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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Wednesday November 22, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Congressional Research Service: 'Proposals to Limit Financial Activities of Members of Congress - Background and Analysis of Legislative Proposals'
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47818) on Oct. 24, 2023, entitled "Proposals to Limit Financial Activities of Members of Congress: Background and Analysis of Legislative Proposals" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus: * * * SUMMARY In recent years, Members of Congress have proposed reforms that would prohibit the purchase, sale, or ownership of certain financial instruments by Members of Congress and other specified congr  more

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Leaders Tester, Moran, Hirono Lead Bipartisan Push to Bolster VA Emergency Response
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) emergency response. The Senators' Advancing VA's Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2023 would improve VA's response to n  more

Sens. Tester, Moran, Hirono Lead Bipartisan Push to Bolster VA Emergency Response
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) emergency response. The Senators' Advancing VA's Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2023 would improve VA's response to natural disasters, pandemics, and other emerg  more