WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and Representative Scott Peters shared details of their forthcoming Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act. According to multiple national press outlets, the legislative proposal is being considered as a key component of a compromise solution to the debt ceiling impasse. "We're on the verge of energy abundance and independence if we ca  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on May 17, 2023, entitled "A Review of Animal Agriculture Stakeholder Priorities": * * * "Last month, we hosted the first hearing of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry in the 118th Congress. As a fifth generation Kansan having grown up on my family farm, I understand the g  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, May 26 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both-D-N.J.) cosponsored the introduction of U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro's (D-Conn.-03) Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act. This legislation creates a permanent, national paid family and medical leave program to ensure every worker, no matter the size of their employer or if th  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: This week, during National Mental Health Awareness Month, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) reintroduced the Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act to combat youth suicide in schools across the country. Named in honor of Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas, two students from the Kansas City region who tragically fell victim to suicide, the bipartisan bill would  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in the Sackett v. EPA court case that dealt a blow to the disastrous Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. "Today's Supreme Court ruling against the burdensome Waters of the U.S. is a victory for Kansas farmers, ranchers, producers and all Americans," said Rep. Estes. "President Biden's plan to regulate every  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the case, Sackett v. EPA, which ruled in favor of the Sacketts. "Today's U.S. Supreme Court decision is a big win for farmers, ranchers, and producers," said Rep. Mann. "This unanimous ruling will protect landowners' rights and limit government overreach under President B  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted yes on H.J. Res. 45, which would block President Biden from canceling more than $400 billion in student loan debt over the next decade. The resolution would invoke a legislative process established by the Congressional Review Act to repeal the rule and prohibit the Department from issuing similar rules in the future. "President Biden's approval rating with young Am  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted yes to H.R. 467, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act, which would permanently list fentanyl-related substances under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), putting the drug in the same legal category as heroin, PCP, and crack cocaine. This legislation will also give researchers the ability to conduct studies on fentanyl to understand t  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the extraordinary sacrifice and service of the approximately 766 members of the Armed Forces held captive during the Vietnam War. In 1973, 591 of those prisoners were released by the North Vietnamese. On May 24, 1973, President and Mrs. Nixon hosted the largest  more

NORTON, Kansas, May 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: The Supreme Court released a decision that undermines President Biden's WOTUS rule. This ruling dramatically shrinks the size of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 's authority to overregulate our waterways, not only giving farmers and ranchers more predictability but also providing all industries clarity. The Supreme Court's ruling on the WOTUS rule comes after years of uncertaint  more