WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: Idaho's U.S. Senators, Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, joined Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) and Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) on a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to highlight their concerns with proposals to roll back crucial reforms of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). "We urge your agencies to fully consi  more

MANKATO, Kansas, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) completed his annual 60-county Mann Listening Tour. Since the beginning of his time in Congress, Rep. Mann has hosted at least one town hall in every county of the Big First each year, for a total of 186 town halls over the past three years. "Fighting for Kansans in the Big First is my top priority, and I host town halls to get my marching ord  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the ACCORD Act, or the Accountability for the CDC, improving Congressional Oversight, and Ratification of its Director Act. This legislation would require any Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who was appointed prior to January 20, 2025 to obtain full Senate confirmation to remain in the post beyond January 2025. About the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among 39 Republican Senators urging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to withdraw his agency's unlawful "Clean Power Plan 2.0," a plan that will effectively shut down affordable and reliable energy and intensify the energy shortage the United States is already facing. The demand is made   more