WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Alford Requests SBA Relocate Kansas City Regional Office to Columbia Follows Administrator Loeffler announcing SBA will move regional offices out of sanctuary cities Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04), the Chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations, sent a letter to the head of the Small Business Administration, Kelly Loeffl  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Moran Announces Hearing on DCA Tragedy Following Release of NTSB Preliminary Report WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation - will convene a subcommittee hearing titled "NTSB Preliminary Report: DCA Midair Collision" at 10:00 am EST on Thursday, March 27. This hearing will examine preliminary findings from the N  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Cleaver, Warren, Warnock Re-Introduce Comprehensive Bill to Lower Housing Costs and Address Housing Crisis Bicameral legislation would build nearly three million new homes, bring down rents by 10%, cut unnecessary red tape (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, along with U.S. S  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver's Statement on Vote Against GOP's Extremely Partisan Continuing Resolution (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after voting against House Republicans' extremely partisan Continuing Resolution (CR) that would cut nearly $23 billion in veterans' benefits, slash funding for healthcare and affordable housing,  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids (D-KS-03) Responds to New NTSB Recommendations on AA5342 Mid-Air Collision Today, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) released the following statement on the NTSB's preliminary report (link is external), which included new recommendations following the recent air collision between PAT 25 and Flight 5342, which originated in Wichita, Kansas. "I commend the NTSB and its dedicated team fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Votes Against Extreme Spending Bill That Threatens Kansans' Jobs, Health, Security Ahead of a potential government shutdown on Friday, Representative Sharice Davids released a statement today following her vote against the partisan funding bill negotiated by Congressional Republicans and President Trump. "I'll work with anyone to benefit Kansans, but this extreme proposal, drafted without   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news on March 10, 2025: * * * Library of Congress and Kansas State Department of Education Announce Return of Professional Learning Program to Kansas in April Program Includes Free Community Events in Lawrence and Girard to Demonstrate Library's Digitized Collections; Rescheduled Date for Hutchinson Announced The Library of Congress and the Kansas State Department of Education have announced that the Library's foundational   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Rep. Estes Reacts to NTSB Preliminary Report Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) issued the following statement after the National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report on the collision between American Eagle Flight 5342 and Black Hawk PAT 25. "Our state and nation continue mourning the 67 lives lost in the tragedy of the Jan. 29 collision over the Potomac River," said Rep.   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Keeps Government Open, Supports U.S. National Security WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted to advance H.R. 1968 (link is external), the Full Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025. The bill, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 217-213, fully funds the federal government through September 30 while reducing then   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Schmidt Votes to Continue Spending Reforms WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) released the following statement after voting today in favor of H.R. 1968, which freezes federal discretionary spending through September 30, 2025. "Federal spending has grown unsustainably in recent years and has exploded since the pandemic," Congressman Schmidt said. "Our national debt i  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from a Feb. 11, 2025, executive session on the nomination of Jamieson Greer to be U.S. Trade Representative: * * * Since this committee last met to consider this nomination, the Trump trade agenda has continued to be a swampy mess. Trump is incredible at getting headlines about trade, but his administration is weaker than Kansas City's offensive line in the Super B  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Senator Lee, Congressman Green, and 86 GOP Colleagues Urging End to Export Licenses for Firearms Rule Washington -U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tennessee-07), and 86 of his House and Senate GOP colleagues in urging U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to rescind the   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall and Risch Introduce Bill to Protect Law-Abiding Gun Owners and Hold ATF Accountable Washington -U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced legislation with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), and Tim Sheehy (R-Montan  more