WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following statement on Sept. 21, 2023: * * * Earlier today, as first reported by The Kansas City Star, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) introduced the WHIP+ Reauthorization Act. Under the Trump administration, the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP +) provided payments to crop producers who suffered losses from eligible natural disasters. In an effort to support and help producers suffering from drought in Missour  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: As the federal government is set to run out of funding on October 1, Representative Sharice Davids urged U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to advance a bipartisan funding agreement and avert a government shutdown, which would have drastic consequences for hardworking Kansans. She urged the Speaker to recommit to the fiscally responsible, bipartisan funding agreement that Congress and the administration neg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, amidst a looming fiscal deadline, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) issued the following statement, calling for a return to fiscal sanity and regular order in Congress. "We must restore fiscal sanity," said Rep. Mann. "Americans want their tax dollars to be used wisely. Giving President Biden and Congressional Democrats endless, no-limit credit cards is no way to govern in a d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Washington, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Kim Schrier (D-WA) introduced the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Amendments of 2023, a bipartisan bill to update and improve a loan program that funds critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Washington State. Representatives Dan Newhouse (R-WA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Lori Chavez Deremer (R-OR), and Sharice Davids  more