WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on March 11, 2025: * * * Chairman Moran Leads Hearing with VA, VSOs to Review Pending Legislation WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - led a committee hearing today to consider 15 pending pieces of legislation, including his Restore VA Accountability Act, Veterans' ACCESS Act, External Provider Sched  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Unemployment Fraud Legislation Washington, March 12, 2025 | Roman Rodriguez (316-262-8992) Last night, the House passed H.R. 1156 - the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act - by a vote of 295-127, with 83 Democrats joining all Republicans voting in favor of the bill. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates $100 to $135 billion in stolen unemployment insurance (UI) benef  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Estes Applauds EPA Announcement Washington, March 12, 2025, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) issued a statement following Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin's announcement that the EPA would be reviewing the definition of Waters of the United States, or WOTUS. "For too long, Kansas farmers and ranchers have dealt with ambiguity and uncertainty as a zealous EPA attempted to dic  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Applauds WOTUS Announcement WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) applauded U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin's announcement (link is external) on the Trump Administration's decision to revise and define the "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) in a clear, simplified direction. Rep. Mann released a statement after the announcemen  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Protects Integrity of Taxpayer Dollars WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted to advance H.R. 1156 (link is external), the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act. The legislation will extend the statute of limitations for prosecuting fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment claims, allowing law enforcement to recover billons of stolen taxpayer dollars while holding cri  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Schmidt Visits Southern Border WASHINGTON, DC: Last week, Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) joined a delegation of freshman representatives at the southern border. The delegation - led by Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) - visited the Nogales Port of Entry, U.S. Border Patrol Nogales Station, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Nogales, U.S. Army   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on March 12, 2025: * * * Sen. Moran Urges GAO to Investigate Ways to Support VA Employees Responsible for Processing Military Sexual Trauma Claims WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate how the Department of Veterans Affairs can bett  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Reintroduces End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act Washington -U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today reintroduced the End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act. This legislation prohibits the use of federal funding for gender transition procedures and bars federal healthcare facilities, physicians, and providers from providing such procedures. I  more