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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Wednesday April 12, 2023 ( 5 items )  

Davids Announces New Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Clean Water, Lead Pipe Replacement in Kansas
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Representative Sharice Davids announced $66.1 million in bipartisan infrastructure law funding is coming to Kansas to ensure clean drinking water across the state. Thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure law, this funding includes $28.6 million dedicated to lead pipe replacement and a first-time, survey-based estimate of how many lead service lines are carrying water to Kansas homes, scho  more

Davids Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Appeal of Texas Mifepristone Decision
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Representative Sharice Davids joined 240 Members of Congress to file an amicus brief supporting an appeal of the recent Texas district court case that revoked FDA approval of mifepristone, a safe and effective medication used by millions of women. Last week, a federal judge in Texas made an unprecedented legal decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA to reject FDA approval of  more

ICYMI: COVID-19 National Emergency Declaration Officially Terminated
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement after his resolution terminating the COVID-19 National Emergency Declaration was signed into law: "Finally, the COVID-19 emergency is over," said Senator Marshall. "I am proud to have led this resolution that takes the supersized powers away from President Biden and ends the White House's authoritarian control and unilatera  more

Sen. Marshall: Kansas Conservation Serie - Groundwater Recharge and Sustainability Project Helps Two Western Kansas Communities Address Declining Aquifer
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. is continuing his conservation series highlighting Kansans' voluntary efforts to take better care of the environment. Stories will be released throughout the 2023 Farm Bill legislative process. "While we hold hearings for the 2023 Farm Bill, I want to highlight the fact that Kansans are working hard every day to protect our environment and conserve preci  more

Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Issues Report on Activities of Committee During 117th Congress (Part 5 of 11)
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-1) on the review of the legislative and oversight activities of the committee during the 117th Congress pursuant to Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate. The report was advanced by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, on March 1, 2023. (Continued from Part 4 of 11) * * * GAO REPORTS Also during the 117th Congress, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued 92 reports a  more