WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement on yesterday's vote in the House of Representatives to vacate the speakership. "Yesterday, I had an outpatient procedure related to a recent knee replacement, which caused me to miss last night's vote on the motion to vacate the speakership. "Had I voted, I would have joined the vast majority of Am  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined a group of bipartisan, bicameral colleagues, to call on the U.S. Senate and House Armed Service Committees to reject a flawed proposal from the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The proposal would enable the transfer of U.S. National Guard units performing space missions to the U.S. Space Force and waive governor approval in the process, breaking precedent. "We write r  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Urge USPS to Request a Comprehensive Assessment of Proposed Changes from its Regulator and Address the Results Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) joined her Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) urging the agency to pause planned changes to its processing and delivery network that could slow down mail delivery until the potential impacts are further stud  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Earlier today, as first reported by Washington Examiner, Congressman Alford (MO-04) led five of his colleagues from Missouri in a letter to President Biden concerning flights of illegal aliens from our border to various cities all over America. The letter specifically asks: 1. What procedures are in place to track the foreign aliens admitted through the CHNV parole program? a. Specifically, t  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: (Kansas City, MO) - Last week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) celebrated the Kansas City Farmers Market Passport Launch and Urban Farming Expo, highlighting the local impact of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) recent designation of Kansas City as an Urban Agricultural Hub. "When I sought designation for Kansas City to be an Urban Agricultural Hub, this is what I envisi  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sam Graves (R-MO) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to recognize America's teachers and the invaluable impact they have on students and communities across the country. The bipartisan resolution underscores the important role that teachers play in preparing kids to be productive, respons  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 - The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm from a hearing dated April 16, 2024, entitled "To examine the President's budget request for the U.S. Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2025": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and Members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget request for the Department of E  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the omission of 'rendering' from the Administration's Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics ("Draft Strategy"). Rendering is the practice of recycling leftover animal scraps from protein  more