WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Last week, Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY-06) and Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) introduced legislation to reauthorize the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry (CAREER) Act, which addresses the impact substance abuse is having on America's workforce. This bill would reauthorize and make improvements to much-needed federal programs for individuals in st  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has helped introduce S. 2019, the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act. The lead author was Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS). The EATS Act: * Preserves the right of states and local jurisdictions to regulate agriculture within their jurisdiction, free from interference from other states or jurisdictions. * The bill prohibits other states and local units of government f  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and a letter: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined 31 colleagues in writing an open letter to wrongfully detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. The letter condemns his unjust detention by the Russian government and shows him their support during his wrongful imprisonment. "We write to express our profound anger and concern over your unjust and wrongful detention in Russia," the Senators wrot  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Last week, Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) and Andy Barr (R-KY-06) introduced legislation to reauthorize the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry (CAREER) Act, which helps address the impact of substance abuse on America's workforce. This bill would make improvements to a program that supports individuals recovering from substance use disorder,   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Jeffery Rupert, director of the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Wildland Fire, involving a hearing on June 8, 2023, entitled "Examining the Federal Response to Escalating Wildfires and to Evaluate Reforms to Land Management and Wildland Firefighter Recruitment and Retention": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportu  more