WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12653) on May 7, 2024, by agricultural policy analyst Joel L. Greene: * * * Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Dairy Herds The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed a strain (H5N1) of highly pathogenic avian Influenza A virus (HPAI) in dairy herds in Texas and Kansas on March 25, 2  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Tracey Mann (KS-01) took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to stress the importance of adequately investing in animal health research in the upcoming Farm Bill. Rep. Mann argued that these investments position the U.S. to allocate more resources to outbreak prevention rather than outbreak control, allowing Americans to see a higher return on their tax dollars by protecting the nation'  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- 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 - demanded answers and an action plan from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) after discovering a lack of compliance with the law requiring crisis intervention and suicide prevention training for VA Police Officers. In 2020, Congress passed the COMPACT Act, which r  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined the Senate Budget Committee hearing on Reducing Paperwork, Cutting Costs: Alleviating Administrative Burdens in Health Care, where he emphasized the importance of fixing prior authorization for hospitals and physicians across the country. During his remarks, he shared his personal experience as a practicing physician and how prior authorization jeopardized patient care. He   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced an amendment and legislation, The No Flights For Terrorists Act, that would put any individual including: students, faculty, professors, or paid agitators, on the no-fly list if they have called for violence against Jewish people, pledged allegiance to terrorist groups, or have been subject to disciplinary action by the school related  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Evening Edit on Fox Business to discuss his legislation introduced today, the No Flights for Terrorists Act. Senator Marshall's legislation would put protestors who have pledged their allegiance to terrorist organizations like Hamas be added to the TSA No Fly List. You may click HERE or on the image above to watch Senator Marshall's full interview. Highlights from Senato  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. spoke on the Senate Floor asking for unanimous consent for a vote to add the Credit Card Competition Act to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization. For two years Senate Leadership has blocked this bipartisan bill from receiving a vote. Senator Marshall assured his colleagues he will not back down on receiving a vote. Currently, small businesses across the coun  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Today, the House Ways and Means Committee passed Rep. Estes' Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care Act 25 to 18. The bipartisan legislation, introduced with Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia), allows nursing homes to continue operating their in-house CNA training program even if they incur fines above a certain amount, so long as the fines are issued for reasons unrelated to direct resident care. R  more