WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Highlights Support for Local Small Businesses, Work to Secure Tariff Refunds * PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS -Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited local small businesses in Prairie Village to discuss the economic challenges of reckless tariffs. She highlighted her efforts in Congress to secure tariff refunds for small businesses, strengthen supply chains, and support small business growth. "Wh  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47911) on July 24, 2026, entitled "Freight Rail Safety Issues in the 119th Congress" by transportation policy analyst Ben Goldman. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The February 3, 2023, train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, OH, raised the profile of rail safety issues. Railroad labor organizations and some state and local governments have voiced concerns about railroad busine  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Schmitt Leads Bill to Prioritize Research on Tick-Borne Livestock Disease * Bill Designates Tick-Borne Livestock Disease as High-Priority Research Area to Protect Missouri Livestock Producers, Specifically for Disease Associated with the Asian Longhorned Tick U.S. SENATE -Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), joined by U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) and U.S. Senator Jim Justice (R-WV), intro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran & Colleagues Introduce Comprehensive 340B Reform Legislation * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) - members of the Senate 340B Bipartisan Working Group - today released the following statement after introducing sweeping legislation to reform the 340B  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Congress Must Permanently End Gain-of-Function Research * Senator Marshall Delivers Remarks Urging End to Gain-of-Function Research Washington - U.S. Senator Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), today on the Senate floor requested unanimous consent for his Dangerous Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act, urging Congress to permanently end taxpayer funding for dangerous viral gain-o  more