WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following statement on June 16, 2023: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) and Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Native American Caucus, released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court today ruled in favor by a 7-2 vote to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and the law's preference for Native tribes when Indian children are adopted. The ruling provides that the law   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Today, on World Sea Turtle Day, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) announced the reintroduction of the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation to establish a new $30 million grant program at the Department of Commerce to fund institutions in Massachusetts and across the United States in their efforts to rescue, rehabilitate,  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Today, on World Sea Turtle Day, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) in announcing the reintroduction of the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation to establish a new $30 million grant program at the Department of Commerce to fund institutions in Maryland and across the United States in  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: 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 our Ag economy ne  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense issued the following written testimony by Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, commander of the Marine Forces Reserve, involving a hearing on June 1, 2023, entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the National Guard and Reserve": * * * Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Collins, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, it is my privilege to testify on behalf of the Commandant of the Marine Corps a  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced bipartisan legislation to make certain patients who receive oral medications are not hit with thousands of dollars in unaffordable out-of-pocket costs that health plans routinely cover for patients receiving traditional IV chemotherapy treatments. The senators' Cancer Drug Parity Act responds to the recent improvements in oral medications   more