WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it will not proceed with its proposed designation of the Midwest-Plains National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) that would go through Kansas, including two counties in the 4th District - Edwards and Pawnee. "I am committed to protecting private property rights for Kansans and am glad to see the Department of Energy reverse c more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. who sits on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on his meeting with President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "Today, I had a great meeting with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. I strongly support many o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement on his meeting with President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as the FBI Director, Kash Patel. "I am old enough to remember when the FBI was the most respected law enforcement agency in the world. Today, it's a shell of what it once was and has lost Americans' trust. Kash Patel is the man to turn things around and restore the FBI. He's a man of in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, legislation that seeks to protect patients from surprise medical bills. A 2020 law, the No Surprises Act, created a process for settling payments for patients' costs associated with visiting a health care provider outside of their health insurance's network for care. However, health insuranc more PR