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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Saturday April 13, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Crapo, Risch, Graham Demand Schumer Hold Mayorkas Impeachment Trial
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and 40 Republican Senators called on Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) to fulfill his constitutional duty by holding a trial to consider the impeachment of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. "Our brave men and women at Customs and Border Protection have worked tirelessly to make our nation   more

Daines Leads Opposition to Biden Administration's Attempt to Increase Regulation on Montana Oil Production
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines led a measure challenging the Biden Administration's rule that would force more burdensome regulations on new and existing Montana oil production. This new set of regulations would cause prices to skyrocket, first for Montana producers, then for Montana consumers. "President Biden will stop at nothing to appease the far-Left environmental groups who want to shut down  more

Davids Announces Federal Grants to Improve Research at the University of Kansas Medical Center
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Kansas Medical Center with more than $4,200,000 to boost research capabilities in Kansas' Third Congressional District. The four projects being awarded will develop treatments for neurological disorders, cancers, and diabetes and help close disparity gaps in health care. The Univers  more

ICYMI: Chairing Economic Policy Subcommittee, Warren Highlighted MOHELA's Failures During Return to Repayment and Its Impact on Borrowers, Urged Accountability
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Yesterday, chairing a hearing of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led a hearing on student loan servicer Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA) and its failures during borrowers' return to repayment, including MOHELA's mismanagement of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) p  more

Kansans Have Spent $23,623 More Since January 2021
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on April 12, 2024: * * * Following Wednesday's CPI announcement that inflation had come in hotter than expected for the third month in a row, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) released the following statement and Kansas-specific inflation data from the Joint Economic Committee, of which he is a member. "For the past three years, Kansans have been paying far too much for essential goods and services," said Rep. Estes. "Wh  more

Mann, Arrington, Pfluger Challenge Biden Administration's Burdensome Methane Emission Rule
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01), alongside U.S. Representatives Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and August Pfluger (TX-11), led their colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to nullify the Biden Administration's final rule on oil and natural gas methane emissions regulations. The rule, which was finalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EP  more

Rep. Estes Votes for Protecting Americans' Privacy, Securing Country
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted in favor of major reforms to strengthen privacy in the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. "Global threats to our nation are more prevalent now than ever before, and the Biden administration's open border exposes the United States to even greater risks. It's imperative that the United States has the necessary tools to combat terrorists and k  more

Senate Republicans Demand Schumer Hold Mayorkas Impeachment Trial
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Lindsey Graham and 41 of their Republican Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) calling on the Senate to fulfill its constitutional duty by holding a trial to consider the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The senators wrote, "Our brave men and women at Customs and Border P  more