WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following statement on April 21, 2023: * * * Representative Sharice Davids released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Mifepristone, which was originally approved for use more than 20 years ago, is a safe and effective medication used in over half of all abortions in the United States. "I am glad that the Su  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Deb Fischer, members of the Senate Commerce Committee, introduced the Defend Our Networks Act. The bill would address the FCC's funding shortfall by reallocating roughly 3% of unobligated emergency COVID-relief funds to the FCC's Reimbursement Program, strengthening communications networks nationwide and bolstering U.S. national security  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: This week, Representative Sharice Davids joined local health care professionals, first responders, and law enforcement officials for her second summit regarding the growing threat of fentanyl, the number one cause of overdose death in the United States. The group discussed the challenges health care workers face when caring for fentanyl-related overdose patients and how Davids can better   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 21, 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 how hard Kansans work every day to protect our environment and conserve precious resources tha  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined his colleagues in introducing the Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act to reverse recent changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process that could reduce or even eliminate access to need-based student aid for farm families and small business owners. Sen. Moran was joined by Sens. Joni Ernst (Iowa), Jon Tester (Mont.),  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on April 21, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - today released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs announced its plan to halt the continued implementation of the Oracle Cerner electronic health record (EHR) system at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: Yesterday, Senator Schmitt joined a resolution of no confidence put forward by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas underscoring Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas' failure to address the crisis at the Southern border: "The Biden Administration and Secretary Mayorkas have utterly failed to address the humanitarian crisis at our Southern border. Because of their lax policies an  more