WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford Highlights America First Wins in FY27 National Security Appropriations Bill * Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee passed the National Security, State Department, and Related Programs (NSRP) funding bill for fiscal year 2027. "This FY2027 National Security, State Department, and Related Programs bill advances Preside  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on April 29, 2026: * * * Chairman Moran Leads Hearing to Review Pending Legislation for Veterans with VA and VSOs Moran calls on VA to provide information about staffing changes at Leavenworth VA Medical Center * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - led a committee hearing today to discuss 25 pieces of legisl  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver's Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision to Gut the Voting Rights Act * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after the Supreme Court released their decision in Louisiana v. Callais, effectively gutting the Voting Rights Act of 1965. "For over sixty years, the Voting Rights Act has been a vital pillar  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES MOVE TO CUT FERTILIZER COSTS FOR AMERICAN FARMERS * Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Tariffs, Countervailing Duties on Moroccan Phosphate Fertilizers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) in introducing legislation to lower the cost of fertilizer for American farmers. The Lowering  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy introduces bill to prevent burdensome collection of small business owners' personal data * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced a bill to prevent the U.S. Treasury Department from unnecessarily collecting small business owners' personal information. "When an obscure government policy requires small business owners to fork over pers  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Lee, Kennedy Cut Financial Red Tape for Small Business Owners * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) cosponsored legislation this week with Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) defending America's small businesses from burdensome and intrusive overregulation of their finances. The bill would stop the collection of personal "Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI)" from small businessowners and delete this priv  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Tran, Garcia Demand Probe of Private Equity's Impact on Rising Fire Truck Costs U.S. Representatives Derek Tran (CA-45) and Robert Garcia (CA-42) sent a letter urging Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson to investigate the effects of consolidation and private equity ownership of the fire truck manufacturing industry. The investigation is critical given reports of loc  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Drops Bill to Cut Fertilizer Costs for American Farmers * Washington - On Tuesday,U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) introduced the Lowering Input Costs for American Farmers Act, legislation to lower the cost of fertilizer for American farmers. The bill would eliminate tariffs and countervailing duties (CVDs) on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco, delivering direc  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Introduces Bill to Ban Child Sex-Change Procedures with $100K Penalties * Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), introduced the Safeguarding the Overall Protection of Minors (STOP) Act, landmark federal legislation that bans gender transition procedures performed on minors, imposes strict civil penalties on perpetrators, and for the first time creates a federal  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: This Will Lower Fertilizer Costs by 20% * Senator Marshall Joins USDA Press Conference on Lowering Fertilizer Prices Washington - Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), delivered remarks at a press conference hosted by USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins. The Senator was joined by other members of the Trump administration and his colleagues in Congress to highlight the   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sens. Moran, King Introduce Legislation to Strengthen VA Workforce Planning to Improve Outcomes for Veterans U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Angus King (I-Maine) - chairman and member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a long-term workfo  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Sen. Moran Applauds Confirmation of ATF Director Robert Cekada * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) - today applauded the Senate's confirmation of Robert Cekada to be the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) by a vote of 59 to 39. Prior to the vote, Sen.  more