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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Saturday July 27, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Blackburn Leads Resolution Urging Future President to Implement Violent Crime Initiative Like Operation Legend
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) led several of her Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution recognizing the success of Operation Legend in reducing and combating violent crime in 10 of the nation's largest cities, including Memphis, Tennessee. Operation Legend was a coordinated and effective initiative that deployed federal law enforcement agents to work in conjunction with state and local   more

Cleaver, Davids Announce Federal Grant to Create Jobs, Advance Cutting-Edge Research in KC Region
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: (Kansas City, MO) Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sharice Davids (D-KS) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded the Kansas City Inclusive Biologics and Biomanufacturing Tech Hub (KC BioHub(link is external)) with $500,000 as part of the Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub(link is external)) program. Tech Hubs, created under the bipartisan CHIPS and S  more

Davids, Cleaver Announce Federal Grant to Create Jobs, Advance Cutting-Edge Research in KC Region
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded the Kansas City Inclusive Biologics and Biomanufacturing Tech Hub (KC BioHub(link is external)) with $500,000 as part of the Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub(link is external)) program. Tech Hubs, created under the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, seek to e  more

Sen. Rick Scott Joins Sen. Marco Rubio to Introduce Ensuring Continuity in Veterans' Health Act
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Marco Rubio to introduce the Ensuring Continuity in Veterans' Health Act to require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to consider continuity of healthcare when deciding whether seeing a provider in the community is in a veteran's best medical interest. As the VA opens up new facilities, many veterans are losing access to the VA's Community Care Program and, conseque  more

Senator Schmitt Celebrates Missouri Athletes Competing in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Eric Schmitt sent a celebratory letter to athletes from across Missouri who will be representing the United States in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games: "The Olympics are a great chance for us to show off the best that America has to offer, and it makes me incredibly proud to know that ten talented Missourians will be competing in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Each Olympian, as well as their fami  more