WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce's announcement that theKansas City BioSecure Manufacturing Tech Hubhas been selected to receive approximately$34 millionthrough the Economic Development Administration's (EDA) Tech Hubs Program.

The award follows Senator Marshall'sletterto Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urging support for the project's application. Marshall pointed to the Kansas City region's world-class research institutions, advanced manufacturing base, the Animal Health Corridor, and the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility as the assets that make it uniquely positioned to lead the next generati...