WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Act to give family farmers and ranchers the flexibility they need to protect groundwater sources while keeping their agricultural lands in production. "Colorado's family farmers and ranchers face a future that's going to be a lot hotter an  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, as the House prepares to consider the major Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization package, Representative Sharice Davids introduced an amendment to improve consumer protections for Kansans traveling by air. The amendment would require the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure transparency of airline fees for consumers throughout the ticketing process. "Wh  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The House Agriculture Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-74) on the DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act (H.R. 1713), which aims to provide for Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture joint research and development activities. The report was advanced by Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, on May 22, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND NEED When adjusted for inflation, public spending on agricultural research and development in the United States h  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall (R-Kan.,) Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), JD Vance (R-Ohio), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding an explanation from the Department of Defense (DoD) for the reported $6.2 billion accounting error in U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. As President Biden arrived in Lithuania for a critical NATO summit, the Sena  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 10, 2023: Due to partisan posturing by a handful of Republican Senators, the United States Marine Corps has no Senate-confirmed leader for the first time in over a century. This self-inflicted damage to the U.S. military has been caused by an irresponsible Republican Senate ploy, led by U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), to halt merit-based promotions for senior military leaders. Today, after at  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: As North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders meet for the 2023 Vilnius summit in Lithuania, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence - joined Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing legislation to explicitly prohibit any President of the United States from withdrawing from NATO without Senate approval or an Act of Congress. "Russ  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) questioned experts about how to spur research into drugs and other tools to help combat the rise of "superbugs," infections resistant to traditional antibiotic or anti-fungal treatments. "Superbugs," or antimicrobial resistance, occur when a bacterial or fungal microbe becomes resistant to antibiotics or antifungals. Antimicrobial resistance and "sup  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) today introduced legislation to curb wasteful spending at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA Spending Accountability Act would limit the disbursal of funds through the USDA's financing institution, known as the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), to be permitted only when authorized by   more