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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Friday September 29, 2023 ( 4 items )  

Congressman Dan Goldman Fights to Protect the Amtrak Northeast Corridor
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: Proposed Republican Funding Cuts Would Slash Amtrak Appropriations by More Than 64 Percent, Northeast Corridor Appropriations by Over 90 Percent Funding Cuts Would Result in Fewer Trains, Longer Delays, and Increased Costs for Working Americans Read the Letter Here Washington D.C. - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Representatives Emilia Sykes (OH-34), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA  more

Reps. Cartwright and Rutherford Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Children With Hearing and Vision Disabilities
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Today, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) and John Rutherford (R-FL-05) and U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), reintroduced the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act which would strengthen the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and ensure that blind, deaf, deafdisabled, and deafblind children receive the same educa  more

Senate, House Veterans' Affairs Committee Leaders Press VA for Answers on Misuse of PACT Act Workforce Authority
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) - ranking member and chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - and U.S. Representatives Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Mark Takano (D-Calif.) - chairman and ranking member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee - are pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for answers on their use of a cr  more

WATCH: Davids Implores Colleagues to Commit to Bipartisanship Over Dysfunction
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Sharice Davids released a video message reminding her colleagues of the real consequences of a government shutdown and calling for a bipartisan funding agreement that protects Kansans' jobs, health, and safety. Last week, Davids urged U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to recommit to the fiscally responsible, bipartisan funding agreement that Congress and the administration negotiated   more