WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - the ranking member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation - today released the following statement expressing his support for the nomination of Mike Whitaker to be the Administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): "I support Mr. Whitaker's nomination and encourage my colleagues to do the same. The FAA is long overdue for a p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today released the following statement recognizing Tom Gentile for his years of work as President/CEO of Spirit AeroSystems and his support for Wichita and the aviation community: "For the past several years, I have had the opportunity to work with Tom Gentile in his role as President and CEO of Spirit AeroSystems. During his tenure, he oversaw the 10,000th shipset delivery on  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2023: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today announced the following staff updates to the Committee's tax and economic teams: Michael Gould, Tax Counsel Before joining the Committee, Michael was a senior attorney at the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Office of Chief Counsel for over a decade, advising on corporate and pass t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Youth Voting Rights Act of 2023, comprehensive legislation to enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment and expand youth access to voting, in the Senate. Representative Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) led the reintroduction of the bill in the House. The bill would ease many of the barriers young people face in voting, including high rates of provisi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced bipartisan legislation to cut through red tape and make it easier for current and former military servicemembers to access the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. This program forgives student debt for qualified public servants including teachers, firefighters and milit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) - ranking member and chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - recently introduced legislation to make it easier for veterans to receive timely reimbursements through the Department of Veterans Affairs Beneficiary Travel Program. The Road to Access Act would mandate VA to accept beneficiary   more