WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Today, the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee passed the bipartisan National Science Foundation AI Education Act, to expand AI educational opportunities across all levels, and the bipartisan Small Business Artificial Intelligence Training Act, to help small businesses leverage AI in their ope  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee passed the bipartisan National Science Foundation AI Education Act, to expand AI educational opportunities across all levels, and the bipartisan Small Business Artificial Intelligence Training Act, to help small businesses leverage AI in their operations. Both bills were introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Maria Cantwell (D-  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Sharice Davids urged the Senate to pass a bipartisan tax package aimed at reducing taxes for hardworking families and small businesses in Kansas. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, which Davids voted to supported in January, includes key policies she has long championed, such as the Child Tax Credit (CTC), small business research and development (R&D) credits,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Valerie Foushee (D-NC), along with 26 other House Democrats, introduced legislation to provide federal privacy protections to pregnant women across the country. The Pregnancy Empowerment Act would prohibit any jurisdiction from requiring the disclosure of a person's pregnancy status when filing for divorce, ensuring expecting mothers have the free  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Peter Welch (D-VT) along with Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Angus King (I-ME), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) are leading efforts to protect access to Medicare services by reforming the program's physician fee schedule with the introduction of the Physician Fee Stabilization Act. The legislation would increase the budget neutrality threshold to $53  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) Mark Warner (D-Va.)and Todd Young (R.-Ind) and U.S. Representatives Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Dan Kildee (MI-08) today introduced legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code to clarify that Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are able to participate in partnerships that are crucial for low-income housing investments. In 2023, Sens. Moran and Warner   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: During a markup in the Senate Commerce Committee yesterday, Democratic members overcame Republican opposition to the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), passing an amendment to secure $7 billion to continue the program, which had provided access to affordable internet for more than 23 million American households. Led by U.S. Sena  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. sent a letter to Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer of Google, demanding answers for his company's suppression of search terms related to the assassination attempt against President Trump on July 13. In the letter, Senator Marshall requested a full investigation and Congressional hearing on Google's censorship of conservatives and blatant bias. Additionally, Sen  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Varney & Company on Fox Business to discuss Israel elimination of two terrorist leaders and flaring tensions in the Middle East as a result of the Biden-Harris Administration's foreign policy failures. Senator Marshall also discussed Google's recent suppression of search results related to the assassination attempt against President Trump, as well as the danger Democrats'  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) - members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - introduced legislation to prohibit PACT Act Critical Skill Incentive (CSI) payments from going to Senior Executive Service (SES) employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office (VACO)  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Bill would update decades-old Medicare spending index that triggers harmful cuts to rural health care providers Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Angus King (I-Maine), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) are leading efforts to protect access to Medicare services by reforming the program's physician fee schedule with the introduction of the bipartisan   more