| Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Saturday June 24, 2023 ( 5 items ) |
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Crapo, Risch, Colleagues Call on President Biden to Withdraw Julie Su Nomination for Labor Secretary
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter:
U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Mike Braun (R-Indiana), along with 30 fellow Republican Senators, sent a letter to President Biden calling for the withdrawal of Julie Su's nomination to be Secretary of the Department of Labor.
"Her track record and unwillingness to provide clarity to her past positions and the actions she would take as Secretary of Labor continue to raise conce
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Davids Introduces Bill to Increase Access to Birth Control and Reproductive Health Care Services
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023:
Today, Representative Sharice Davids, along with Representatives Judy Chu (CA-28) and Dina Titus (NV-01), reintroduced legislation to increase access to birth control and reproductive health care services. The Expanding Access to Family Planning Actwould fund the Title X Family Planning program, which provides comprehensive, confidential family planning and preventive health services, often
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Library of Congress National Book Festival Partners With PBS Books to Share Voices From the Festival With Viewers Nationwide
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news on June 22, 2023:
Book lovers across the nation can join the 2023 Library of Congress National Book Festival on PBS Books, which will host a series of virtual interviews with some of the festival's featured authors beginning July 20 in partnership with PBS stations across the country.
This marks the eighth collaboration between the Library of Congress National Book Festival and PBS Books, a national programming initiative
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Senator Schmitt Works to Combat DEI Funding, Secures Funding for Critical Missouri Military Installations in National Defense Authorization Act
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023:
Earlier today, the Senate Armed Services Committee completed their markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which will head to the floor for a full Senate vote soon. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Eric Schmitt worked to secure funding for Missouri's critical military installations, and also fought to bring to light wasteful spending on DEI initia
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Sens. Moran, Manchin, Rubio Introduce Legislation to Restore Accountability at VA
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news:
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs' authority to hold bad employees accountable. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Ho
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