WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Exposes Republican Hypocrisy for Undermining State & Local Lawsuits that Seek to Hold Big Oil & Gas Companies Accountable * [WASHINGTON, DC] - In case you missed it, at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on litigation brought by states and municipalities against fossil fuel companies, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) exposed Republicans' hypocrisy in attacking climate  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Estes Applauds Major Announcement from G7 Agreement * Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) released the following statement after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the G7 has agreed to reverse the pursuit of discriminatory taxes that largely targeted U.S. innovators and would have drained $122 billion from the U.S. Treasury over 10 years. Rep. Estes' legislation - the Unfair Tax Prevention Act -  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Schmidt Statement on Supreme Court's Decision to Limit Judicial Overreach * WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court's 6-3 decision today to limit district court judges' ability to issue nationwide injunctions. "As Kansas Attorney General for over a decade, I know firsthand that nationwide injunctions are designed to b  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Schmidt, Congress Take Strong Step Forward in Fight Against Opioid Crisis * WASHINGTON, DC : Congressman Schmidt (KS-02) today released the following statement celebrating Congress's recent passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act. The legislation permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as a schedule I drug, ensuring law enforcement has the tools it needs to keep these harmful substances of  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Op-Ed: Medicaid Is Broken. Republicans Are Trying To Save It * Washington - On Friday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) published an op-ed in Newsweek, writing that Medicaid is the most broken program in the country, and that despite seeing significant increases in spending for many years, it has failed to create positive health outcomes. However, there is a plan in the  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall, Tuberville, & Blackburn Call for the Senate Parliamentarian to be Term Limited * Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), introduced a resolution to implement term limits on the Senate Parliamentarian, a key figure in the United States Senate who advises on rules, procedures, and pre  more