WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Last week Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas), Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) and August Pfluger (R-Texas) introduced the WHO is Accountable Act. This legislation blocks taxpayer funds from going to the World Health Organization (WHO) unless the organization adopts specific, Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-related transparency measures, confirms it has stopped backing "woke" liberal initiatives and ensures that no U.S. State or   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-23-105369) entitled "Export Promotion - Commerce Should Improve Workforce Planning and Management of Its Global Markets Unit." Here are excerpts of summaries associated with the report. What GAO Found: "The Department of Commerce established Global Markets (GM) in 2013 by merging the International Trade Administration's (ITA) Market Access and Compliance unit with the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service. Althou  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued the following testimony by Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs involving a hearing on May 10, 2023, entitled "ESG Part I: An Examination of Environmental, Social and Governance Practices With Attorneys General": * * * My name is Michael Frerichs, and I serve as the Illinois State Treasurer. I am the state's Chief Investment and Banking Officer. In that role, my office manages approximately $52 billion. The port  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined his colleagues Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) on a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas on the eve of the end of Title 42. The senators toured Camp Monument, where they met with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol members and members of the Texas National Guard. They also toured the border and receiv  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, May 16 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. held a press conference outside of Camp Monument on the southern border after touring the facility and witnessing, first-hand, Biden's border crisis hours before Title 42 lifted on Thursday night. Sen. Marshall was joined by Sens. Cruz (R-TX), Hoeven (R-ND), Budd (R-NC) and Border Patrol Council President, Brandon Judd. You may click HERE (https://ww  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release and letter on May 15, 2023: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, rebuked President Biden's new Title IX proposed rule that forces schools to allow biological males to compete in women's sports or risk losing federal funds. Cassidy raised concerns that the proposed rule ignores physiological differences between men and wo  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. introduced two pieces of legislation protecting children and taxpayers from radical gender ideology. The Protecting Children From Experimentation Act prohibits doctors from performing 'gender-transition procedures' on minors. The End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act prohibits federal funds from being used for 'gender transgender procedures.' Pe  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 15, 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 that ou  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade issued the following testimony by Brent Cheyne, president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, involving a hearing on May 2, 2023, entitled "Commodity Programs, Credit, and Crop Insurance - Part 1: Producer Perspectives on the Farm Safety Net": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify before this Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade Subcommittee. My name  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade issued the following testimony by Harold Wolle, fire vice president of the National Corn Growers Association, involving a hearing on May 2, 2023, entitled "Commodity Programs, Credit, and Crop Insurance - Part 1: Producer Perspectives on the Farm Safety Net": * * * My name is Harold Wolle. I am a family farmer in Madelia, Minnesota where I am transitioning the farm to my   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade issued the following testimony by Kody Carson, past chairman of the National Sorghum Producers, involving a hearing on May 2, 2023, entitled "Commodity Programs, Credit, and Crop Insurance - Part 1: Producer Perspectives on the Farm Safety Net": * * * My name is Kody Carson and I grow sorghum, cotton, and wheat and produce cattle on my operation near Olton, Texas. Previou  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, rebuked President Biden's new Title IX proposed rule that forces schools to allow biological males to compete in women's sports or risk losing federal funds. Cassidy raised concerns that the prop  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids recognized Mother's Day by reintroducing legislation to address America's worsening maternal mortality crisis and reaffirming her support for increased research and attention on maternal health care. Davids' Data to Save Moms Act seeks to understand the root causes of this emergency by improving data collection on maternal mortality and morbidity. The United States is the only   more