WASHINGTON, May 20 -- A veteran experienced a significant delay in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer at the VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System due to failures in care coordination, provider follow-up, and community care record retrieval, the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported in April. The OIG inspection also uncovered broader deficiencies in the system's lung cancer screening (LCS) program and the process for institutional disclosure of adverse e  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48097) on May 15, 2025, entitled "Energy and Water Development - FY2025 Appropriations:" (Continued from Part 2 of 4) * * * Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Authorized in 1975 by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (P.L. 94-163, as amended; 42 U.S.C. Sec.6201 et seq.), the SPR fulfills two statutory policy objectives: (1) reduce the economic impact of oil supply disruptions, and (2) carr  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 20 -- The Kansas Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on May 19, 2025: * * * Kansas Trade Mission to Mexico Aims to Boost U.S. Beef Cattle Genetics Exports In early May, a delegation of U.S. livestock genetics and agriculture leaders representing Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Idaho, and the Senepol Cattle Breeders Association traveled to Aguascalientes, Mexico, to advance trade partnerships and expand the global reach of U.S. beef cattle genetics. De  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Estes Votes to Advance One Big, Beautiful Bill Last night, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted to advance the full budget reconciliation bill in the House Budget Committee - which passed the committee 17 - 16. He delivered remarks in support of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act last Friday in the Budget Committee markup. "The bill we're marking up here today is the culmination of years of work to extend   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Celebrates National Police Week CLICK HERE (link is external) to download Rep. Mann's floor speech. CLICK HERE (link is external) to watch Rep. Mann's floor speech on YouTube. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) spoke on the U.S. House floor to honor the service of the nation's law enforcement officials. To celebrate National Police Week, Rep. Mann joined his Republi  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Schmidt Introduces Legislation to Protect Taxpayers from Unlawful Injunctions WASHINGTON, DC: Representatives Derek Schmidt (KS-02) and Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) today introduced the Wrongful Injunction Accountability Act. The legislation builds upon an executive action taken in March by President Donald Trump to discourage the filing of requests for injunctions against the federal government. The bill   more