| Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Tuesday February 28, 2023 ( 5 items ) |
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Duckworth, Durbin, Krishnamoorthi, Ramirez Urge Surface Transportation Board to Delay Decision on Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern Rail Merger Until After a Thorough Review of the Risks Involved In the Increased Transportation of Hazardous Materi
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) in sending a letter to Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Martin Oberman in the wake of the derailment of a freight train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, to urge the STB to delay any final decision on the proposed merger between the Canadian
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Expanding Veterans' Access to Assisted Living Services is Aim of Bipartisan Sens. Moran, Tester, Murray, Rounds Bill
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) - ranking member and chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) - joined Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) to introduce bipartisan legislation to expand veterans' access to assisted living services.
The senators' Expanding Veterans' Options for Long Term Care Act would create a pilot program for eligible veterans
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Rep. LaTurner Announces Appropriations Subcommittee Assignments
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2023:
Congressman Jake LaTurner (KS-02) announced that he will serve on the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee, the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee, and the Legislative Branch Subcommittee on the Appropriations Committee for the 118th Congress.
"Families and businesses across Kansas deserve a seat at the table to ensure our tax dollars are be
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Sen. Marshall on Fox Business: Momentum Building for Investigation into COVID's Lab Origins
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Fox Business's The Bottom Line With Dagen & Duffy earlier this evening to discuss yesterday's Wall Street Journal report that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognizes the legitimacy of COVID-19's laboratory origins.
The DOE joins the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which are both part of the United States' Intelligence Community (IC), in publicly recogn
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Senator Marshall Appointed Ranking Member for Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2023:
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. announced today that he will serve as Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security. Additionally, Senator Marshall will serve on the Subcommittee for Employment and Workplace Safety. Both subcommittees fall under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP).
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