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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Friday September 15, 2023 ( 6 items )  

ICYMI: Senator Marshall Delivers Floor Speech on Bipartisan Health Care Bill
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. delivered a floor speech to announce he is leading bipartisan legislation that addresses health care worker shortages and expands access to primary care through Community Health Centers. Working with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), this bill bolsters our nation's effort to provide access to quality care through robust investments in prevention and   more

ICYMI: Senator Marshall Slams Wall Street Megabanks and the Visa-Mastercard Duopoly Price Gouging Tactics: Enough is Enough
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. delivered a floor speech slamming Visa and Mastercard after their recent announcement that they plan to increase credit card swipe fees which could end up costing Main Street merchants an extra $502 million annually. On the Senate Floor, Senators Marshall, Durbin (D-IL) and Welch (D-VT) exposed the price gouging tactics that are hurting mom-and-  more

Idaho Senators Join Effort to Protect Western Way of Life
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Western Caucus members Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) and Congressional Western Caucus Chair Dan Newhouse (R-Washington) in introducing legislation to prevent the U.S. Departments of the Interior and Commerce from finalizing three rule proposals and to retain the Trump-era regulations within the Endangered Speci  more

Marshall and Sanders Announce Bipartisan Legislation on Primary Care
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), chairman of the Senate, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, have reached a deal to address the primary care crisis in America and the major shortages of nurses, primary care doctors and other important health care jobs across the c  more

Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Protect Rural Veterans' Access to Emergency Medical Transportation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 13, 2023: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) today introduced legislation to protect rural veterans' access to quality, lifesaving emergency medical care and transport. The VA Emergency Transportation Access Act would bar the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from reducing rates  more

Senator Marshall Demands Answers From Visa and Mastercard on Unfair Swipe Fee Increases
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) along with four members of the House of Representatives, sent a letter to Visa and Mastercard insisting on an immediate reversal of their recent plans to increase credit card swipe fees on merchants and consumers again this fall- a move that would cost American businesses and m  more