WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), along with U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced the Grayfield Redevelopment and Economic Advancement Through Effective Repurposing (GREATER) Revitalization of Shopping Centers Act to help communities across the country revitalize dilapidated shopping centers and boost economic development. The bipartisa  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on May 11, 2023: Today Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia) and Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced bipartisan legislation to address a critical shortage of certified nursing assistants (CNAs). The Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care Act will allow nursing homes that have been forced to suspend in-house CNA education programs after receiving a certain level of penalties to resume those programs once quality   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids announced two regional universities, Kansas State University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, have received U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Engines program awards. These awards will help transform the region into a hub for advanced research and manufacturing, using our world-class educational institutions to boost Kansas' STEM workforce amid a national surge in  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: The Promoting Precision Agriculture Act led by U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Don Davis (NC-01) passed by unanimous consent in the House Agriculture Committee. Originally introduced in March of this year, the legislation would establish a partnership between the federal government and the private sector to create voluntary interconnectivity standards and prioritize the cybersecurity needs for prec  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense issued the following joint testimony by U.S. Army Secretary Christine E. Wormuth and Gen. James C. McConville, Army chief of staff, involving a hearing on March 28, 2023, entitled "Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the United States Army": * * * Enduring Army Priorities For nearly 248 years, the United States Army has dedicated itself to fighting and winning the Nation's wars. As old threats evolve and new ones emerge, the Arm  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, issued the following opening remarks on May 11, 2023: * * * The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of t  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted in support of H.R. 2 - the Secure the Border Act. "For the past two years, the Biden administration has completely ignored the growing crisis at our southern border, implementing policies that increased illegal immigration and allowed for deadly drugs like fentanyl to flow deep into our country," said Rep. Estes. "Republicans made a commitment to address the  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted yes on H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, as part of his Commitment to the Big First to protect America's national security. "Since his first day in office, President Biden has actively worked to implement extreme open border policies that have resulted in the worst border crisis in American history and turned every American community into a border communit  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted yes on H.R. 1163, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act. This legislation would recover potentially hundreds of billions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment insurance (UI) benefits by providing states with incentives to investigate and recover lost funds, improve program integrity to prevent future fraud, and extend the statute of limitati  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Tammy Baldwin (R-Wis.) led a bipartisan group of colleagues calling out the Biden administration's misguided draft guidance that allows non-dairy product imitators to use dairy names, like milk, when labeling their products. In February, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) contradicted their own regulations by releasing draft guidance that woul  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Sen. Marshall introduced bipartisan legislation with Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) that would give livestock and poultry producers greater access to consumers nation-wide. Right now, meat and poultry cannot be sold across state lines unless it was processed at a USDA inspected facility. The Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transaction Act (DIRECT) creates a narrow exemption to allow s  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has been named co-chair of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus - a bipartisan group of 23 senators that champions efforts to increase and support travel to and within the United States. He joins Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) as caucus co-chair. Sen. Moran steps into the co-chair role previously held by former Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.). "It's always a joy to share   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today congratulated Kansas State University for being awarded $1 million from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines program for the Advancing Biosecurity, Biodefense, and Biomanufacturing project. Established through the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the NSF's Regional Innovation Engines project selected 44 teams including univers  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development issued the following testimony by Energy Deputy Secretary David M. Turk involving a hearing on May 3, 2023, entitled "A Review of the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Energy, including the National Nuclear Security Administration": * * * 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   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Mark Warner, D-Va., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Mike Braun, R-Ind., reintroduced the "Rural Jobs Act." This legislation would build on the success of the New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) by bringing hundreds of millions of dollars in private investment to some of the most disadvantaged rural communities in America. "Rural communities deserve a chance to thriv  more