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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Friday October 06, 2023 ( 2 items )  

Reps. Cleaver, Bush Call on UM System to Restore Race-Based Scholarships and Emphasize Recruitment of Underserved Communities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Cori Bush (D-MO) called on the University of Missouri System (UM System) to reverse their recent decisions following the Supreme Court's disastrous ruling undermining affirmative action in June. In a letter to Dr. Mun Y. Choi, President of the UM System, the lawmakers specifically called on the President to restore race-based scholarships, consider the e  more

Senate Finance Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Center for Medicare Advocacy Executive Director Stein
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Judith A. Stein, executive director at the Center for Medicare Advocacy, involving a hearing on Sept. 19, 2023, entitled "Aging in Place: The Vital Role of Home Health in Access to Care": * * * Good morning, Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Daines, and distinguished members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to testify today. I am Judith Stein, founder and executive director of the Center   more