WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Bill to Strengthen Rural Hospitals Passes U.S. Senate * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is celebrating Senate passage of bipartisan legislation that would allow hospitals to continue testing innovative hospital payment models under Medicare as they face unprecedented financial challenges in delivering care in rural areas. The Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthori  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * New Social Security Report Underscores Need to Protect Earned Savings, Davids Says * Insolvency Arriving Two Years Sooner Following Administration's Policies Today, Representative Sharice Davids highlighted findings from the newly released 2026 Social Security Trustees Report (link is external), which shows the Social Security trust fund is now projected to become insolvent in 2032. If Congress f  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Honors 30th Anniversary of Sen. Dole's Retirement from the U.S. Senate * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) this week spoke on the Senate floor to recognize the 30th anniversary of the late Senator Bob Dole stepping down as Senate Majority Leader and retiring as a member of the United States Senate on June 11th, 1996. "His legacy shows the difference one person can make, regar  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Questions USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins on Kansas Agriculture Priorities * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee - this week questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on the department's management of the Food for Peace program and highlighted a Kansas shipment of grain sorghum that was   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following opening remarks on June 10, 2026, at the oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Agriculture: * * * Klobuchar Opening Remarks at USDA Oversight Hearing with Secretary Rollins U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today delivered the following opening statement at  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Applauds FEMA Funding for Grinnell Storm Recovery * Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved federal disaster assistance funding to help the City of Grinnell recover from severe tornadoes that impacted the community. "Communities like Grinnell shouldn't have to face th  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Applauds New VA Clinic Investment in Junction City Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), released the following statement regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' announcement of a new Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Junction City, Kansas. The new facility will include more than 40,000 square feet of clinical space, making it the largest VA outpatien  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: We Are Confident We Can Eradicate Screwworm * Senator Marshall Joins RFD-TV & American Ag Network Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Suzanne Alexander on RFD-TV's Market Day Report and Jesse Allen on American Ag Network to discuss the New World Screwworm and the USDA's plan to eradicate it, his upcoming priorities in agriculture, and the USMCA revi  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, issued the following opening statement on June 10, 2026, at a joint Social Security and Work and Welfare subcommittee hearing with Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano: * * * "Good morning, and welcome to today's joint hearing. I want to thank our witness, Commissioner Frank Bisignano, for appearing before us today to discuss the state of the Social Security Administ  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Cramer Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Celebrating the Historic and Cultural Significance of the 2026 FIFA World Cup * Bipartisan resolution welcomes the international community to the first FIFA tournament to be jointly hosted by three nations: the United States, Canada, and Mexico WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch and U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) today led their colleagues   more