WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on May 14, 2025: * * * Chairman Moran Asks for Unanimous Consent to Confirm Combat-Wounded Veteran, Sam Brown, to VA Leadership Post Senate Democrats Blocked Effort to Confirm Undersecretary of Memorial Affairs WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - spoke on the Senate floor today to ask unanimous conse  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces It Will Keep Maximum Contaminant Levels for PFOA, PFOS EPA intends to provide regulatory flexibility and holistically address these contaminants in drinking water WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency will keep the current National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfl  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 15 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * FHLBank System Announces 2025 First Quarter Combined Financial Report May 14, 2025 - The Office of Finance is announcing the publication of the 2025 First Quarter Combined Financial Report of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). This report has been prepared from the financial information of the FHLBanks. Each of the FHLBanks has fi  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE, SLCPD investigation sends woman to prison for 25 years for producing child exploitation material involving toddler ST. LOUIS -- U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Tuesday sentenced a woman from St. Louis County, Missouri to 25 years in prison for producing child sexual abuse material involving a two-year-old, following a U.S. Immigration and C  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Kansas City Lawmakers Support National Historic Landmark Designation of Quindaro Townsite WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) recently led fellow Kansas City area Representatives Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) in encouraging the National Park Service to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Wyandotte County as a National Historic Landmark. The Kansas City, Kansas site se  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Booker, Warren Unveil Bill to Suspend Garnishments for Student Loan Borrowers Bill Comes as Trump Admin. Set to Seize Hard-Earned Wages, Tax Refunds, and Social Security Checks for Struggling Borrowers The Ending Administrative Wage Garnishment Act of 2025 will also reform administration of the administrative wage garnishment program Bill Text (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman A  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Estes Applauds Ways and Means Tax Legislation Vote WASHINGTON - After about 18 hours of debate in the Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted to advance the tax provisions as part of the full budget reconciliation bill. The tax legislation included several priorities from Rep. Estes. "The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was a boon for families, small businesses, and our national econom  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Applauds House Agriculture Reconciliation Bill to Cut Waste, Strengthen SNAP CLICK HERE (link is external) to download Rep. Mann's opening remarks. CLICK HERE (link is external) to watch Rep. Mann's opening remarks on YouTube. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) applauded the House Agriculture Committee's portion of the reconciliation bill during opening remar  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall and Rep. Nehls Reintroduce Bill to Support Families of Victims Killed by Illegal Aliens Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today reintroduced the Justice for Angel Families Act, legislation that would amend the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) to expand financial coverage for Angel Families - the immediate relatives of victims killed by illegal aliens, including in dru  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Colleagues to Applaud Passage of Resolution Recognizing National Police Week Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 79 of their Senate colleagues in welcoming the Senate's unanimous passage of a resolution designating May 12 through 17 as National Police Week. This resolution is an annua  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins The Daily Signal to Discuss Justice for Angel Families Act Washington, - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Tony Kinnett with The Daily Signal yesterday to discuss the Justice for Angel Families Act, legislation that would amend the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) to expand financial coverage for Angel Families - the immediate relatives of victims killed by illegal al  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Davids Slams Extreme GOP Budget That Slashes Health Care and Food to Fund Billionaire Tax Breaks Davids Backs Cutting Waste -- Not Cutting Off Kansas Families. Last night, during a U.S. House Agriculture Committee markup, Representative Sharice Davids spoke (link is external) out against President Trump and U.S. House Republicans' extreme budget proposal, which would slash Medicaid and take   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Davids Speaks with Plane Collision Victims' Families, Addresses Work to Improve Air Safety WICHITA, KS - Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids traveled to Wichita, KS to speak with families of the recent air collision of Flight 5342 from ICT to DCA with a military helicopter. Davids, a member of the U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee, listened to their stories, heard their concerns, and share  more