WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on July 25, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., alongside Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation would support states in preserving maternal health throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum, a  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-California, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Representative Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced the reintroduction of the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility (CVTA) Act. This legislation would update and strengthen existing accessibility regulations secured through the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) to stay up-to-date with the proliferation of   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and author of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA), and Representative Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today announced the reintroduction of the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility (CVTA)  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter on July 25, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Congressman Alex Mooney in leading a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) about their weaponization of The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to illegally fund ineligible "red flag" laws and bribe pro-gun states into passing gun confiscation laws. Senator Marshall and the 29 members supporting this letter allege that the DOJ violated f  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy issued the following testimony by Jennifer Day, director of development at RCAP Solutions Inc., involving a hearing on July 19, 2023, entitled "Rural Water: Modernizing our Community Water Systems": * * * Introduction & About RCAP Thank you, Chairman Welch, Ranking Member Tuberville, and members of the subcommittee for this opportunity to discuss the importance of the U.S. Depart  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter on July 25, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requesting information about their relationship with BGI, a genomic data collection firm deemed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to be linked to China's People's Liberation Army. Since 2018, USDA has awarded over $1 million to BGI in research grants through collaboration with its A  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and a letter: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. introduced the USDA Communication Regarding Oversight of Pesticides (CROP) Act of 2023, which would ensure that the USDA Office of Pest Management Policy (OPMP) has a meaningful voice in the regulation of pesticides and bolsters OPMP's coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). While OPMP provides feedback to the EPA on the safe use of pestic  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on July 25, 2023: * * * U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D., Jerry Moran, and U.S. Representative Jake LaTurner announced two U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development grants awarded for projects in the state of Kansas. Independence Community College received $30,100 to help establish an on-campus health care center, and Labette County Medical Center received $759,600 to make upgrades to its electronic h  more