WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-23-106111) entitled "VA Whistleblowers - Resolution Process for Retaliation Claims." Here are excerpts of summaries associated with the report. What GAO Found: "Most Office of Special Counsel (OSC) investigations of complaints from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees included allegations of whistleblower retaliation. These cases took longer to close than VA cases overall and have increasingly closed wi  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: Last week, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed Rep. Mann's joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to strike down the listing of the lesser prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act. On May 3, 2023, the U.S. Senate passed the resolution by a vote of 50-48. The CRA resolution will now go to the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote, and   more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, May 5 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) hosted U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn 'GT' Thompson (PA-15) in Kansas for a Farm Bill related listening session with farmers, ranchers, agricultural producers, and leaders in Kansas agriculture. "We came together today for this listening session because we care about American agriculture, we care about getting ag policy ri  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release and letter on May 4, 2023: U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) called on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to investigate allegations of unfair labor practices at Apple Retail stores in Kansas City and Houston, following reports that retail workers were fired and faced intimidation on the job for exercising their right to collectively organize. In a letter to Na  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. blasted the Biden Administration in the Senate Budget Committee hearing on the looming debt ceiling crisis for their refusal to negotiate with Republicans. Highlights from his questioning include: "What we can't do is push this problem onto my grandchildren and cripple their generation with burdensome debt and interest payments. And for the life of me, I can  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today applauded the Senate passage of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution of Disapproval introduced by Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) to nullify the listing of the lesser prairie-chicken as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Companion legislation was led by Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01) in the U.S. House of Representatives. "T  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced legislation to bolster and attract new air service to small communities across the country. The Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP) was designed to allow small airports to apply for grants to help support and draw air carrier service to their airports. Sens. Moran and Tester's legislation, the Small Commun  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: As part of his continued efforts to lower costs for Montanans and expand access to reliable air service for rural communities, U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kans.) today introduced their bipartisan Small Community Air Service Enhancement Act to increase flight options for travelers in rural America. "Expanding reliable air service is essential for Montana so we can lower fl  more