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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Thursday July 13, 2023 ( 4 items )  

Davids Introduces Amendment in FAA Reauthorization to Improve Fee Transparency, Consumer Protections for Air Travel
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, as the House prepares to consider the major Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization package, Representative Sharice Davids introduced an amendment to improve consumer protections for Kansans traveling by air. The amendment would require the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure transparency of airline fees for consumers throughout the ticketing process. "Wh  more

Marshall and GOP Senators Demand Answers From Biden DoD on Ukraine Aid Accounting Error
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall (R-Kan.,) Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), JD Vance (R-Ohio), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding an explanation from the Department of Defense (DoD) for the reported $6.2 billion accounting error in U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. As President Biden arrived in Lithuania for a critical NATO summit, the Sena  more

Sen. Moran Introduces Legislation to Prevent Any U.S. President From Leaving NATO
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: As North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders meet for the 2023 Vilnius summit in Lithuania, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence - joined Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing legislation to explicitly prohibit any President of the United States from withdrawing from NATO without Senate approval or an Act of Congress. "Russ  more

Sens. Marshall, Grassley, Braun Introduce Bill to Weed Out Wasteful Spending at USDA
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) today introduced legislation to curb wasteful spending at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA Spending Accountability Act would limit the disbursal of funds through the USDA's financing institution, known as the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), to be permitted only when authorized by   more