WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release and letter: Representative Norma J. Torres (CA-35) led 20 of her House colleagues in a letter to the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations subcommittee requesting $40 million in funding for the Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program at the Department of Education. This program is based on the BASIC Act, introduced by Congresswoman Torres. As a M  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter: Representative Sharice Davids announced new federal funding for state and local police departments to increase public safety resources in Kansas' Third District. Continuing her effort to bring available federal resources home to Kansas to address the community's priorities, in March, Davids sent a letter to local law enforcement authorities, ensuring their awareness of how to apply for these gra  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following statement on April 8, 2023: * * * Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement after a Texas court released a decision in Alliance Defending Freedom v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration that would block the Federal Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of mifepristone, a medication used in more than half of all abortions in the United States. "Yesterday, a Texas court ignored 20 years of science and blo  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 11 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) called on Missouri Governor Mike Parson to strengthen Missouri's education system and support student learning by boosting teacher salaries. Of the five benchmark categories for teacher pay provided by the National Education Association--which includes starting salary, top bachelor's salary, starting master's salary, and top sa  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Radhika Fox, assistant administrator for water at the Environmental Protection Agency, involving a hearing on March 15, 2023, entitled "Implementing IIJA: Perspectives on The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act." The IIJA is the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. * * * It is good to be with you again. I am Radhika Fox and I have the great honor of serving as the Assista  more