WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, alongside U.S. Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, introduced legislation to address the shortage of Technical Service Providers (TSPs) who help producers access USDA cons  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following testimony by Trevor Higgins, senior vice president for energy and environment at the Center for American Progress, involving a hearing on April 26, 2023, entitled "Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration's Rush to Green Policies": * * * I appreciate the opportunity to appear today to provide testimony  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Last week, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. supported legislation that would accurately report on the outcomes of college students, including components like enrollment rates, completion, and post-college success across colleges and various programs. This legislation would require a website that students and parents can access that ensures transparent, informative, and accessible data. Allowin  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry and Natural Resources issued the following written testimony by Ray Flickner, owner and operator of Flickner Farms, involving a hearing on April 20, 2023, entitled "Conservation in the Farm Bill: Making Conservation Programs Work for Farmers and Ranchers": * * * Chairman Bennet, Ranking Member Marshall, and Members of the Subcommittee, it is an honor and a privilege to appear   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry and Natural Resources issued the following written testimony by Sara Porterfield, western water policy advisor at Trout Unlimited, involving a hearing on April 20, 2023, entitled "Conservation in the Farm Bill: Making Conservation Programs Work for Farmers and Ranchers": * * * Thank you, Chairman Bennet, Ranking Member Marshall, and members of the Subcommittee, for inviting me  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs issued the following testimony by Lt. Gen. Kevin Vereen, deputy chief of staff of the U.S. Army, involving a hearing on April 19, 2023, entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for Military Construction and Family Housing": * * * Chairwoman Murray, Ranking Member Boozman, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to present t  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm involving a hearing on April 20, 2023, on the fiscal 2024 budget request: * * * It is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget request for the Department of Energy ("the Department" or "DOE"). Serving the American people as the 16th Secretary of Energy, I am entrusted with the awesome responsibility  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Senate Republicans to discuss the House Republican legislation that addresses the national debt crisis. In the press conference, Senator Marshall slammed Senate Democrats for refusing to negotiate with Republicans on the debt limit crisis. Highlights from his remarks include: "No one standing here today, nobody standing behind me, wants this country t  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) Bill Cassidy (R-La.) ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions' Committee, Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and 12 others reintroduced the College Transparency Act to ensure that students and their families have the best information possible as they consider hig  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Tonight, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan measure led by Senators Roger Marshall, M.D, Jerry Moran (KS), James Lankford (OK), Markwayne Mullin (OK), Shelley Moore Capito (WV), and Katie Britt (AL) that would strike down the Biden Administration's overreaching listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken as part of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The measure passed by a vote of 50-48. Listing the  more