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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Friday April 29, 2022 ( 6 items )  

Rep. Cleaver Votes for Multiple Bills to Support Ukraine Against Putin's Aggression
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 6930, the Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act, and S. 3522, the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act, to support Ukraine as the Ukrainian people continue their months-long campaign to repel Vladimir Putin's unprovoked invasion. The Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act would establish a constitutional pr  more

Rep. Davids Recaps Made in Kansas Tour, Highlights Efforts to Fix Supply Chains
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Last week, Representative Sharice Davids visited three local manufacturers as part of her Made in Kansas tour, hearing directly from local businesses as she works to pass bipartisan supply chain and manufacturing policy in Congress. Throughout the week, Davids shared her efforts to lower costs and support domestic manufacturing, from railroad construction materials to life-saving medical supplies. Watch a  more

Sen. Boozman Joins Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas Colleagues Urging Army Corps of Engineers Prioritize Funding for MKARNS Deepening
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) in leading a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging them to prioritize and commit additional funding to the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS). Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), James Lankford (R-OK), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Reps. Rick Crawford (AR-01),  more

Sen. Marshall Bill Protects Kansans From Paying for Ongoing Suspension of Student Loan Repayments
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 28, 2022: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D., John Thune, (SD), Richard Burr (NC), Mike Braun (IN), Bill Cassidy (LA), today introduced the Stop Reckless Student Loan Actions Act, legislation that would end President Biden's untargeted, budget-busting suspension of repayments on qualifying federal student loans, following 24 months of non-payment and six executive actions extending the payment paus  more

Sen. Marshall Questions Pentagon About COVID Vaccine Military Discharges
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. who has long opposed federal Covid-19 vaccine mandates, sent a letter with Senator Mike Lee (UT) and other senators asking Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to provide information on the number and nature of military discharges for not receiving a COVID vaccine. Reports show that more than 1,700 servicemembers have been discharged for their COVID vaccination status and man  more

Sens. Crapo, Risch, Colleagues Oppose President Biden DOJ Expanding Firearm Definitions and Creating National Gun Registry
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 19 colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Joint Resolution of Disapproval to prohibit President Biden's U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) from implementing a new rule to expand firearm definitions. "The Administration is using all of its tools, including circumventing the legislative process, to go af  more