WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Armed Services Committee and a member of the Agriculture Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas criticizing the closure of the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas. In her letter, Senator Fischer said the closure would hurt agriculture producers across t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 19, 2023: House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement after the Committee released additional selections from transcribed interviews conducted with Border Patrol chief patrol agents responsible for the sectors along the Southwest border. In the interviews, the agents confirm illegal aliens are com  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined The University of Kansas Health System Show Me The Science podcast with host and KU Chief Medical Officer Dr. Steven Stites. The episode focuses on Senator Marshall's work in Congress on the impacts of antimicrobial resistance, known as superbugs, that are unraveling modern medicine. In July, Senator Marshall chaired the Health, Education, Labor, a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to step up its efforts to protect veterans from prescription opioid abuse. In a letter from King and his committee colleagues to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, the Senators are urging the department to take swift action following reports that found a majorit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) introduced the ATF Accountability Act, which would provide transparency to gun owners across America on rules made by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The ATF engages in a secretive classification review process where the agency decides whether a particular firearm is regulated by the National Firearms  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven joined Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.) in introducing legislation to provide transparency on rulings made by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and establish a formal appeals process. Currently: * The ATF engages in a secretive classification review process to determine whether a particular firearm is regulated by the National Firearms Act. * Justifications fo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Sen. Moran Hosts DOD Leaders in Wichita to Announce Partnership with Novacoast WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense - hosted leaders from the Department of Defense's (DOD) Office of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) at Novacoast Headquarters in Wichita to announce a partnership between DOD and Novacoast. Novacoast will support Br  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a markup to reauthorize the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act. Originally signed into law in 2018, the SUPPORT Act is Congress' most comprehensive package to address substance use disorder prevention, treatment,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) pushing back against its recent Retirement Security Rule, "Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary." If finalized, this rule would add burdensome regulations and additional costs to financial advisors, resulting in fewer retirement investment options for Americans. Under Obama, the DOL finalized a simil  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Salina, KS - This year, 53 Kansas high school students participated in U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D.'s Military Service Academy interviews, resulting in 38 applicants receiving nominations to at least one U.S. military service academy. "It's a privilege and an honor to nominate these young men and women to our nation's esteemed military service academies," Senator Marshall said. "As a veteran myself,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) introduced READINESS Act - legislation that supports military and foreign service spouses and their families by creating more job flexibility when a servicemember is deployed or transferred. The bill, which was developed by current and former federally employed military   more