WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch ( both R-Idaho) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) with 15 of their colleagues introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to retain the regulatory definition of habitat within the Endangered Species Act (ESA). By defining habitat, this CRA will provide clarity and transparency to landowners and businesses in Idaho and throughout the west. "Providing an exact definitio  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. is continuing his conservation series highlighting Kansans' voluntary efforts to take better care of the environment. Stories will be released throughout the 2023 Farm Bill legislative process. "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 preciou  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following column: * * * Fixing the organ transplant system is essential Organ donation is one of the most remarkable medical breakthroughs of the 20th century, and it attests to the generous sacrifices of organ donors and their families who provide their friends, neighbors and even strangers a second chance at life. But up until last week, the odds were against those living in the Midwest to receive a lifesaving liver. For years,  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Sheree Utash, president of Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology, involving a hearing on March 16, 2023, entitled "Strengthening the Aviation Workforce": * * * My name is Sheree Utash, and I serve as the President of Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech) and Vice President of Workforce Development for Wichita Sta  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on March 23, 2023, on cybersecurity vulnerabilities to energy infrastructure: * * * The committee will come to order. Before I turn to my opening statement about our hearing today, let me begin by noting that if we get a quorum of 7 members, we'll take a moment to adopt a resolution appointing members of our subcommittee. N  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D., joined his colleagues in introducing the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to crack down on the highly dangerous sedative causing fatal overdoses nationwide. Xylazine, also known as "tranq," is an easily accessible veterinary tranquilizer that causes depressed breathing and heart rate, unconsciousness, necrosis, and even death. The Drug Enforc  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Senate colleaguesintroduced two new bills to help combat the fentanyl epidemic affecting communities in Indiana and across the nation. Currently, drug overdoses, largely due to fentanyl, are the leading cause of death among young adults 18 to 45 years old. The Halt Lethal Trafficking (HALT) Fentanyl Act, introduced by Senators Young, Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), and Roger M  more