WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. and U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher are demanding answers from the Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services (HHS) on possible COVID-19 infections of U.S. Army troops who participated in the 2019 World Military Games that took place in Wuhan, China from October 18-28, 2019. Following completion of the games, athletes from numerous participating countries repor more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 22 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) is highlighting that advance monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit of up to $300 per month per child will begin hitting the bank accounts of Missouri families on July 15th and continue through December of this year. The expanded Child Tax Credit with advance monthly payments was passed through the American Rescue Plan with the support of Congre more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following statement on June 22, 2021: * * * Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) issued the following statement on the Senate Republicans decision to block S.1., the For the People Act, from being debated on the Senate floor: "I am disappointed that Republicans in the Senate did not meet the moment and deliver on the will of the people today, instead choosing to block the For the People Act from even coming to the floor for deb more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) congratulated Missourians who accepted appointments to attend U.S. military service academies, including the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and the U.S. Naval Academy. The following 16 individuals were nominated by Blunt: Aubrey Nicole Boatwright of Aurora; Jackson Wesley Brawner of Springfield; Ja more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. released the following statement after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the University of Kansas more than $1.1 million to develop a more comprehensive understanding of Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression by evaluating various biomarkers within minority populations, an underrepresented group in AD research. "Alzheimer's is a devastating disease affecting an more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 17, 2021: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement after joining a bipartisan group of his colleagues in calling for full funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) program. The program is the leading source of criminal justice funding for state, local, and tribal governments and provides support for a range of programs related to crime prevention, law enforcem more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined his colleagues in reintroducing the Lower Costs, More Cures Act (LCMCA) to lower prescription drug prices, bring greater transparency to the prescription drug industry, and encourage American ingenuity in the development of new treatments and cures. The legislation comes on the heels of President Biden recently signing into law Senator Marshall's bipartisan bill to l more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined fellow members of the Doctors Caucus in submitting a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encouraging the agency to improve vaccine research and better understand immunity to COVID-19 from patients who have been vaccinated and patients that have gained immunity through natural infection. In part, the letter reads: "Now that COVID-19 infections natio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement after voting against the Democrats' unapologetic power grab and attempt to undermine the integrity of U.S. elections: "Our goal has always been to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat. When you eliminate voter I.D., it makes it easier to cheat. When you promote ballot harvesting, it makes it easier to cheat," said Senator Marshall. "Thi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on June 17, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined his colleagues at a press conference to rail against Democrats' attempts to let the federal government take over our elections with H.R.1/S.1. Senator Marshall also stressed the importance of making it easier to vote and harder to cheat in our nation's elections, saying in part, "I think our goal has always been to make it easier to vote and har more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined Fox News on Sunday to discuss the bipartisan infrastructure framework. "I'm interested in this deal because I'm not interested in spending $6 trillion," said Sen. Moran. "It's something that's not affordable and something way beyond what Americans think is infrastructure. Too many times in the U.S. Senate we don't do anything because we can't do everything. "My view i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on June 22, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today released the following statement after voting against the motion to proceed on S.1, the For the People Act: "Today, the Democrats forced a vote on S.1, the partisan 'For the People Act' on the U.S. Senate floor. This legislation is an unprecedented power grab that will undermine the sanctity of our elections. I've said it before: this is one of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Congressman Ron Estes (KS-04) today announced they will host an information session on the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection (AMJP) Program with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) AMJP Program Director Elliott Black on Friday in Wichita. Local aviation manufactures are invited to attend to learn more about the AMJP Program and gain helpful insigh more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled: "Examining Markets, Transparency, and Prices from Cattle Producer to Consumer" at 2:30 p.m. on June 23, 2021, at G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Witnesses * Mr. Justin Tupper, Vice President, United States Cattlemen's Association, St. Onge, SD * Mr. Mark Gardiner, Partner, Gardiner Angus Ranch, Ashland, KS * Dr. Glynn T. Tonsor, Professor, Department of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 22, 2021: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) today introduced legislation that would freeze the daily allowances permitted for federal employees on government travel at their higher, pre-pandemic amounts for the next two years to help hotels that serve government travel receive a fair rate for the services they provide. "Federal travelers are a significant part of the hotel indust more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) program is now accepting applications to help small and midsized meat processors increase market opportunities. This program was created by Sens. Moran and Klobuchar's legislation, the Requiring Assistance to Meat Process more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) - recently introduced the Guaranteeing Healthcare Access to Personnel Who Served (GHAPS) Act that would address gaps in veteran health care to ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is serving veterans in hard-to-reach places. Ple more PR