WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: The U.S. Senate considered Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Roger Marshall's (R-Kansas) resolution of disapproval for President Biden's 2022 "public charge" rule. The rule, prior to the Biden Administration's efforts, was intended to prevent people who will be a public charge--someone who will be reliant on the federal government--from being granted status in the U.S. The Biden Ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01), joined his Republican colleagues in passing legislation that supports the tireless efforts of the brave Americans who put their lives on the line every day to protect us all. "During this year's National Police Week, my House Republican colleagues and I are sending a clear message: we support law enforcement; we oppose any efforts to defund them; and we belie  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) led the introduction of legislation to help break up the monopoly contract currently held by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to manage the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). "From damaged organs to discriminatory organ donation policies, it's clear UNOS should  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 17 committee hearings on May 17, 2023: * * * BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Xochitl Torres Small, of New Mexico, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. * * * RURAL BROADBAND Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy concluded hearings to examine rural broadband, focusing on connecting our communitie  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and a group of Senate Republicans reintroduced legislation to help recover funds lost to unemployment insurance (UI) fraud and provide incentives for states to recover fraudulent payments. The introduction of the legislation follows ongoing concerns that just a sliver of the funds lost to misspent unemploy  more