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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Saturday November 13, 2021 ( 5 items )  

House Infrastructure Committee Issues Testimony From Water Information Sharing & Analysis Center
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following testimony by John P. Sullivan, chief engineer at the Boston Water and Sewer Commission, on behalf of the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center, as part of a hybrid hearing on Nov. 4, 2021, entitled "The Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape: Industry Perspectives on Securing the Nation's Infrastructure": * * * I appreciate the opportunity to appear at today's hearing on "The Evolving Cybersecur  more

Rep. Cleaver Announces Expanded Child Tax Credit Delivered $38.8 Million in Tax Cuts to Families in Missouri's 5th District in October
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2021: U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced a new report from the Joint Economic Committee estimating that roughly 83,000 Child Tax Credit advance payments were sent to families in the Fifth Congressional District of Missouri in October. A total of $38.8 million in tax cuts were sent back to the bank accounts of hardworking families in the Fifth District thanks to  more

Sen. Marshall to America's Veterans: 'We Praise and Honor You for the Freedoms All Americans Have Because of Your Sacrifices'
GREAT BEND, Kansas, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Nov. 11, 2021: U.S. Senator and veteran Roger Marshall, M.D. today released the following video honoring America's heroes on Veterans Day. You may click HERE or on the image below to watch Senator Marshall's message. Senator Marshall said in part, "On this Veterans Day, I want to join the rest of America in thanking and paying tribute to all of our veterans and active-duty military for their ser  more

Sen. Moran Urges Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to Amend Vaccine Mandate
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2021: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today urged Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to make changes to the COVID-19 Healthcare Staff Vaccination mandate to prevent staffing shortages for healthcare providers across the country. According to the mandate issued on November 4, 2021, staff at Medicare and Medicaid certified providers and suppliers are req  more

Sens. Tester, Moran Issue Statement on Military Toxic Exposure Efforts on Veterans Day
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, on Nov. 11, 2021: * * * Following an announcement from the Biden Administration today on a new process for establishing presumptive conditions, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) issued a statement highlighting a historic, bipartisan effort to deliver health care and benefits to all generations of toxic ex  more