WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Tony Cardenas, D-California, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: Today, Congressman Tony Cardenas (CA-29), joined Reps. Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Don Davis (NC-01), Nancy Mace (SC-01), and Zach Nunn (IA-03). a group of bipartisan House members in the introduction of legislation that would ban greyhound racing in the United States and outlaw gambling on the outcome of greyhound races simulcast from other nations. "Greyhound r  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023, and letter: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and 27 colleagues urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to extend the public comment period for the EPA's latest set of proposed power plant regulations which will force the closure of coal- and gas-fired power plants. The senators expressed concerns over the limited opportunities the EPA has provid  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: Today, during Pride Month, Representative Sharice Davids reintroduced legislation to improve mental health supports for at-risk LGBTQI+ youth. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey of American teenagers recently found that LGBTQI+ students report significantly worse mental health than other students. Also, nearly half of gay, lesbian, and bisexual teens said they considere  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) led a group of bipartisan House members in the introduction of legislation that would ban greyhound racing in the United States and outlaw gambling on the outcome of greyhound races simulcast from other nations. "Greyhound racing is a relic of an era long-past in the United States. It is cruel, inhumane, and thoroughly unpopular with the American  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023: This week, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) invited U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) Richard Young and his fiance Marcia Cox of Junction City as his guests to the White House to celebrate the Super Bowl LVII champion Kansas City Chiefs. This was the first time the Kansas City Chiefs have ever visited the White House. "I was honored to have the opportunity to invite Command Sergeant Major  more

LINN, Kansas, June 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 9, 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  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Chris Wells, executive director at the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, involving a hearing on March 29, 2023, entitled "The EPA Good Neighbor Rule: Healthier Air for Downwind States": * * * I. Introduction The Clean Air Act (CAA) tasks the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with setting national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for certain air pollutants and   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release and letter on June 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led 27 of her colleagues in urging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to extend the public comment period for the EPA's latest set of proposed power pl  more