Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Wednesday December 06, 2023 ( 9 items ) |
Crapo, Colleagues Demand Answers from Biden Administration on Latest Iran Sanctions Waiver
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to encourage conducting needed oversight over the administration's lack of a cohesive Iran strategy given the recent decision to extend an Iran sanctions waiver. As Israel continues to ba
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Crapo, Risch, Grassley Demand Changes to Rule Endangering Safety and Wellbeing of Unaccompanied Alien Children
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led 36 Senate Republicans in demanding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) overhaul its harmful and deficient policies governing the agency's treatment of unaccompanied immigrant children in the United States. The Proposed Rule--parts of which the agency is alre
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Crapo, Risch, Hagerty Demanding Answers on Admin's Taxpayer-Funded Voter Mobilization Plans
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee) sent a letter to President Biden regarding his failure to appropriately respond to concerns about an executive order that requires federal agencies to engage in voter mobilizations and the potential use of taxpayer dollars for these efforts. The Senators are raising alarm over Executive Order 14019 given it potenti
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ICYMI: Senator Marshall Joins CNBC Squawk Box on Senate Aid Package Negotiations: It's all about priorities: Border, Border, Border
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined CNBC's Squawk Box to discuss prioritizing Americans' safety and security by securing our nation's borders with immediate border policy changes.
You may click HERE or on the image above to watch Senator Marshall's full interview.
Highlights from Senator Marshall's interview include:
On the $106 billion spending package negotiations:
"We're no
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Risch, Cassidy Slam DOL's New H-2A Rule Inserting Union Pressure on Foreign Farm Workers
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), and 16 Republican senators slammed the Department of Labor's (DOL) proposed rule that allows unions to coerce and pressure temporary foreign agriculture workers into unionization. The senators raised concerns this new policy will discourage farmers from participating in the H-2A program and hamper American food production, further increasing the co
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Risch, Crapo, Hagerty Demanding Answers on Admin's Taxpayer-Funded Voter Mobilization Plans
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to President Biden regarding his failure to appropriately respond to concerns about an executive order that requires federal agencies to engage in voter mobilizations and the potential use of taxpayer dollars for these efforts. The Senators are raising alarm over Executive Order 14019 given it potentially violates th
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Sen. Moran Introduces Legislation to Expand Rural Emergency Hospital Designation
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today introduced the Rural Emergency Hospital Adjustment Act that would allow previously closed rural hospitals to potentially re-open and apply for the Rural Emergency Hospital designation if they can demonstrate they met all eligibility requirements between Jan. 1, 2015 and Dec. 27, 2020.
The REH designation was created as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021
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Senator Marshall, Rep. Arrington Lead Letter Requesting New Emergency Relief Program
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter with Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19) to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressing their concerns about the USDA's requirements for the Emergency Relief Program (ERP).
USDA's 2022 ERP requirements are misguided and losing sight of the relief program's intent outlined by Congress when it was created. The Biden Administration
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WATCH: Davids Helps Lower Health Care Costs During Current Open Enrollment Period
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release:
During the current open enrollment period, Kansans can take advantage of health care savings that Representative Sharice Davids voted to support in recent years. Thanks to those efforts, the number of uninsured Americans has reached an all-time low and Kansans can save an average of $940 in premiums this year. Open enrollment runs until December 15 for coverage starting January 1, and Kansans can sign up for
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