WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO -- Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) announced that the State Department has selected San Antonio as one of six locations for a new U.S. passport agency, following requirements Castro voted to pass as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In a post on social media, Congressman Castro celebrated the selection as "incredible news," citing years of work fro  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: This past weekend, Representative Sharice Davids appeared on MSNBC's "Velshi" to discuss the Supreme Court's recent decision to preserve access to Mifepristone, a safe and effective form of medication abortion. She also expressed concern over Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach's continued legal attack on the medication, which was approved decades ago and is used in more than 60 countries to safely end a pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and a bipartisan group of 13 colleagues sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the EPA to raise Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels to levels that are consistent with production and availability."America's environmen  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congressman Alford is thrilled to announce that Kansas City has been selected as one of six locations for a new U.S. passport agency, a significant achievement made possible through our hard work on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This development will improve access to vital services for our constituents. Key Points: * Improved Accessibility: Our work on the NDAA has focused on enhancing ac  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ro Khanna (D-CA), James Clyburn (D-SC), and Steve Cohen (D-TN) reintroduced legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to civil rights icon Reverend James Lawson Jr., who sadly passed away earlier this month. The lawmakers intend to reintroduce the bill every Congress until it is passed into law. "As one of the many pupils who are proud   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined America's Newsroom on Fox News to discuss the Senate committee hearing today on the origins of Covid-19 and the importance of transparency and accountability for the origins of Covid-19 to ensure it never happens again. For nearly four years, Senator Marshall has been sounding the alarm on the federal government's role in deadly gain-of-function research that was funded  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. wrote a letter demanding a full audit of National Institutes of Health (NIH) FOIA practices. The letter calls for transparency and on all FOIA production by Marg Moore, NIH FOIA Compliance dating back to 2014, insider threats against the FOIA process at the NIH, and questions why HHS counsel intervened with NIH FOIA to stop all FOIA production in May 2021. If the conclusion of  more