WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Yesterday, during a U.S. House Small Business Committee hearing, Representative Sharice Davids discussed the importance of accessing high-speed internet across all Kansas communities, including in rural areas. University of Kansas researchers recently found that up to 1 million Kansans lack access to high-speed broadband, with rural areas receiving the slowest download speeds. Matt Splitter more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on July 27, 2023: * * * The U.S. House of Representatives passed S.J.Res. 9, a resolution which disapproves of the Biden Administration's rule that lists the Northern Distinct Population Segment of the lesser prairie-chicken as threatened and the Southern Distinct Population Segment as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Rep. Mann introduced this resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives. "My reso more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on July 27, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted yes on the Fiscal Year 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. As part of his Commitment to the Big First, Rep. Mann is dedicated to creating a nation that's safe. "I support both the brave men and women who have served, and those who are currently serving, in our nation's military," said Rep. Man more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. introduced legislation to prohibit federal government agencies from funding research in China or any entity owned by China. The Stop Funding Our Adversaries Act would ensure that the United States is not funding the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) directly or indirectly through Federal research, grants, contracts, subgrants, or cooperative ag more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), co-chairs of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus and members of the Senate Commerce Committee, introduced the bipartisan Hotel Fees Transparency Act. This legislation will improve transparency for consumers by requiring anyone advertising a hotel room or short-term rental to clearly show up front the final price a customer will pay to book lodgin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Senator Marshall's CRA that would strike down the listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken under the Endangered Species Act. Listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken as a threatened or an endangered species will harm states like Kansas and undermine the conservation efforts of farmers, ranchers, and energy producers in rural communities. In May, Senator Mar more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall offered his bill, the One Flag For All Act, as an amendment to the NDAA. Senator Marshall's amendment would prohibit any flag other than the American flag to be flown, draped or displayed on federal buildings, with certain exceptions. Senator Marshall introduced this legislation in June, following the breach of U.S. Flag Code at the White House when the American flag was sideline more PR