WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Earlier today, as first reported by The Kansas City Star, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) sent a letter (https://alford.house.gov/uploadedfiles/final_va_letter_w_sig.pdf) to the Secretary of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Administration regarding veterans requesting their medical records, only to receive another individual's information. The Congressman's office has been made aware of this happ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) introduced bipartisan legislation to cut through red tape and make it easier for current and former military service members to access the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. This vital program forgives some student debt for qualified public servants including teachers, firefighters, and m  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded Kansas with more than $2.4 million to improve maternal health outcomes and reduce disparities for patients at the highest risk. Davids has previously led legislation to address America's worsening maternal mortality crisis through increased health research and data collection. The awards benefit t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed up to $24 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) -- funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law -- to advance the development of long-duration energy storage technologies, improve grid resiliency, lower costs, and accelerate the transition to a clean energy future. ReJoule, a second-life battery diagnostics and reuse company located in Sant  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, President Biden vetoed S.J. Res. 9, which would have nullified his administration's rule listing the Northern Distinct Population Segment of the lesser prairie-chicken as threatened and the Southern Distinct Population Segment as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Rep. Mann introduced this resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives. "Once again, President Biden has re  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. introduced the American Workforce Empowerment Act (AWEA) with Senators Budd (R-NC) and Braun (R-IN). This legislation would expand eligible uses for 529 savings plans. Traditionally, these plans have been used for expenses related to degree programs at colleges and universities. Under the AWEA registered apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, sta  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. asked USDA Deputy Under Secretary Gloria Greene about the Department of Agriculture's dangerous relationship with China in collaboration with genomic research during a Senate Ag Committee Hearing. While Americans are rightfully concerned about China acquiring farmland and key agricultural infrastructure in the United States, Senator Marshall also broug  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. reintroduced his resolution that officially declares the crisis at the southern border an invasion as defined by the United States Constitution. This resolution recognizes each state's right to secure their border themselves. Senator Marshall originally introduced this resolution in August of 2022. Currently, the U.S. faces a historic and worsen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall released the following statement after President Biden vetoed Senator Marshall's measure to protect the Lesser Prairie Chicken from being listed as an endangered species. In May, Senator Marshall's CRA passed the Senate 50-48; in July, the measure passed the U.S. House 221-206. "We shouldn't be shocked at this continued attack from President Biden on rural A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall released the following statement on the 80-page CR sent to members 45 minutes before the cloture vote. "The September 30th deadline to fund the government did not sneak up on us. This is the Establishment's strategy to let the clock run out and then jam through their priorities in the guise of 'saving the country' from a shutdown. We've all seen this movie   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Ahead of a potential government shutdown - which could put nearly 7 million women and children WIC recipients at risk of losing benefits - Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture and Horticulture, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), re-introduced the WIC for Kids Act, legislation to eliminate enrollment barriers to Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Child  more