WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver's Statement on the Passing of Former Missouri Governor and Senator Christopher S. "Kit" Bond (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after the passing of former Missouri Governor and Senator Christopher S. "Kit" Bond. "Kit Bond was a superb statesman, an exemplary public servant, and a dear friend to myself a  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls Out Republicans' Plan to Strip Health Care From Millions Of Americans In Largest Cut To Medicaid In American History May 12, 2025 In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin slams Republicans' plan to slash Medicaid and potentially kick 14 million Americans off their insurance, to pay for tax breaks for billionaires WASHINGTON - Following the release of a non-partisan Congressional   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Kansas City Lawmakers Support National Historic Landmark Designation of Quindaro Townsite (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), and Sharice Davids (D-KS) have called on the National Park Service to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Wyandotte County as a National Historic Landmark. The Kansas City, Kansas site served as a critical entry point f  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10713) on May 12, 2025, by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson: * * * School choice generally refers to the opportunity for parents to select an elementary or secondary school for their child that differs from the assigned school that the child would otherwise attend based on where the family lives. School choice programs are often divided   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following floor remarks on May 12, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, last week, hospital leaders from every corner of my State of Illinois came to Washington. What was the reason for the trip? The debate in Washington about the future of Medicaid. Each and every one of them, from the city of Chicago through the  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senate and House Republicans Make Strides to Repeal Over a Dozen Biden-Era Regulations to Advance Trump's America First Agenda Washington - In a seismic victory for President Trump's America First Agenda, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today released the following statement on Senate and House Republicans' efforts to reverse over a dozen of Joe Biden's nonsensical regulations using the   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Condemns Kansas Prisoner Review Board's Decision to Grant Cop Killer Parole Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today released the following statement on the Kansas Prisoner Review Board's decision to grant parole to Jimmie Nelms, convicted of the 1978 murder of Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Conroy O'Brien. "The Kansas Prisoner Review Board's appalling decisio  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Resolution Designating May Renewable Fuels Month Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) in leading a bipartisan resolution to designate May 2025 as Renewable Fuels Month in America. Senator Marshall has been a longtime champion of renewable fuels. "Renewable fuels are an important part of American energy, and I  more