WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: At a Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on how the United States should modernize our customs policies, witnesses testified that our customs law should hold China accountable for unfair trade practices, root out forced labor in our supply chain, and equip Customs and Border Protection to combat illicit goods shipped through American ports while facilitati  more

MISSION, Kansas, May 31 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids visited Tyler's House KC, a local organization promoting emotional wellness among teens in the Kansas City metro area, to help kick-off their summer mental health programming. During the visit, which took place during National Mental Health Awareness Month, Davids met with program leadership and participated in activities that will be used throughout the summer to empower y  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- 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 April 18, 2023, entitled "A Review of USDA Animal Disease Prevention and Response Efforts." USDA is the Department of Agriculture. * * * "It is an honor to chair this first hearing of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry in the 118th Congress. As a fifth generation Kansan  more

KANSAS CITY, Kansas, May 31 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. hosted a fentanyl crisis roundtable today in Kansas City to hear directly from federal, state, and local law enforcement officials, as well as area health care providers about the impact illegal fentanyl is having in Wyandotte County. Fentanyl poisoning kills a Kansan everyday and is now the number one cause of death nationwide among adults 18-49.   more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - lead Republican of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - today released the following statement to recognize Memorial Day 2023: "I recently had the honor to present an American flag to a World War II Kansas veteran and thank him for his service. Speaking to World War II veterans, I am reminded of the heroic sacri  more