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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Friday February 23, 2024 ( 3 items )  

During Black History Month, Davids Highlights Solutions to Black Maternal Mortality Crisis
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, during Black History Month, Representative Sharice Davids joined local providers, health care advocates, and parents to discuss America's worsening maternal mortality crisis, specifically among women of color. Davids reaffirmed her support for increased research and attention to maternal health care and spoke on her legislation to improve data collection on maternal mortality and morbidity. Between 2  more

Grassley Report Exposes Unchecked Waste of Taxpayer Funds in EPA Environmental Justice Program
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Millions of taxpayer dollars funneled through an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant program were largely used by recipient organizations to cover the organizations' overhead and operating expenses, without yet producing tangible results demonstrating the efficacy of the environmental justice program. Records and receipts tracking expenditures in the EPA's 2021 Environment  more

Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Grassley Report Exposes Unchecked Waste of Taxpayer Funds in EPA Environmental Justice Program
BUTLER COUNTY, Iowa, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Millions of taxpayer dollars funneled through an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant program were largely used by recipient organizations to cover the organizations' overhead and operating expenses, without yet producing tangible results demonstrating the efficacy of the environmental justice program. Records and receipts tracking expenditu  more