WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, for an Oct. 22, 2021, member day hearing on cattle markets and immigration: * * * I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you today about judicial priorities from the First District of Kansas, including the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation into cattle markets, immigration, and the Second Amendment. Kansans are good people who carry a pioneering spirit with them, the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), member of the Congressional Mental Health Caucus, introduced the Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act. Named in honor of Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas, two students from the Kansas City region who were tragically victims of suicide, the bipartisan legislation aims to combat youth suicide by providing schools, teacher more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: Representative Sharice Davids continued oversight of a federal program that finances small, early-stage startups in her role as Chair of the Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access. She spoke with program participants, including local firm Holleway Capital Partners, on recent improvements to the program as she pushed for further efforts to improve diversity a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) announced the Vaccine Mandate Share Your Story feature on his website in order to hear from individuals who have been affected by President Biden's vaccine mandates. "President Biden's shortsighted mandates are an attack on individual and religious freedoms," said Rep. Estes. "I am launching this feature to hear from Kansans about how the vaccine mandates have a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. helped introduce the Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act to save essential workers from being fired due to President Biden's sweeping vaccine mandate. "This vaccine mandate is a slap in the face to so many frontline workers that ran to battle during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic," said Senator Marshall. "The issue at hand should be immune verses non-immune, but th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined a group of 34 colleagues in introducing the Upholding the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Law Act to protect the full and faithful implementation of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 and block the Biden Administration's efforts to subvert the law. "The Biden Administration is willing to ignore U.S. law and the wishes of the Israeli government in order to sow division and gai more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today issued the following statement after the passing of Kansas Representative Russ Jennings: "I was saddened to hear of the passing of Rep. Russ Jennings - my friend for many years and a true advocate for southwest Kansas - following his battle with cancer. Russ was a principled leader who cared deeply for his community and looked for ways to serve Lakin and the state o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jerry Moran today announced a $500,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant to the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) to help connect farmers, ranchers and those in agriculture-related occupations to mental health resources. "Empowering KDA to provide the assistance and resources necessary to help reduce suic more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) today announced a $500,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant to the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) to help connect farmers, ranchers and those in agriculture-related occupations to mental health resources. "This federal investment will provide our Kansas agri more PR