WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids announced that she is joining the bipartisan Fentanyl Prevention Caucus and supporting legislative action to curb the threat of fentanyl in Kansas communities, including by improving detection practices at U.S. borders and ports. Earlier this month, Davids also called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make Narcan available to all users without prescription. Yesterda  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Agriculture Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong involving a hearing on March 9, 2023, on the oversight of the agency: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify about the Office of Inspector General's (OIG) fiscal year (FY) 2022 oversight results and our plans for FY 2023. OIG's mission is to promote economy, eff  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D., Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL), Todd Young (R-IN), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Cooper Davis Act, legislation that would require Big Tech companies to take a more proactive role against drug dealers preying on America's youth on social media. The bill is in honor of Cooper Davis,   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted yes to H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 225-204. "Since his first day in office, President Biden launched an unprecedented war on American energy, which caused prices to skyrocket and compromised our national security," said Rep, Mann. "H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, will put an end to that. T  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and Dan Kildee (D-Michigan) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives condemning foreign Digital Services Taxes (DSTs). These taxes, such as those introduced by France, Canada and Colombia, unfairly target U.S. digital firms and hamper American ingenuity. The resolution follows U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai's appearance at a Ways and Means hearing last week.  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Todd Young (R-IN) to introduce the bipartisan Cooper Davis Act, legislation that would require Big  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, and U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) reintroduced their bipartisan legislation today, the Cooper Davis Act, to hold social media companies accountable for reporting to law enforcement illicit fentanyl activity occurring on their platforms. The bi  more