wall Street, and certainly not bailing out Chinese  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter on March 14, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack requesting clarification of the testimony he provided to the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on May 26, 2022. During that hearing, Secretary Vilsack claimed that the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) was not consulted by the   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: Last week, the House Committee on Ways & Means hosted a field hearing in Yukon, Oklahoma, examining the state of the economy for American workers, farmers, and families. Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chair Adrian Smith (NE-03) and Western Caucus Members including House Committee on Ways & Means Chair Jason Smith (MO-08), and Reps. Kevin Hern (OK-01), Frank Lucas (OK-03), David Schweikert (AZ-0  more