WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Jan. 23, 2025, from the American Academy of Physician Associates: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, MPP Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 File Code: CMS-4208-P RE: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Moran Continues Investigation into VA Veterans Crisis Line Mismanagement U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to continue its investigation into the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) to determine how the VCL's post-contact suppor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl LIX Victory PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Philadelphia Eagles have once again made history. Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), alongside a bipartisan coalition of Pennsylvania and New Jersey lawmakers, introduced a House Resolution celebrating the Eagles' dominant 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Newhouse, Colleagues Lead Effort to Move Food for Peace to USDA WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), alongside Reps. Tracey Mann (KS-01), Rick Crawford (AR-01), David Rouzer (NC-07), and GT Thompson (PA-15) introduced legislation to move the Food for Peace program from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). For the past   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver and House Democrats Question Trump Administration's "Deferred Resignation" Proposal to Gut the Federal Workforce (Washington, D.C.) - This week, in an effort to gather more information and understand the gravity of the sweeping effects of losing tens of thousands of federal employees, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver joined Reps. Jill Tokuda (D-HI) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD), along wi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Reps. Estes, Sanchez Reintroduce the HITS Act Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and Linda Sanchez (D-California) have reintroduced the Help Independent Tracks Succeed (HITS) Act - legislation that allows qualified sound recording producers and artists to deduct 100% of production expenses in the year they are incurred. This would provide parity with film, television and live theatrical producti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Schmidt, Colleagues Move to Undo Biden Administration's Damage Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) released the following statement after the House passed the Midnight Rules Relief Act today. This legislation - which Schmidt cosponsored - would empower Congress to more easily override regulations put forward by federal agencies in the final year of a president's term of office, regulat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Pens Op-Ed in The Hill: RFK Jr. is the Health Revolution America Needs Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. penned an op-ed in The Hill highlighting how President Donald Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is the right man to lead the health revolution that America needs to become healthy again. You may click HERE or  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Moran, Hoeven & Rep. Mann Introduce Legislation to Move Food for Peace Program to USDA WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) - members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry - joined Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01), Rick Crawford (AR-01), Dan Newhouse (WA-04), David Rouzer (NC-07) and House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompso  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Moran, Scott Join Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Ease Burdens on Small Businesses WASHINGTON. - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined nine of their Senate colleagues in introducing legislation to ease burdens and shield small businesses from excessive legal red tape. The Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 would extend the filing dead  more