Wednesday - April 22, 2026
Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Thursday April 07, 2022 ( 5 items )  

Ahead of Oil & Gas CEO Hearing, Rep. Davids Pushes Efforts to Lower Gas Prices
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: As oil and gas company CEOs testify before Congress about allegations of price-gouging, Representative Sharice Davids continued her efforts to get immediate relief to Kansans at the gas pump by suspending the federal gas tax. She has repeatedly urged the President and Congressional leadership to move forward on long-term energy and inflation solutions, including fixing our supply chains, making more goods i  more

Rep. Davids Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Renew Mental Health Programs
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids introduced bipartisan legislation to renew federal mental health grant programs for health centers, schools, and law enforcement. The REACHING Improved Mental Health Outcomes for Patients Act is led by Representatives Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Angie Craig (D-MN) along with Davids and was the subject of today's House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommitte  more

Rep. Estes: Wages Aren't Keeping Up With President Biden's Inflation Tax
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Reckless government spending is fueling the inflation fire, which has raised prices on American families for over a year, warns Ways and Means Republican Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) in an op-ed for The Derby Informer: Key Excerpts: * "Analysis from Bloomberg estimates that Americans will have to spend an additional $5,200 for the same goods they purchased last year -   more

Rep. Westerman: House Natural Resources Committee Unanimously Passes 3 Republican Bills
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, ranking Republican member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement: * * * The House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously passed a slate of five bills, three of which were Republican-led. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "I'm so pleased to see this committee's members reaching across the aisle to accomplish bipart  more

Sen. Kennedy: President Biden War on Energy May Do Irreparable Damage to Economy, National Security
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following remarks on April 6, 2022: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today cautioned against the Biden administration's moves to throttle the production of American oil and gas, especially as Louisianians are suffering under historic inflation and rising gas prices. Below are Kennedy's remarks. "As I have said before, the problem is that the oil is in Louisiana, and Texas, and Oklahoma, and Kansas, and North Dakota, and Alaska and in   more