WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Recently, Senator Eric Schmitt introduced the bipartisan Ensuring Nationwide Access to Better Life Experience (ENABLE) Act with Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Senator Katie Britt (R-AL), Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Senator Markwayne Mull  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Denver -- U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Ranking Member, held a subcommittee field hearing in Burlington, Colorado. "Today's farmers and ranchers face a 1,200-year drought, a changing climate, and a future that keeps getting hotter and drier. Yet America's agriculture conservatio  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12695) on June 26, 2024, by natural resource policy specialist Eva Lipiec. Here are excerpts: * * * Tornadoes: Background and Forecasting Tornadoes are narrow, violently rotating columns of air, extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground, that affect communities across the United States every year. Tornadoes can cause fatalities and injuries, destroy property and crops, and  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10554) on June 25, 2024, by education policy specialist Cassandria Dortch. Here are excerpts: * * * Postsecondary Education of Native Americans Since the nation's early years, the United States of America has enacted federal policies intended to provide educational opportunities to Indian peoples. The federal government maintains and supports its trust relationship with Indian tribes, i  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11183) on June 26, 2024, by legislative attorney Jennifer A. Staman: * * * Medication Abortion Access Remains Unchanged as Supreme Court Rejects Legal Challenge on Standing Grounds On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the consolidated cases U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine and Danco Laboratories L.L.C. v. Alliance fo  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Sharice Davids released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Idaho v. U.S. Davids has been clear that she supports a patient's right to make their own health care decisions without the interference of extreme politicians. Earlier this week, she called on U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to pass the Women's Health Protection Act, which wou  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) - Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee - in introducing a resolution to disapprove of the Biden administration's regulations intended to shut down American power plants. The resolution comes after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final rules that impose harmful emissions requiremen  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter to Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Lloyd Austin regarding a recent audit of the Pentagon funding risky Gain-of-Function research outside the U.S. that may have shielded collaborations with Chinese biotech firms, including at least one linked to Beijing's military. Senator Marshall's letter demands for answers from Secretary Austin on the redactions that conc  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Burlington, CO - U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Michael Bennet (D-CO) held a field hearing today on the high plains regarding the historic drought impacting farmers and ranchers across Kansas and Colorado. The Senators, who lead the Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, discussed innovative solutions to the drought with experts in agriculture, conserva  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8), Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33), Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette (CO-1) and Barbara Lee (CA-13), Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-6), and Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28) to mark the second anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision overturn  more