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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Tuesday October 18, 2022 ( 4 items )  

House Natural Resources Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Chairman Rupnick
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the U.S. issued the following written testimony by Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Chairman Joseph Rupnick involving a hybrid hearing on Sept. 14, 2022, on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation Settlement Act (H.R. 8380): * * * I. INTRODUCTION. My name is Joseph Rupnick and I am the Chairman of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (the "Prairie Band" or the "Nation"). We are the de  more

Sen. Marshall Hosts SBA Administrator Guzman in Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kansas, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2022: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. recently hosted Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman in the Kansas City metro area for a series of small business visits. Following a roundtable discussion at El Centro with local business leaders, Senator Marshall and Administrator Guzman toured Mark One Electric and CJ Industries. "America's struggles with h  more

Sen. Marshall Statement on Boston University Risky Gain of Function Research
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement after it was revealed researchers at Boston University developed an 80% more lethal COVID strain in a lab. "It is unconscionable that NIH sponsors this lethal gain of function virus research through Boston University and EcoHealth Alliance in densely populated areas, creating potential to kill more people than any singular nuclear weapon. His  more

Sens. Moran, Tester Push to Expand VA Telehealth Services for Rural Veterans
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter on Oct. 17, 2022: On the two-year anniversary of the signing of the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act (Hannon Act), U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) - ranking member and chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (SVAC) - today urged the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to expedite its efforts to establish a telehealt  more