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 9 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on May 8, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Maril Brand Scented Candles Hazard: The candle's glass container can crack or break while the candle is burning, posing a laceration and fire hazard. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: May 08, 2025 Units: About 3,000 Consumer Contact: DEMDACO toll-free at 888-336-3226 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email customercare@demdaco.com, or online at www.d  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44201) on May 7, 2025, entitled "DOT's Federal Pipeline Safety Program - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Rulemaking Carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines are essential components of carbon capture and storage (CCS) systems, which are proposed to reduce atmospheric emissions of anthropogenic CO2, a greenhouse gas./119 Pipelines are needed to transp  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a public notice of its intent to rule on a land release request submitted by the City of Malden concerning 10.59 acres of federally obligated airport property located at Malden Regional Airport & Industrial Park (MAW) in Malden, Missouri. The land in question, part of a surplus property airport, is proposed to be sold to Aycorp, LLC for non-aeronautical development. According to the FA  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" by legislative attorney Alejandra Aramayo: * * * SUMMARY The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Article VI, clause 2) states that the Constitution, treaties, and federal law "shall be the supreme Law of the land." In interpreting this clause, the Supreme Court has formulated  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 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has issued a notice concerning the application of Community Bancorp, Inc. from Chanute, Kansas, to merge with Farmers National Bancshares, Inc. and acquire control over Prairie Bank of Kansas, located in Stafford, Kansas. This application is filed under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as well as the relevant regulations outlined in Regulation Y. The merger would result in Community Bancorp gaining ownership and control of Prairie Ba  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Presses Agriculture Secretary on DOGE's Targeting of Silver City Dispatch Center, USDA Canceling Contracts that Help Local Farmers, Schools, & Kids WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, pressed U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins on proposed   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 9 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Merck Animal Health Investing $895M in De Soto Plant Expansion Second Largest Private Investment in State History Governor Laura Kelly and Merck Animal Health today jointly announced an $895 million capital expansion project at the company's manufacturing facility in De Soto, Kansas. The second largest private investment in Kansas history - and the largest economic development p  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * New Bipartisan Build America Caucus Launches to Support Pro-Growth Policies Watershed moment for the pro-growth, abundance movement as Congress readies federal action WASHINGTON - Today, more than a dozen bipartisan members launched the bipartisan Build America Caucus, a first-of-its-kind effort in Congress to advance pro-growth policies. While momentum for the abundance agenda has grown in ci  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