WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan urging the agency to withdraw a proposed rule covering wastewater discharged by meat and poultry processors. ?"Given the technical complexity and high costs of wastewater treatment alterations, coupled with the massive expans  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) sent a letter to Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Postal Service Louis DeJoy urging him to reconsider the proposed relocation of the North Platte Processing and Distribution Center to Denver, Colorado. "The North Platte P&DC is a critical hub for USPS delivery in rural Nebraska through its role in processing and distributing mail   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Representatives Celeste Maloy (UT-02), Ron Estes (KS-04), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Russ Fulcher (ID-01), and Andy Biggs (AZ-05) have reintroduced the Water Rights Protection Act to prevent the federal government from seizing privately owned waters. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Jim Risch (R-ID), and Mike Crapo (R-ID) introduced a companion piece of legislation in the Senate. "According to the Utah Constitution,  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that $16.2 million is coming to the Third District of Kansas to benefit local projects. If accepted by local recipients, the projects will help purchase new law enforcement training vehicles, modernize a bridge that connects Kansas and Missouri, improve water access during extreme weather, and more. Out of hundreds of bipartisan submissions, 14 Davids-requested  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Yesterday, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01), and U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), led 25 members in sending a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan urging him to withdraw a proposed rule impacting meat and poultry processing and rendering facilities. On December 15, the Biden Administration's Environmental Protection Agency (E  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Legislation requires VA Secretary to grant waivers for projects approved prior to Build America, Buy America enactment WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Jim Risch introduced legislation to ensure Idaho's veterans' facilities can update their facilities as intended. The Waiving Arbitrary and Inconsistent Veteran home Eligibility Requirements (WAIVER) Act, introduced today, is a legislative fix to the Build America, Buy   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by William Turner, director of the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Sacred Mission: Honoring America's Veterans and their Families at VA Cemeteries": * * * Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Moran and distinguished members of the Committee, on behalf of the Kelly Administration, our entire Team at the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Office (KCVAO  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., and colleagues Senator Rick Scott, Senator Mike Braun, and Senator Pete Ricketts sent a letter to top U.S. banks with serious concerns about them joining the United Nations Net Zero Banking Alliance and what that means for our nation's food security. This comes at a time when farmers across Europe are protesting radical climate policies in the European Uni  more