| Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Tuesday April 27, 2021 ( 6 items ) |
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Half a Billion Dollars in Funding Rep. Davids Helped Secure to Be Used to Update Kansas Unemployment Computer System
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release:
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed a bipartisan unemployment reform package that dedicates $500 million of American Rescue Plan funding to overhaul the 40-year old computer system used to distribute unemployment assistance in Kansas. Representative Sharice Davids was the only member of the Kansas federal delegation to support the American Rescue Plan and those federal funds. The $500 million allocated by t
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House Education Committee Issues Report on Rebuild America's Schools Act (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The House Education and Labor Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 116-684) on the American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 865), which aims to provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities. The report was advanced by Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, on Dec. 21, 2020.
Excerpts of the report follow (with changes to the law omitted, and available at https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/116th-congress/house-report/684/1?s=2&r=40)
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President Biden Signs Sen. Marshall's Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices Into Law
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
On Friday, President Joe Biden signed into law U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D.'s bipartisan bill to lower prescription drug prices. This bill is one of just 11 bills that the President has signed into law since being sworn-in on January 20th and is Marshall's first bill to be signed into law since becoming a Senator. Marshall is the only Freshman Senate Republican to have a bill signed into law so far. F
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Sen. Marshall Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve Access to Home Health Care Furnished By Telehealth Amid Public Health Emergencies
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 26, 2021:
U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act today. The bipartisan bill would provide Medicare reimbursement for audio and video telehealth services furnished by home health agencies during the COVID-19 public health crisis and future public health emergenc
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Sen. Marshall Publishes Op-Ed in Kansas City Star
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following op-ed published in the Kansas City Star:
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U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. penned an op-ed for the Kansas City Star addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy including how we got to this point and how to change course. The Senator said in part, "...very soon, we will have more COVID-19 vaccines than we have people willing to take it. In fact, almost half of Kansas adults are uncertain about getting vaccinated. Why? B
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Sen. Moran Announces $2.7 Million Grant to Support Ogallala Aquifer Conservation
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 26, 2021:
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today announced a $2,766,234 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)'s Regional Conservation Partnerships Program. The grant, awarded to the Cheyenne County Conservation District, will support the water compact between Kansas and Colorado.
"Kansans understand the importance of Ogallala Aquifer's con
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