WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded Kansas with $452 million in bipartisan infrastructure law funding to deploy affordable, equitable, and reliable high-speed Internet service throughout the state. Delivered through the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, this federal i  more

KANSAS CITY, Kansas, June 27 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, Representatives Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) with a total of $14,888,000 in bipartisan infrastructure law funding. The two grants will fund structural improvements at KCATA's bus storage and electric vehicle charging facility and stren  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Research and Biotechnology issued the following testimony by Carrie Billy, CEO of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, involving a hearing on June 14, 2023, entitled "A Review of Title VII: University Perspectives on Research and Extension Programs": * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the Committee, I am Carrie Billy, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and CEO of the American   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 27 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) and Sharice Davids (KS-03) hosted a press conference to announce that $14,880,000 in federal funding has been awarded to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Buses and Bus Facilities Program, KCATA will receive $  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement after the Biden Administration released new intelligence documents related to the origins of Covid-19: "As we've seen nearly every step of the way while trying to uncover the origins of the Covid-19 virus, the Biden Administration has failed to be transparent with the American people and members of Congress. The late night release of thes  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science and a member of Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - today pledged to continue oversight of federal broadband deployment programs in response to the Department of Commerce's announcement to provide $451 million to Kansas for broadband development: "In this digital age,   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee issued the following joint testimony by U.S. Army Secretary Christine E. Wormuth and Gen. James C. McConville, Army chief of staff, involving a hearing on March 30, 2023, entitled "Open/Closed: Hearing Title to Receive Testimony on the Posture of the Department of the Army in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years Defense Program": * * * Enduring Army Priorities For nearly 248 years, the   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Senate conducted seven committee hearings on June 22, 2023: * * * BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: An original bill entitled, "Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024"; An original bill entitled, "Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024"; and 302(b) Subcommittee alloca  more