WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12494) on the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics on Sept. 15, 2023, by health care financing analyst Megan B. Houston and health policy analyst Johnathan H. Duff. Here are excerpts: * * * Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) Since the 1960s, when Congress authorized the first federal grants to establish outpatient mental health clinics, the federal governmen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Scott City, KS - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. is continuing his conservation series highlighting Kansans' voluntary efforts to take better care of the environment. Stories will be released throughout the 2023 Farm Bill legislative process. "While we hold hearings for the 2023 Farm Bill, I want to highlight how hard Kansans work every day to protect our environment and conserve precious resources that  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. has cosponsored the Secure the Border Act of 2023, the most comprehensive border security legislation in decades. The Secure the Border Act will resume construction on the wall, tighten asylum standards, criminalize visa overstays, increase the number of Border Patrol Agents, defund NGOs receiving tax dollars to help traffic illegal aliens throughout t  more