WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Budzinski Presses Ag Secretary Rollins on Woefully Insufficient USDA Budget, Cancelling of Local Food Program * WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) pressed U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins during a House Agriculture Committee hearing where she raised serious concerns with President Trump's budget proposal for USDA that suggests slashing fun  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Give Expecting Parents Choice Over Child Health Care Insurance * First time the bill has earned bipartisan support in Congress Today, Representative Sharice Davids reintroduced her Empowering Parents' Healthcare Choices Act, a bipartisan bill designed to cut insurer red tape, avoid surprise medical bills, and give parents decision-making power over their infan  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Federal Communications Commission has issued an order granting a waiver to Network Tool & Die Co. Inc., North Newton, Kansas, allowing the company to submit its December 31, 2024, Broadband Data Collection data filing past the original March 3, 2025, deadline. The waiver also permits Network Tool & Die Co.'s systems and network administrator to provide the necessary engineering certification, even if they do not meet typical eligibility requirements. The decision was a  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a Supplemental Notice of Scoping Period to specifically request comments on alternate compressor station locations for the proposed Cedar Vale Compressor Station Project. This project, by Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc., involves the construction and operation of new natural gas facilities in Osage County, Oklahoma, aimed at increasing capacity to deliver approximately 98,000 dekatherms per day of natural   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 12 -- The Kansas Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * KDA Announces Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program Grant Opportunity The Kansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for a second round of grants under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure program. Nearly $6.46 million was awarded to the agency in 2023 through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Ma  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Advocates for U.S. Trade Promotion, Global Food Programs in House Agriculture Committee Hearing with Secretary Brooke Rollins * CLICK HERE (link is external) to download Rep. Mann's questioning CLICK HERE (link is external) to watch Rep. Mann's exchange with Secretary Rollins on YouTube. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) questioned U.S. Secretary of Agriculture  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Kim Reintroduce BUDS Resolution to Bolster Bipartisan Collaboration in Congress * (Washington, D.C.) \- Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Young Kim (R-CA), along with Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA), William Timmons (R-SC), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), and Mike Carey (R-OH), reintroduced the Building Unity through Dual Sponsors (BUDS) Resolution to bolster bip  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues to Call for Audits to Improve DCA Airspace Safety * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space and Innovation - joined Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Ran  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Applauds General Motors' $4 Billion Investment in America * Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) applauded today's announcement from General Motors that they will be investing $4 billion into U.S. manufacturing plants, including in Kansas City, Kansas. "General Motors' announcement to expand production in Kansas is a clear sign that President Trump's policies  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to "Strengthen and Expand" Pension Healthcare * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined fellow Senators Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), and Thom Tillis, (R-North Carolina) to introduce the Strengthening Benefit Plans Act of 2025, which would allow for overfunded 401(H) retir  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: We Will Strengthen and Preserve Medicaid * Senator Marshall Joins Squawk Box to Discuss the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Joe Kernen and Becky Quick on Squawk Box to discuss President Trump's 'One Big, Beautiful Bill,' the preservation of Medicaid for those who need it most, and the ongoing negotiations   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Moran, Shaheen Lead Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Paris Air Show * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a senior member of the Senate Commerce and Appropriations Committees - and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) - a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees - are leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to France to participate in the Pa  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS) Condemns Reckless USDA Firings, Secretary Admits Mistakes * Today, during a U.S. House Agriculture Committee hearing (link is external), U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) questioned United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins on the recent terminations of federal workers, including at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (  more