WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS), Prairie Village, Kansas, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security expressing serious concerns over proposed changes to the Duration of Status for J-1 Visa holders. The organization highlights the potential adverse effects these changes may pose on surgical training and patient care across the United States. APDS represents surgical educators responsible for training General Sur  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: This is a Political Shutdown to Appease the Far Left * Senator Marshall Joins CNN to Talk Schumer Shutdown Washington - On Friday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Brianna Keilar on CNN's News Central to discuss day three of the Schumer Shutdown and its effects on rural America. Click HERE or on the image above to listen to Senator Marshall's full interview  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Titan Protection, Overland Park, Kansas, recently submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) focused on Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations. Through the letter, Titan Protection underscored the critical need for a regulatory framework that is risk-based, performance-driven, and scalable to support the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspac  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith's Statement on President Trump's Political Attack on Minnesota's Energy Infrastructure * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it was cancelling energy infrastructure awards only in states that either did not support him in the presidential election or whose Senators are pushing to  more