WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Before Busy Summer Travel Season, Merkley, Kennedy, Markey, Marshall Push to Rein in TSA Facial Recognition Technology at Airports Across U.S. During National Travel and Tourism Week, Senators lead bipartisan Traveler Privacy Protection Act Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Louisiana's U.S. Senator John Kennedy, Massachusetts' U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey, and Kansas' U.S. Senato  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48525) on May 6, 2025, entitled "Federal Preemption and State Authority to Deter the Presence of Unlawfully Present Aliens:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Kansas v. Garcia (2020) In 2017, the Kansas Supreme Court in three separate cases reversed the convictions of three unlawfully present aliens for state identity theft and false information. The state court held that a provision in IRCA expressly  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Schmidt Works to Slash Red Tape, Dismantle Bureaucracy WASHINGTON, DC: The U.S. House of Representatives has now voted to overturn 15 bureaucratic rules adopted in the final days of the Biden administration. Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today released the following statement highlighting the House's work to dismantle the administrative state: "The unchecked growth of the federal bu  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Newsmax to Discuss No Taxes on Overtime and President Trump's Ongoing Trade Negotiations Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Bob Brooks with Newsmax last night to discuss his new legislation to codify one of President Donald Trump's key campaign promises - the Overtime Wages Tax Relief Act - as well as ongoing tariffs and trade negotiations with fore  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Senators Kennedy, Merkley, and Markey to Protect Americans' Privacy at Airports Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined U.S. Senators John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), and Edward Markey (D-Massachusetts) today to introduce the Traveler Privacy Protection Act, which would safeguard Americans' ability to opt-out of Transportation Securit  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Questions Nominee for Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services During HELP Committee Hearing Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) questioned Dr. James O'Neill, the nominee for the Deputy Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) during the most recent Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) hearing. Click HERE   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Moran, Warner, Young & Welch Reintroduce Legislation to Increase Rural Housing Investment WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) reintroduced legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code to clarify that Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are able to participate in partnerships that are cruci  more