NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) led their GOP colleagues in demanding answers from the Biden administration regarding the approximately $6 billion it released to Iran in exchange for American prisoners. In a letter to Secretaries Blinken and Yellen, the senators wrote, "When the Obama administration released $400 million in liquidated assets to Iran in 2016, w  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) in calling out the Biden administration for its plan to block funding for elementary and secondary schools that have hunting and archery programs. The letter condemns the Biden administration's attempt to use last year's gun control bill to justify defunding schools with hunter and archery education programs. More t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines and his Republican colleagues sent a letter to Secretaries Blinken and Yellen demanding answers from the Biden administration regarding the approximately $6 billion it released to Iran in exchange for American prisoners. In a letter to Secretaries Blinken and Yellen, the senators wrote, "When the Obama administration released $400 million in liquidated assets to Iran in 2016, we wa  more

WICHITA, Kansas, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Newsmax to discuss the launch of the statewide One Pill Can Kill week of action campaign to bring awareness to the fentanyl crisis that is flooding communities. In Kansas, a life is lost nearly every day due to fentanyl poisoning. To grasp the gravity of this crisis and tackle it head-on, it's imperative that we discuss the nature of fentanyl, where it's being s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Today, on Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, the Kansas federal congressional delegation, alongside over 100 Kansas organizations, launched a statewide week-long #One Pill Can Kill fentanyl crisis awareness campaign. As students return to school, each member and organization participating will raise awareness across the state about the dangers of fentanyl, the deadliest drug our nation   more

MADISONVILLE, Louisiana, Aug. 23 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in raising concerns about the Biden administration's decision to release $6 billion in frozen assets to the Islamic Republic of Iran in exchange for the release of five American detainees. In the letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the senators expressed concerns that  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement that Missouri will receive $76,000,000 in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, otherwise known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to expand high-speed internet in rural communities across the state. Through the ReConnect Progra  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) recently joined Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and 10 colleagues in introducing a resolution to designate August 2023 as National Catfish Month. This resolution recognizes the importance of the U.S. catfish to our economy and praises catfish farmers and industry workers for their contributions. "Nearly 33% of all catfish produced in the United States comes from right here in  more