WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Cruz Announces Commerce Committee Staff Updates for 119th Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, announced staff promotions and senior staff positions for his committee office for the 119th Congress. Sen. Cruz said: "With juri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Joins Colleagues to Condemn Trump's Actions to Gut VA Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined more than 90 of her colleagues in demanding (link is external) answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) following the abrupt termination of more than 1,000 VA employees, including service-disabled veterans, military spouses, and medical researchers. In a letter to VA Secretary Collins  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Marshall and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins Hold Fireside Chat at Top Producer Summit and Join RFD-TV to Discuss Agricultural Priorities Kansas City - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) welcomed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to Kansas this week. They made multiple stops around the state at key Kansas agriculture locations and ended their trip by atten  more

WICHITA, Kansas, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Rep. Estes Announces 2025 Annual High School Art Competition Dates Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) has announced the annual Congressional Art Competition dates. "Each year Kansas high school students continue to impress the judges in this annual art competition," said Rep. Estes. "With more than 200 students participating last year, it's always amazing to see the talent and skill display  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz, Marshall Introduce Legislation To Improve Weather Forecasts, Help Communities Better Prepare For Extreme Weather U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) today introduced a bill to strengthen the collection of weather and soil moisture data, improving the accuracy of extreme weather warnings and agriculture forecasts. The Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Jennifer Mercer, Arctic Sciences Section head at the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Nuuk and Cranny: Looking at the Arctic and Greenland's Geostrategic Importance to U.S. Interests": * * * Good morning, Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and members of the Committee. My name is Dr. Jennifer Mercer, and I am the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following written testimony by Dan Yates, executive director of the Ground Water Protection Council, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Advancing Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration Technologies and Ensuring Effective Implementation of the USE IT Act." USE IT Act is the Utilizing Significant Emissions With Innovative Technologies Act. * * * Thank you, Madame Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Leads Bipartisan Effort to Improve Important Weather Forecasting Tools Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen the collection of weather and soil moisture data and improve the accuracy of extreme weather warnings and agriculture forecasts. "The mesonet and soil moisture monitoring   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Moran, Grassley, Cantwell Introduce Legislation to Create PBM Accountability WASHINGTON. - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced legislation to combat the high cost of prescription drugs and provide greater transparency of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Transparency Act would ban deceptive and un  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Moran, Hoeven, Shaheen, Bennet Reintroduce Legislation to Provide Educational Benefits for Air National Guard WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) reintroduced legislation to establish a permanent federal tuition assistance (FTA) program benefitting Air National Guard members. The Air Guard Standardizing Tuitio  more