WASHINGTON, July 2 -- 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 in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity. "The preservation of American democracy has always rested on the notion that no individual - regardless of their wealth, status, or position in government - is above the law. By carving out an exemption for the most powerful pers  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: OVERLAND PARK, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids met with the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program to discuss the impact of a new $15.9 million federal grant to help seize illicit drugs like fentanyl. She then accompanied a Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) officer on their patrol route and met with the Overland Park Crisis Action Team (OPCAT(link is external)), which provides ment  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- 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 Trump v. United States. Davids has said time and again that no one is above the law, including politicians or former Presidents. "I have always said that no one is above the law, including Presidents from either party. The former President's reckless actions, which instilled fear and  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - led 19 of his colleagues in urging Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to quickly correct policy initiatives that are making it harder for veterans to receive care. In 2018, Congress passed the MISSION Act, which increased access to care for   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Wichita, KS - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, MD continues to fight against the Biden Administration's rules that would impose unnecessary federal regulations on long-term care facilities. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rule in April 2024, which would increase the required staff-per-resident ratio, require that a Registered Nurse be on-site 24/7, and increase regulations   more