WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program recently approved multiple investments in Kansas rural broadband connectivity. As part of the ReConnect Grant initiative, the USDA has awarded a $4.1 million grant to Totah Communication. This funding will help provide high-speed internet by deploying a fiber-to-the-premises network (FTTP). FTTP technology will pro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2023: * * * Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) released the following statement condemning the Biden administration's newly revised Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. "The EPA is once again ignoring common sense at the expense of Kansas farmers, ranchers and energy producers," said Rep. Estes. "This new WOTUS rule clearly violates the Supreme Court's decision, highlighting the Biden administration'  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) released the following statement in response to the amended Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) following the U.S. Supreme Court's May ruling in the Sackett v. EPA case. "The U.S. Supreme Court decision from May was very clear - the federal government may not use the Clean Water Act   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week joined U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Senate colleagues in a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona expressing concerns over new reports showing millions of dollars from Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) are requesting the U.S. Department of Education conduct a nationwide audit to determine how much funding has flowed from hostile foreign governments to America's K-12 classrooms. The inquiry stems from new data showing entities with links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have sent millions of dollars to schools in 34 states, including Iowa.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, lead sponsors of the Credit Card Competition Act, released the following statement following reports that Visa and Mastercard plan to raise their swipe fees rates: "We strongly urge Visa and Mastercard to withdraw their plan to raise credit card fees on small business owners a  more