WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford Highlights America First Wins in House-Passed FY27 National Security Appropriations Bill * Washington, DC-Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the National Security, State Department, and Related Programs (NSRP) funding bill for fiscal year 2027. "This FY2027 National Security, State Department, and Related Programs   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Western Caucus Applauds Rule Updating Endangered Species Act Guidance * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published their final rule to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" in their regulations covering the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Following publication, Members of th  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Cortez Masto, Cramer to Honor Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) and Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) led the passage of a bipartisan resolution to designate July 10, 2026, as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. The resolution recognizes the essential contributions of journeyman lineworkers in mai  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids, Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge Reinstatement of 988 LGBTQ+ Suicide Crisis Line * Trump Administration says it will restore the service by the end of the year WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues to urge the Trump Administration to reinstate the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's LGBTQ+ phone line. One year ago, the administration ended  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Bell & Morelle Host Voting Rights Roundtable with Stakeholders and Community Organizers * On Friday, Representatives Wesley Bell and Joe Morelle hosted a voting rights roundtable discussion to address the current state of voting rights in Missouri and across the country In addition to Representatives Bell and Morelle, stakeholders from across the state joined the discussion Bell   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Welch-Cramer Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Canada and Mexico as Cohosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup * Bipartisan resolution recognizes the first FIFA tournament to be jointly hosted by three nations: the United States, Canada, and Mexico WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Peter Welch and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) today celebrated the Senate's unanimous passage of their bipartisan resolution  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Applauds Improved Processing Speed for Fallen Officer Benefits * Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), applauds an announcement by the Department of Justice that processing speed for the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Program has tripled in the last month, providing over $96 million in benefits to eligible surviving families of fallen public safety off  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Questions CDC, ASPR Nominees on America's Public Health Preparedness * Senator Marshall Questions HHS Nominees at Senate HELP Committee Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), questioned President Trump's nominees to lead two of the nation's top public health agencies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing.  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: We Need an Independent Investigation into Dr. Fauci * Senator Marshall Joins Fox Business, The Evening Edit Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Liz MacDonald on Fox Business' The Evening Edit to discuss his call for the Department of Justice to appoint a special counsel to investigate Dr. Anthony Fauci following the recent release of declassified in  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock, Moran Launch Bipartisan Effort to Protect Community Water Supplies and Improve Drought Resilience * Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jerry Moran introduced legislation that would establish a new office of water supply, water conservation, and drought resiliency at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The Securing America's Water Supply Act would ensure communities have access to th  more