WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-New York, posted the following statement in the Congressional Record on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, in late 2022, President Biden signed the bipartisan Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act ("ECRA") into law, establishing new requirements for the counting of Electoral College votes pursuant to the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution ("Twelfth Amendment"). Congress intended that the ECRA clarify t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today announced his committee assignments for the 119th Congress. Sen. Moran will return to being Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (SVAC) in addition to new committee assignments as a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Sen. Moran will serve on the following committees for the 119th C  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Fox Business' Mornings with Maria to discuss supporting President Donald Trump's Agenda through reconciliation and the need for both chambers to work together. Senator Marshall voiced his support for Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and the need to unify behind President Trump's agenda such as securing the border, unleashing American energy, and pe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., joined his Senate Republican colleagues in re-introducing the Laken Riley Act. The Laken Riley Act would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest illegal aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting offenses and would mandate that these aliens are detained until they are removed from the United States so they cannot  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. proudly announces his committee assignments for the 119th congress. Senator Marshall will maintain his position and rise in seniority on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, as well as the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions, (HELP) and the Senate Budget Committee. By retaining his position on the Agriculture Committee, Senator Marsha  more