WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on May 21, 2025: * * * Chairman Moran Leads Hearing with VA, VSOs to Review Pending Veterans Legislation WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - led a committee hearing today to consider 20 pending pieces of legislation with representatives from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Paralyzed Veterans   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Announces $4 Million Brownfields Grant Has Been Awarded to Kansas City The federal funding will be used to clean up 47 vacant parcels known as the Washington Wheatley Vacant Lots site on Agnes Avenue, East 19th Street, and East 20th Street, as well as the former Benson Manufacturing Company Site (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announc  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Opposes Partisan Bill That Slashes Health Care, Food Assistance to Benefit Billionaires Today, Representative Sharice Davids released the following statement after voting against President Trump and U.S. House Republicans' extreme budget that cuts health care and food assistance for hardworking families to pay for tax giveaways for billionaires and ultrawealthy corporations. "This budget is   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Introduces OFF Act to Protect Farmers, Cut Government Waste WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the bipartisan Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act today with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) to protect agricultural producers and cut government waste by enforcing transparency in checkoff programs. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) cosponsored the legislation. "  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Votes Against GOP Budget That Rips Healthcare and Food Assistance from Working Class Families to Fund Tax Cuts for the Wealthy The Republican budget proposal would make the largest cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in history while providing an average tax break of $389,280 to the wealthiest 0.1% (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted against the Re  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Estes, House Passes One Big, Beautiful Bill This morning, Rep. Ron Estes and the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1 - the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. As a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Estes was instrumental in crafting the tax provisions in the legislation that lower taxes for working families and support small businesses. Before the vote, Rep. Estes spoke in support   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Votes to Advance President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted to advance the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill fulfills priorities that Rep. Mann and President Trump campaigned on, including making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent, securing the nation's borders, and reducing U.S. federal spending. The bill passed in the U.  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann, Colleagues Invest in Land Grant Universities and Agriculture Innovation WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Kim Schrier (WA-08), alongside Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI), reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral AuGmenting Research and Educational Sites to Ensure Agriculture Remains Cutting-edge and Helpful (AG RESEARCH) Act. The Ag Resear  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following floor remarks on May 21, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, this past November, the country voted overwhelmingly to send Republican majorities to the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and put President Donald Trump back in the White House. That mandate made it clear that the American people were read  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Schmidt Applauds Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today applauded the passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. He released the following statement: "A large majority of Kansans in the Second Congressional District chose President Trump's America First agenda. This bill delivers much of it. "We locked in tax relief for middle-class families  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall, Moran, Baldwin, and Bennet Introduce Bill to Spur Innovation in the Livestock Feed Sector Washington - U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), and Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) today reintroduced the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development (FEED) Act - bipartisan legislation that would establish a pathway at the  more