WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on July 26, 2023: Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, led a full Committee on Small Business hearing titled "Rural Entrepreneurship: Examining the Challenges and the State of Rural Small Businesses." Chairman Williams issued the following statement after the hearing. "Rural small businesses are the backbones  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, M.D. (D-CO-08), member of the House Agriculture Committee, was today joined by Congressman Jake LaTurner (R-KS-02) in introducing a bipartisan bill that will help family farmers and ranchers fight drought. The Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Act gives farmers and ranchers the flexibility they need to protecting groundwater sources while also keeping their   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) issued a statement following the House Ways and Means Committee markup of a large health care package which included his bipartisan, bicameral legislation, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act. Senator Marshall's legislation, which would improve timely access to medical services, is most popular health care bill in the entire Congress with 380 cosponsors  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 27 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Tonight, Senate Democrats blocked U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) from adding an amendment to the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act. The amendment, which is based on Sen. Cruz and Rep. Dan Bishop's (R-N.C.) AMERICANS Act (S. 29), would have provided remedies to military servicemembers who were involuntarily separated from the military based solely on COVID-19 vaccine status, allowing these indi  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: The Senate Finance Committee held a bipartisan markup advancing legislation championed by U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), which addresses industry middlemen abuse across America's federal prescription drug programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. "Overwhelming evidence shows that pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, excessively line their pockets at the expense of Medicare seniors, Medicaid bene  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on July 26, 2023: * * * Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the Senate passed his bipartisan resolution reaffirming American support for Israel. "I'm pleased that a bipartisan group of my colleagues supported this resolution upholding that Israel is not a racist state, that Congress rejects any form of antisemitism, and that America will always be a staunch supporter of Israel  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter on July 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. continues his push for accountability in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic with a new inquiry into EcoHealth Alliance's ties to federal research dollars from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In today's oversight inquiry, Senator Marshall, joined by Senators Marco Rubio and Marsha Blackburn, requested all records from the U.S. D  more