WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) with more than $1,350,000 to boost research capabilities in Kansas' Third Congressional District. The three projects being awarded work to decrease deaths due to lung disease, investigate the causes of oral birth defects, and uncove  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Reps. Tracey Mann (KS-01), Randy Feenstra (IA-04), Jim Costa (CA-21), and Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced the Fortifying Refrigeration Infrastructure and Developing Global Exports (FRIDGE) Act. This legislation would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture to negotiate contracts to deliver needs assessments, training, and other technical assistance to enhance infrastructure con  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter demanding answers to the reports of alleged use of personal email accounts at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by Sec. Mayorkas and other official employees. Personal email accounts may not be used to create or send records that include DHS records unless there is an 'emergency.' Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) ob  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. introduced the National Emergency Expenditure Reporting Transparency Act, legislation that tightens reporting requirements related to spending during national emergencies. Senator Marshall's legislation requires monthly spending updates be provided to Congress and the public. The National Emergency Expenditure Reporting Transparency Act requires the Admini  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) - today released the following statement after the Senate Committee on Appropriations approved the FY2024 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act: "I have long been an advocate for returning to regular order and the opportunity that   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the bipartisan Cooper Davis Act, introduced by U.S. Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), to the full Senate on a bipartisan vote of 16-5. The bill, as amended, would require social media companies to take on a more active role in working with federal agencies to combat the illegal sale and dist  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the bipartisan Cooper Davis Act (S.1080) and now heads to the Senate floor. The legislation - championed by U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL), Todd Young (R-IN), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) - would require Big Tech companies to take a more proactive r  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today applauded the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's passage of the bipartisan International Children with Disabilities Protection Act of 2023. This legislation bolsters U.S. support for children with disabilities and strengthens the ability of disability rights organizations and families to advocate for necessary reforms to prot  more