WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Today Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) and Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS), along with Congressman Herb Conaway (D-NJ) introduced the Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act. This legislation commissions the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the ability of veteran and reservist small business owners to access credit. It also requires the Int  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Help Veteran Business Owners Succeed Last week, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) introduced the bipartisan Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) (link is external) Act alongside her colleagues, Representatives Mark Alford (R-MO-04) and Herb Conaway (D-NJ-03). The bill, which passed the U.S. House in 2023, would help veteran small bu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On The Fentanyl Crisis February 04, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "The Poisoning of America: Fentanyl, its Analogues, and the Need for Permanent  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 5 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * 25-TRAM-5050-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Description: Transportation Orders Date Filed: 02/04/2025 * * * 25-DPAX-280-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investigation of Amino Brothers Co., Inc. Date Filed: 02/04/2025 * * * 25-TRAM-295-OOS Docket Type: OOS - Out of Service Docket Description: In the Matt  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 5 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has granted Merit Energy Company, LLC an exception to the 10-year time limitation for temporary abandonment (TA) status for its Alexander 2-33 oil well in Haskell County. The decision, issued in Docket No. 25-CONS-3209-CEXC, allows the well to remain inactive for an extended period. Kansas regulations (K.A.R. 82-3-111) require wells inactive for more than 90 days, or in some cases 364 days, to be either plugged or approved for TA  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 5 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has issued a suspension order delaying the effective date of a proposed energy agreement between Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, The Lane-Scott Electric Cooperative Inc., and the City of Dighton. The agreement, which involves firm energy, capacity, and load following, was filed with the KCC on January 21, 2025. The KCC's action comes under K.S.A. 66-117(c), which allows the commission to suspend such agreements for up to 24  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * PASSED: Sens. Moran, Daines, Heinrich Resolution Designating National Tribal Colleges & Universities Week WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today announced the Senate passage of the bipartisan resolution designating the week beginning February 3, 2025, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week." This week is dedicated to the rec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Joins House Colleagues to Demand the Trump Administration Permanently Rescind Tariffs on Canada (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined 60 House Democrats in demanding the Trump Administration permanently rescind the President's executive order levying a 25 percent blanket tariff on Canadian imports and a 10 percent tariff on imported Cana  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) offered remarks on the House floor before leading members in a moment of silence in honor of the lives lost on Jan. 29 when Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided. He was joined by the Kansas delegation and other members of Congress whose districts were impacted by the tragedy. "We grieve with the families and friends they left behind and pray for  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: On Tuesday, Congressman Mike Haridopolos (FL-08) delivered a speech on the Floor of the House of Representatives to recognize two graduates of Cocoa High School. Jawaan Taylor of the Kansas City Chiefs and C.J. Gardner-Johnson of the Philadelphia Eagles, who will be facing off in the Super Bowl this weekend. A video of Rep. Haridopolos' speech can be found here (https://x.com/RepHaridopo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Today, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) and U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (KS) introduced the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act to provide much-needed relief to America's job creators as they recover from the last four years of an abusive and overregulating bureaucracy. In the House, Van Duyne was joined by U.S. Representatives Dan Meuser (PA-09), Aaron Bean (FL-04), and Derek Schmid  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Nunn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Primary Care Workforce (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Zach Nunn (R-IA) introduced new legislation to address America's primary care provider shortage and strengthen the healthcare workforce. The bipartisan Train More Primary Care Doctors Act would strengthen the pipeline of primary care  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the statement on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - released the following statement today after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Congressman Doug Collins as the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) with a vote of 77-23. "I want to extend a sincere congratulations to Secretary Collins on his confirmation to t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins NewsNation: President Trump Showcases the Art of the Deal with Tariffs Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Elizabeth Vargas Reports on NewsNation to discuss President Donald Trump's tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China to combat the deadly fentanyl and border crisis our nation is facing. Within days of the announcement, President Trump's Amer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Releases Statement After Finance Committee Advances Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s Nomination to be HHS Secretary Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement on President Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. after the Senate Finance Committee voted 14-13 to advance his nomination. "It is an indisputa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall, Cassidy Lead Reintroduction of Legislation to Combat Illegal Fentanyl Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D., and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act. This legislation makes permanent the temporary classification of fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Drug overdoses, large  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall, Cassidy, Scott Lead Colleagues in Reintroduce Bill to Expand School Choice, Educational Opportunity Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Tim Scott (R-SC) led 19 Republican colleagues in introducing the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA), bicameral legislation to expand education freedom and opportunity for students. Specificall  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall, Hawley Demand Answers from Ford For Terminating Partnership with Kansas City Company Washington, D.C. - Today, Senators Roger Marshall M.D. and Josh Hawley (R-MO) sent a letter to the Ford Motor Company demanding answers for terminating its partnership with Jack Cooper, a Kansas City-based company. For over 40 years, Jack Cooper and Ford have had a strong business partnership unt  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Davids Calls Out Trump-Musk Scheme to Gut Social and Security and Medicare, Raise Costs for Kansans Musk gained access to Kansans' private financial information, threatening national security Today, Representative Sharice Davids released a new video (link is external) exposing the dangerous plans by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk that could threaten Social Security and Medicare by gran  more