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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Wednesday March 06, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Davids to Bring Veteran Small Business Owner to State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that she will be joined by Brian Newton, a veteran and small business owner from Kansas City, KS, at the State of the Union address. After returning home from service, Newton faced multiple challenges in reacclimating to society and starting a business. Since then, he has found success in Morty's, a food cart and catering business specializing in Italian beef s  more

ICYMI: Senator Marshall Joins The David Webb Show on Joe Biden's State of the Union: It will be a Nothingburger
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined The David Webb Show on Sirius XM Patriot to discuss Joe Biden's upcoming State of the Union address, the worsening border crisis and the threat China poses right here on U.S. soil. You may click HERE or on the image above to listen to Senator Marshall's full interview. Highlights from Senator Marshall's interview include: On the State of the Union happening this  more

Marshall Expresses Opposition Biden Proposal to Illegally Seize Drug Patents
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and 15 other Republican members sent a letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) expressing concern with President Biden's proposal that would allow agencies to seize drug patents under the Bayh-Dole Act if they assess the price set by the compan  more

Rep. Estes WSJ Op-Ed Calls Out IRS Failure To Serve Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Yesterday, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, IRS Agents Shouldn't Work From Home, criticizing the work from home policy of the IRS given their inability to provide adequate customer service to Kansans and taxpayers across the country. This follows a Ways and Means Committee hearing during which IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel answered to Rep. Estes that 50%   more