WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Representative Sharice Davids took official actions to lower the cost of gas for Kansans, advocating for immediate and long-term solutions through the year-round sale of fuel blended with higher volumes of ethanol. First, she requested an emergency waiver from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to allow the sale of E15 - fuel blended with 10.5 to 15 percent   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, questioned Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Alejandro Mayorkas on efforts to preserve Plum Island, reunite children who were separated from their parents at the border under the Trump administration, reform visa rules for international stud  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following opening remarks on April 18, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01), Chairman of the Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at today's subcommittee hearing - "A Review of USDA Animal Disease Prevention and Response Efforts." Remarks as prepared for delivery: "It is an honor to chair this first hearing of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Livestock  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee) today introduced the Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act to add drug smuggling as an additional basis for Title 42 immigration enforcement authority, thereby preserving for Border Patrol agents an essential tool to quickly remove illegal border crossers and stop the drug trafficking that is fueling the overdo  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled "The Biden Administration's Disastrous Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Part I: Review by the Inspectors General." At the hearing, members emphasized that the Biden Administration's poor planning resulted in a catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan and Administration official  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined John Roberts today on Fox News' America Reports to discuss his resolution calling for a vote of no confidence for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The Senator also shared the findings of his new bombshell report on the origins of COVID-19. You may click HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-6s1gS-s1s&t=1s) or on the   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) on Wednesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor following the recent shootings of a 16-year-old boy who mistakenly knocked on the wrong door in Kansas City, Missouri; a 20-year-old woman who mistakenly drove up the wrong driveway in Hebron, New York; and two teenage cheerleaders who mistakenly got in the wrong car in Elgin, Texas. Murphy highlighted  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted in favor of overriding President Biden's veto of H.J. Res 27, 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. "Congress has spoken clearly  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Today on Tax Day, Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and John Larson (D-Connecticut) are reintroducing their American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act. They are joined by Reps. Darin LaHood (R-Illinois), Suzan DelBene (D-Washington), Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), Jimmy Panetta (D-California) and 56 additional original cosponsors. The bill permanently allows for immediate research and development ex  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - ranking member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation - joined Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) in introducing the bipartisan Promoting Women in Aviation Act. "Women play a key role in the Kansas aviation workforce, with the real-world example of Rosie the Riveter working on   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Employee Rights Act of 2023. The bill seeks to modernize our nation's labor policies to match the needs of the 21st century worker and workforce. This legislation represents the Republican vision for the future of the American workforce: promoting growth and innovation, ensuring that our laws protect workers rather than union bosses, and a  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on April 19, 2023: * * * Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Geoff Bennett on PBS NewsHour to denounce the MAGA Republican debt ceiling proposal that cuts critical programs for working Americans. Whip Clark also discussed Democrats' fight to protect reproductive freedom ahead of the Supreme Court's decision in the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA case this Friday. Below is a transcri  more