WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Chairman Moran Announces Committee Hearing with Secretary Collins on Reorganization of VA Healthcare System U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - today announced that Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins will testify before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs abou  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Senators to Wright: Ban Chinese Nationals from American Laboratories * Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 13, 2026 Washington, D.C. -Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senate Energy and National Resources Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah), along with Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), James Lankfo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Murphy Call On Appropriations Leadership To Protect Funding For Amtrak & Rail Projects In Illinois * January 14, 2026 In their letter, the Senators made clear that federal investment is critical in improving and expanding passenger rail services in Illinois WASHINGTON-U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined U.S. Senato  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra, Panetta Reintroduce Legislation to Double Funding for Agriculture Research and Development * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) reintroduced the Advancing Cutting Edge (ACE) Agriculture Act - to double funding from $50 million to $100 million for the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA) administered through the U  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Lee, Senators to Wright: Ban Chinese Nationals from American Laboratories Senate Energy and National Resources Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), James Lankford (R-Okla  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Panetta & Feenstra and Sens. Marshall & Bennet Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Bolster Agricultural Innovation * Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Randy Feenstra (IA-04), along with Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Michael Bennet (D-CO), reintroduced the Advancing Cutting Edge (ACE) Agriculture Act to better foster innovative agricult  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz: Trump Is Intentionally Raising The Price Of Electricity * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) spoke on the Senate floor about how President Donald Trump's ban on clean energy is creating a shortage of electricity and driving up Americans' utility bills. Schatz spoke after Senate Republicans blocked a resolution to affirm that climate change is not a hoax. "Donald Trump is the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Introduces WALZ Act to Prevent Large-Scale Welfare Fraud Nationwide * Washington - In response to the massive fraud scandal uncovered in Minnesota, where an estimated $9 billion or more in taxpayer funds was siphoned off through fraudulent claims, Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), introduced the Welfare Abuse and Laundering Zillions (WALZ) Act, legislation designed to stop l  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: A 10% Credit Card Cap Would Save Families $150 a Month * Senator Marshall Joins CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper Washington - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Jake Tapper on CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper to detail his bill, the Credit Card Competition Act, and the economic wins that President Trump shared in Michigan today. He also touched on the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: President Trump is Making the American Dream Achievable Again * Senator Marshall Joins KCMO's Mundo in the Morning with Pete Mundo to Discuss the Credit Card Competition Act Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined KCMO's Mundo in the Morning with Pete Mundo to discuss his work with President Trump to pass the Credit Card Competition Act (C  more