WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) announced that after a 19-hour markup, the INVEST in America Act passed out of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee with bipartisan support and several Kansas priorities included. The comprehensive federal surface transportation bill contains federal funding for two infrastructure projects in Kansas' Third District, the expansion of US Hig more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 16, 2021: The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation today passed out of committee the Surface Transportation Investment Act, advancing several provisions led by U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.). "My provisions will make sensible changes to keep railroad crossings safe, encourage more women to join the trucking industry during a national driver shortage and modify regulations th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, chairwoman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access, issued the following news release on June 15, 2021: The House Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access held a hearing examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women-owned businesses. The hearing, led by Chairwoman Sharice Davids (D-KS), gathered women business owners and experts to detail the ways t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, chair of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access, issued the following statement on June 15, 2021, at a hearing entitled "Reversing the Decline in Women Entrepreneurship: Opportunities for Rebuilding the Economy": * * * Women are at the center of the American economy. They make up nearly half the workforce and own an estimated 42 percent of all U.S. businesses. Before the pandemic, these women-owned  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 15, 2021: Today the Department of Transportation opened the application process for the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection (AMJP) Program. Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) encourages Kansas aviation manufacturers of all sizes to apply for this federal COVID-19 relief program he championed in Congress. Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. ET on July 13, 2021. "Here in the Air Capital of the World, we k more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 15, 2021: Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and seven House members sent a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland encouraging her to delist the lesser prairie-chicken (LPC) under the Endangered Species Act by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Citing the stable population of the species and the successful, voluntary public-private conservation practices, Rep. Estes and his colleagues pointed out th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 16, 2021: Today Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and Burgess Owens (R-Utah) introduced the Modernizing Financing of Early Care and Education in America Act of 2021 establishing a bipartisan commission to make recommendations to Congress on streamlining and reducing duplication in financing of early care and education programs. "Raising children can be one of the most rewarding and challenging times in a person more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) led a group of 14 additional Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Hearing Protection Act (HPA). The HPA, S. 2050, would reclassify suppressors to regulate them like a regular firearm. The measure would benefit Idaho's recreational gun users and provide them better access to hearing protection equipment. Original co-sponsors of the legislation include Senators Jim Risch (R-Idah more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Crapo and 14 Senate Republicans reintroduced the Hearing Protection Act, S. 2050, which would provide recreational gun users better access to hearing protection equipment by reclassifying suppressors to regulate them like regular firearms. Suppressors reduce the noise of a gunshot by an average of 20-35 dB, roughly the same as earplugs or earmuffs. Co-sponsors include Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Joni E more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., announced that the Department of Health and Human Services awarded $500,000 to Pittsburg State University (PSU) to fund an advanced nurse education program for improving sexual assault examinations across Kansas. "As an OB/GYN and sexual assault examiner serving in a rural community for over 25 years, I can attest to the necessity of having trained medical staff to produc more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following text of an interview on June 10, 2021, on Fox Business with Maria Bartiromo: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. was on FOX Business today to talk with Maria Bartiromo about the latest on infrastructure and the labor shortage particularly as it relates to Kansas. On infrastructure, Senator Marshall said in part, "President Biden has turned down Senator Capito's great effort, he's turned down the Problem Solvers Cau more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues in introducing the Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Actto add flexibility to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which offers children free lunch and snacks in the summer. This legislation applies lessons learned from the pandemic to existing child nutrition programs to make them more efficie more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined his colleagues in introducing the Iran Nuclear Treaty Act. This bill will give the American people a proper constitutional check by requiring that the president submit to Congress any renewed nuclear deal with Iran as a treaty. The Iran Nuclear Treaty Act would strengthen the role Congress plays by ensuring the advice and consent of the Senate is taken into account f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined a group of his colleagues in reintroducing the Hearing Protection Act (HPA). The HPA, S. 2050, would reclassify suppressors to regulate them like a regular firearm. The measure would benefit recreational gun users and provide them better access to hearing protection equipment. "Responsible gun owners shouldn't have to fight through layers of regulations to exercise  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following floor statement on June 10, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. spoke on the Senate floor today about the crisis at the southern border, addressing the root causes of an influx of migrants, and calling for Vice President Harris to take this issue seriously and visit the border. You may click here to watch Senator Marshall's speech in its entirety: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=763eeEtAfR0 Background: In M more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in sending a letter to Small Business Administrator (SBA) Isabella Casillas Guzman urging her to disburse Shuttered Venue Operator Grant funding to struggling live entertainment venues as soon as possible. The legislation that created this program, the Save Our Stages Act, was signed into law more than six months ago  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following floor statement on June 16, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. spoke on the Senate floor today to talk about Democrats' attempts to let the federal government take over our elections with H.R.1/S.1 saying in part, "Nancy Pelosi's Power Grab Act lets the federal government take over our elections... Here's what I'm for: I want to make it easier to vote, and harder to cheat. H.R. 1 is just another unconstituti more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. was on FOX News recently to discuss the G-7 Summit, President Joe Biden's upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the border crisis. On the G-7 Summit, Senator Marshall said in part that President Biden's "priorities do not fit with what Americans think is important. His emphasis, the G-7's emphasis right now is unproven, expensive environmental policy  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following remarks on June 10, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined his colleagues at a press conference to rail against the media and big tech censorship of information related to the origins of COVID-19. The Senator also called for those involved in the cover up of the Wuhan lab leak to be held accountable. You may click here to watch Senator Marshall's remarks from today's press conference: https://youtu.be/fDv more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) were joined by 14 colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution (S.Res.268) in support of the designation of June 2021 as "National Dairy Month." The resolution aims to recognize the important role dairy plays in a healthy diet and the exceptional work of dairy producers in being stewards of the land and livestock. "Dairy products  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 15, 2021: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jerry Moran, and U.S. Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statements today after the Department of Labor awarded $1,244,907 in funding to the Local Workforce Investment Area III Inc. in Lenexa to help youth ages 16-24 who are neither enrolled in school nor participating in the labor market to obtain employment in in-demand industries. " more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced the bipartisan VA Provider Accountability Act to address the 2019 GAO Report which found the VA must take action to ensure its healthcare providers have the appropriate qualifications and clinical abilities to deliver safe, more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced the Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act with Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) to make current telehealth flexibilities permanent. This bipartisan legislation would ensure rural and underserved community health care providers are able to continue offering telehealth services after the current public health emergency ends more PR