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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Tuesday April 13, 2021 ( 4 items )  

Rep. Davids Calls on Biden Administration to Ensure Inclusion of Small-and Medium-Sized Manufactures in American Rescue Plan Funding
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 12, 2021: Representative Sharice Davids has called on the Biden Administration to ensure that funds from the American Rescue Plan, which included $10 billion for domestic manufacturing of medical supplies, are targeted towards small-and medium-sized businesses. This comes on the heels of Davids re-introducing her bill, the SUPPLIES Act, which would provide grants for small-and medium-sized busines  more

Sen. Cotton, Colleagues Ask President Biden to Support Funding for Increased U.S. Semiconductor Production
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on April 12, 2021: Today Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) joined a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden requesting that he support funding for initiatives to restore semiconductor manufacturing to American soil. Senator Cotton led bipartisan, bicameral efforts in last year's defense authorization bill to pass the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHI  more

Sen. Crapo: Weekly Column - Legislating for Idaho
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column: As the 117th Congress is now in full swing, legislation is being reintroduced and work is underway on needed policy changes. Following is a brief overview of important legislation I am working with fellow senators to reintroduce this Congress. Energy * Work continues with a bipartisan group of senators to update and reintroduce the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act (ANIA). This legislation further facilitates our  more

Sen. Marshall Signs Amicus Brief in Support of State Fiscal Flexibility
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall issued the following statement after joining his colleagues in signing an amicus brief, filed by the American Center for Law and Justice, in support of Ohio's lawsuit in Ohio v. Yellen. This lawsuit charges that the recently passed American Jobs Act unlawfully restricts the states' ability to reduce taxes. "The federal government should not be in the business of telling states   more