WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, at a member day hearing on Nov. 9, 2023, on housing crisis: * * * Chairman McHenry, Ranking Member Waters, and fellow colleagues of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak today. As you know, I represent Missouri's 5th Congressional District which includes Kansas City, Missouri, the state's largest municipality. I also serve as the Ranking Member of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted no on H.R. 6363, the Furthering Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. This continuing resolution would extend funding levels from the $1.7 trillion spending bill, passed during a Democrat-controlled Congress, into 2024. "I did not come to Congress to be a caretaker in the slow demise of America," said Rep. Mann. "I came to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - initiated an investigation with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) after being alerted by current and former VA employees of substantial evidence of mismanagement, creating a danger to the health and safety of veterans nationwide. "VA's history with secret waitin more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - co-led a bipartisan, bicameral congressional trip to Tel Aviv in support of Israel. Sen. Moran met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and families who have loved ones being held hostage by Hamas. "I traveled to Israel and met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders t more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Tonight, Senate Democrats once again blocked U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., from putting the House-passed, bipartisan, standalone Israel aid package on the President's for a signature. Senator Marshall released the following statement regarding Senate Democrats continued obstruction to a standalone aid package for Israel: "Tonight, every Senate Democrat went on the record voting ag more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - initiated an investigation with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) after being alerted by current and former VA employees of substantial evidence of mismanagement, creating a danger to the health and safety of vete more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. spoke on the Senate Floor for a second time calling for unanimous consent in the Senate to pass the House passed, bipartisan, Israel standalone aid package. Time is of the essence to send this support to Israel for them to defend themselves against Hamas' Army of Terror. Sadly, for a second time in the past week, Senate Democrats blocked Senator Marshall more PR