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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Thursday April 29, 2021 ( 9 items )  

House Transportation Subcommittee Issues Testimony From MagniX CEO Ganzarski
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation issued the following testimony by magniX CEO Roei Ganzarski as part of a hybrid hearing entitled "The Leading Edge: Innovation in U.S. Aerospace" on April 27, 2021: * * * My name is Roei Ganzarski and I am the CEO of magniX. magniX, headquartered in Everett, WA, designs and manufactures all-electric propulsion systems for commercially focused aircraft. I am also the executive chairman of Eviation. Hea  more

House Transportation Subcommittee Issues Testimony From National Institute for Aviation Research R&D Director Harter
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation issued the following testimony by Pierre F. Harter, director of research and development for the National Institute for Aviation Research, and associate vice president for industry and defense programs and research operations at Wichita State University, as part of a hybrid hearing entitled "The Leading Edge: Innovation in U.S. Aerospace" on April 27, 2021: * * * My name is Pierre Harter, and I am Dire  more

Sen. Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Legislation Banning Abortion Providers From PPP Participation
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), U.S. Representative Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC-03), and 86 House and Senate colleagues introduced the Abortion Providers Loan Elimination (APLE) Act, which requires Planned Parenthood affiliates to return the $80 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans they illegally applied for and received. It would also ensure Planned Parenth  more

Sen. Marshall Responds to President Biden's Address to Congress
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued this statement following President Joe Biden's Joint Address to Congress: "This was the lowest energy speech I have ever personally heard on the House floor. Obviously, this was a speech about government control of our lives. "What we heard tonight from President Biden was more of his pitch to sell his partisan wish list that raises taxes, spends more money, incre  more

Sen. Marshall, Rep. Murphy Introduce Legislation Banning Abortion Providers From PPP Participation
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS) and Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-3) introduced the Abortion Providers Loan Elimination (APLE) Act, which requires Planned Parenthood affiliates to return the $80 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans they illegally applied for and received. It would also ensure Planned Parenthood affiliates, and other abortion providers, remain inel  more

Sen. Marshall: Unity President Biden Preached About Is Nowhere to Be Found
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following floor statement on April 28, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. delivered remarks on the Senate floor today prior to President Biden's address to the joint session of Congress. You may click here to watch Senator Marshall's speech in its entirety: https://youtu.be/_pss2fSC72Y Senator Marshall said in part, "That unity President Biden preached about is nowhere to be found. 100 days in office and there has b  more

Sen. Moran: Pledges for Unity Mean Nothing Without Compromise
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on April 28, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) released the following statement tonight in response to President Biden's address to a Joint Session of Congress: "Unity, bipartisanship, working together - I agree with President Biden that these are all things that should and can represent the federal government, but we are falling far short. Pledges for unity mean nothing without listening to those w  more

Sen. Rubio, Colleagues to Push for Fair Water Funding Formula on Senate Floor
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rick Scott (R-FL), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) filed an amendment to the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 (S. 914) to modernize the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The CWSRF is a critically important federal funding mechanism that provides low-interest loans to states to upgrade and construct wastewater infrastructure. Unfortunat  more

Sens. Moran, Durbin Introduce Bill to Boost Agriculture Research Funding
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 27, 2021: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) - members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - introduced legislation that would require a five percent annual funding increase each year for the next ten years for research activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). With federal agriculture research investments on the decline, the America Grows Act would resto  more