WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2026: * * * Americans Have Paid $43 Billion More for Gas as Bessent Dismisses Rising Costs as a "Blip" In response to Joint Economic Committee Ranking Member Maggie Hassan (D-NH)'s questions this morning, Secretary Scott Bessent called inflation under President Trump a "short-term blip." Bessent also vastly underestimated increased gas, and ov  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Presses USDA Secretary Rollins on Rising Costs Facing Kansas Farmers, Flesh-Eating Parasite Detected in United States * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, during a U.S. House Agriculture Committee hearing, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) questioned (link is external) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins on the recent detection of New World Screwworm in the United State  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Davids Talks Rising Costs, Healthcare, Voting Access, Support for Kansas Families on Up To Date * Yesterday, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids joined KCUR's Up To Date (link is external) to discuss the issues she's hearing most from Kansans: the rising cost of living and the need to focus on practical solutions rather than chaotic policies. During the interview (link is external), Davids h  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement on June 3, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Cantwell Opening Statement at Hearing on the Future of College Sports U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, gave the following opening statement at today's full committee hearing on the future of college sports:   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Supports Kansas Producers, Funds Critical Agricultural Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, voted to pass the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 (link is external) in the U.S. House of Representa  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Questions Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Food for Peace Program * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs - this week questioned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the Food for Peace program and the administration's decision to waive Russian oil sanctions. "In Senator Boozm  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Active Management is Key to Wildfire Prevention * Senator Marshall Questions Witnesses at Senate Ag Committee Hearing Washington - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), questioned U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz during a Senate Agriculture Committee oversight hearing focused on the agency's management of national forests and grasslands. Senator Marshal  more