WASHINGTON, June 28 -- 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 Fischer v. U.S. Davids, who was in the Capitol complex during the January 6th insurrection, has made clear her commitment to preserving our democracy and holding those responsible for the attack accountable. "January 6th, 2021 was one of the darkest days in our nation's history with   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the city of Independence, Missouri a $7,379,648 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) Grant for local infrastructure improvements that will enhance pedestrian safety and ease traffic congestion in the Englewood Arts District. The federal   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Morteza Farajian, executive director of the U.S. Department of Transportation Build America Bureau, from a June 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Unlocking Department of Transportation Financing for More Transit-Oriented Housing Development": * * * Thank you, Chair Schatz, Ranking Member Hyde-Smith, and Members of the Subcommittee for  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces released the following joint testimony from a May 22, 2024, hearing entitled "The Department of Energy's Atomic Energy Defense Activities and Department of Defense Nuclear Weapons Programs in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program." The witnesses are National Nuclear Security Administrator Jill Hruby and Marvin L. Adams, deputy administrator for defens  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Kansas City, KS - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joinedMarket Day Report on RFDTV to recap the bipartisan field hearingon the historic midwestern drought he hosted along the Kansas-Colorado state line earlier this week. Senator Marshall discussed the feedback he received from farmers and ranchers during the hearing, creating effective water conservation policies, and how the Farm Bill must support the ag  more