| Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Friday June 11, 2021 ( 5 items ) |
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After 19-Hour Markup, Rep. Davids Passes Kansas Infrastructure Priorities Out of Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 10, 2021:
Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) announced that after a 19-hour markup, the INVEST in America Act passed out of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee with bipartisan support and several Kansas priorities included. The comprehensive federal surface transportation bill contains federal funding for two infrastructure projects in Kansas' Third District, the expansion of US Hig
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GAO Issues Report: Preliminary Observations on Challenges Limiting VA's Ability to Effectively Manage Its Assets
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-21-105252) entitled "VA Real Property: Preliminary Observations on Challenges Limiting VA's Ability to Effectively Manage Its Assets".
The report was sent to Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman, and Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, on June 9, 2021. Here are excerpts of summaries associated with the report.
What GAO Found: "GAO has identified key characteris
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Rep. Mfume Works to Ensure Small Contractor Involvement in Infrastructure Plans
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, chair of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure, issued the following news release on June 10, 2021:
The House Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure, Chaired by Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), held a hearing examining the role of small contractors under potential infrastructure investment plans. The hearing gathered small contractors and procurement experts to discuss how infrastructure
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Sen. Marshall Introduces Bill to Make Summer Meal Programs More Flexible
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues in introducing the Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Actto add flexibility to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which offers children free lunch and snacks in the summer. This legislation applies lessons learned from the pandemic to existing child nutrition programs to make them more efficie
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Sens. Moran, Manchin, Ernst, Shaheen Introduce Bill to Make Rural, Underserved Telehealth Flexibilities Permanent
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced the Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act with Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) to make current telehealth flexibilities permanent. This bipartisan legislation would ensure rural and underserved community health care providers are able to continue offering telehealth services after the current public health emergency ends
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