WASHINGTON, July 21 -- 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 the Kansas City BioSecure Manufacturing Tech Hub has been selected to receive approximately $34 million through the Economic Development Administration's (EDA) Tech Hubs Program.

The award follows Senator Marshall's letter to 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 ge...