WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump's Trade War Bludgeons US Economy, Duckworth, Durbin, Democratic Senators Slam Administration for Defunding Network of Centers That Boost American Manufacturing April 11, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and 11 of their Senate Democratic colle  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Moran Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Improve Access to Care & Benefits for Veterans with Disabilities WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - joined Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) in introducing legislation to help make certain that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Davids Fights to Restore Manufacturing Support Slashed by Trump Administration In case you missed it, the Kansas City Star reported (link is external) on Representative Sharice Davids' new legislation to reverse devastating cuts made by the Trump administration to Kansas Manufacturing Solutions (KMS), a nonprofit that supports hundreds of Kansas manufacturers, including more than 500 in Kans  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Senate conducted six committee hearings on April 10, 2025: * * * DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Admiral Samuel J. Paparo Jr., USN  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall and Bennet Introduce the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Improvement Act Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology, and U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colorado), the subcommittee's Ranking Member, introduced the Conservation Reserve Enhancement   more