WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), and William Timmons (R-SC) proposed an amendment to the Constitution to temporarily fill vacancies in the House of Representatives to further the continuity of Congress (Continuity Amendment) and reduce the incentive for political violence. "Congress must have the capacity to immediately respond to the nee  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas) to introduce legislation to ensure Idaho's veterans' facilities can update their facilities as intended. The Waiving Arbitrary and Inconsistent Veteran home Eligibility Requirements (WAIVER) Act is a legislative fix to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA). U.S. Representative Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) introduced  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) led bipartisan, bicameral legislation with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), alongside Representatives Greg Landsman (D-OH) and Mike Lawler (R-NY), to raise awareness of congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV). The STOP CMV Act addresses this common virus by encouraging increased screenings of infants for the illness to allow for early treatment and inte  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, along with 25 of their colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chair and Vice Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropr  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, with more than 80 mass shootings already recorded in the United States in 2024, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) re-introduced legislation to withhold pay from Members of Congress following mass shootings. The No Pay Until Peace Act would withhold one month's paycheck from every Member of Congress each month there is a mass shooting in the United States. "Whether it's kids in classr  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) published an op-ed in Newsweek outlining what he thinks President Joe Biden should say at tonight's State of the Union. "For years President Biden has claimed that the border is secure and the economy is strong. Any deviation from this script now is simply election-year rhetoric," wrote Rep. Estes. "The American people, who from their daily lives know the real st  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) issued the following statement in response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address. "Kansans deserve better than what Joe Biden tried to tout as accomplishments in tonight's State of the Union - an open border, Bidenflation, historic debt levels, disregard for human life and a failure to advocate for America abroad is nothing to brag about," said Rep. E  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted no on H. Res. 1061, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, which would exceed bipartisan spending caps that were signed into law less than a year ago under the Fiscal Responsibility Act and bypass regular order on passing 12 individual appropriation bills. "America is $34 trillion in debt, and every corner of America is feeling the burden of out-of-co  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, in advance of the State of the Union address, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) urged President Biden to discuss the challenges that America is facing and to identify ways to restore order in the country. Below are Rep. Mann's remarks as prepared for delivery on the House Floor. "Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the challenges that America is facing and identify ways we can restore order in   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas), Celeste Maloy (R-Utah), Doug Lamborn (R-Colorado), Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) and Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) have reintroduced the Water Rights Protection Act to prevent the federal government from seizing privately owned waters. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced a companion piece of legislation in the Senate. "Kansas ranchers and fa  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined a press conference led by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) to discuss Washington D.C.'s broken budget process that is resulting in another massive spending package on top of our $34 trillion historic national debt. You may click HERE or on the image above to watch Senator Marshall's full remarks. Highlights from Senator Marshall's remarks include: "Insanity is doing the s  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy demanding answers and a briefing from USPS Kansas-Missouri district leadership on the continued delays and lapses in mail delivery in the greater Kansas City region. Senator Marshall was joined in his letter by Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Eric Schmitt (R-MO). "We wri  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., commends USDA for announcing changes to the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) that provide additional assistance to farmers who suffer wildfire losses of winter stored forage during the winter months. Previously, ELAP only covered the normal grazing season in Kansas. This prevented ranchers who left pastureland idle during the normal grazing season from recov  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- 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.) - the ranking member and chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - introduced legislation to expand GI Bill benefits to certain federal duty statuses performed by the National Guard and Reserve components. The Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2024 would permit additional federal acti  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Klobuchar, Colleagues Raise Alarm on Funding Restrictions For Department of Justice's Antitrust Funding The current appropriations bill undercuts the Antitrust Division's ability to protect America's small businesses, workers, farmers, and families. Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) along with 26 colleagues sent a letter to leade  more