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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Saturday September 24, 2022 ( 4 items )  

Davids, USDA Under Secretary Torres Small Announce New Funding For Climate-Smart Dairy Farming Initiatives
KANSAS CITY, Kansas, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids joined Xochitl Torres Small, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development, to announce USDA has awarded up to $45 million to Dairy Farmers of America (DFA). Headquartered in Kansas City, KS, DFA will use this historic funding to implement a new, climate-smart initiative to help Kansas farmers and consumers reduce emissions and access susta  more

House Ways & Means Republicans Lead Package of Bipartisan Mental Health Bills
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, Republican leader on the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Ways and Means Republican Members introduced a package of mental health bills to close gaps in mental health care, improve our current system to work better for patients, reduce physician burnout, protect consumers, and bring more openness into the system. Improvements to Medicare inpatient and outpatient mental health services (Committee Print #1) * H  more

Rep. Tracey Mann Stands With U.S. House Republicans' Commitment To America
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2022: U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) released the following statement in support of the U.S. House Republicans' Commitment to America, a policy platform to create An Economy That's Strong, A Nation That's Safe, A Future That's Free, and A Government That's Accountable. "America needs to get back on track, and the Commitment to America will help us do just that," said Rep. Mann. "Strength  more

Senate Agriculture Committee Issues Testimony From Stellar Development Foundation CEO Dixon
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following testimony by Denelle Dixon, CEO and executive director at Stellar Development Foundation, involving a hearing on Sept. 15, 2022, on the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (S.4760): * * * Thank you for inviting me to testify today. I'm honored to speak with you, and I look forward to discussing the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (DCCPA). My name is Denelle Dixon, and I am  more