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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Friday May 24, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Mann Champions Agricultural Community, Fiscally-Conservative Farm Bill
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024. Rep. Mann is a member of the House Agriculture Committee, which will markup the Farm Bill on Thursday, May 23. Rep. Mann represents the Big First District of Kansas which is the nation's third largest agriculture producing district in the countr  more

REP. ESTES MEETS WITH STATE LEADERS SEEKING TCJA PERMANENCE
WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Yesterday, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) met with state leaders from around the country, including Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, as they voiced their support for permanently extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). These legislators delivered a letter (https://alec.org/article/alec-legislator-letter-permanently-extending-the-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act-of-2017/), signed by more than 330 state leg  more

Sen. Moran Delivers Opening Remarks During Hearing to Review NASA & NSF's Budget Requests
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - delivered opening remarks during a hearing to review the President's FY2025 budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF)."While you have different missions, responsibilities and opportunities, the ou  more

Senator Marshall Introduces Bill to Ease Burden on Small Business
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. introduced the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act. Senator Marshall's legislation protects our small businesses from the financial burden of top-down federal regulations. Often, when D.C. imposes regulations, it comes at a significant cost to our locally-owned businesses. In 2022 alone, complying with regulations cost American small businesses an average of $14,700 (adjust  more

Sens. Moran, Cantwell Introduce Legislation to Boost AI Education
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) - senior members of the Senate Committee on Commerce - today introduced the bipartisan NSF AI Education Act of 2024 to expand scholarship and professional development opportunities to study artificial intelligence (AI) with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF). "Artificial Intelligence has tremendous potential, but it will require a skill  more