WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Backs Effort to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and 44 additional Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this purely punitive   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Announces New Investment to Expand Rural Journalism in Kansas Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced a $1 million investment in rural journalism to expand coverage of agricultural and rural issues in Kansas. Funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (link is external) (CPB), this grant will support KCUR's Harvest Public Media at a time when more than 2,500 newspapers have disa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Delivers Valentine's for Veterans at Lenexa VA LENEXA, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids delivered Valentine's Day cards at the Lenexa VA as part of her 7th annual "Valentine's for Veterans" program. After calling for community submissions, Davids' team received more than 700 cards from all corners of Kansas' Third District. Davids, whose mother served in the Army for 20 years, also h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Following Midair Collision, Davids Calls on U.S. Transportation Department to Implement FAA Safety Reforms Davids serves on the U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined a group of lawmakers in urging Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy to take immediate action in implementing key aviation safety reforms included in the recently passed Federal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Promote Wildfire Mitigation Through Wildlife Grazing WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and James Lankford (R-OK) in introducing the bipartisan Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing Research Act, legislation to promote research on how grazing can support wildfire mitigatio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Marshall Joins Fox Business to Discuss Budget Reconciliation, President Trump's Cabinet Nominees, and More Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Maria Bartiromo with Fox Business this morning to discuss President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees, an update on the budget reconciliation process, and Democrats' efforts to obstruct the efforts of the Department of Gov  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Moran, Hirono, Lankford Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Promote Wildfire Mitigation Through Wildlife Grazing WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced bipartisan legislation to promote research on how grazing can support wildfire mitigation, fuels reduction, and post-fire recovery. Sever  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Hosts Listening Session with Federal Workers and Local Labor Unions Impacted by the Trump Administration's Assault on the Federal Workforce (Washington, D.C.) - Yesterday, in an effort to hear directly from those impacted, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) hosted a listening session with federal workers and local labor unions from Missouri's Fifth Congressional District   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mann, Panetta, Thompson, Bonamici, Sens. Young, Coons Honor National FFA Week WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), co-chairs of the Congressional FFA Caucus, and Representatives Glenn 'GT' Thompson (PA-15) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), co-chairs of the Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus, led 61 of their colleagues in introd  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Schmidt Supports Legislation to Slash Federal Bureaucracy WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) announced he is an original cosponsor of the Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act. This legislation would abolish the U.S. Department of the Treasury's (Treasury) Federal Insurance Office (FIO) and return sole regulatory authority over the insurance industry to the states. "As is of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall to Secretary of Education Nominee Linda McMahon: How Do We Right the Ship of America's Education System? Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. participated in the nomination hearing for President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as the Department of Education Secretary, Linda McMahon, in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee yesterday. Se  more