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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Thursday August 29, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Congressman Cleaver Applauds $9 Million Grant For Kansas City from the Biden-Harris Administration's Inflation Reduction Act
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: (Kansas City, MO) Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded the Department of Energy's announcement(link is external) that the City of Kansas City, Missouri has been selected a $9,000,000 federal grant to develop and adopt a building performance standard, including a comprehensive public and stakeholder outreach and engagement plan, that will improve energy efficiency throughout the  more

Davids Announces Federal Grant to Improve Garnett Airport Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $394,310 to Garnett Municipal Airport to reconstruct a crumbling runway. The award stems from the FAA's Airport Improvement Program(link is external), which was supported by the bipartisan infrastructure law. Davids, a member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, was the only me  more

Sen. Moran Leads Kansas Officials in Breaking Ground on Southwest Airlines' New SAFFiRE Plant in Liberal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) the co-chair of the Senate Sustainable Aviation Caucus today led the groundbreaking ceremony for Southwest Airlines' new SAFFiRE plant in Liberal, Kansas. "This facility's cutting-edge technology will transform the corn stalks and husks remaining after harvest into ethanol that will be processed into fuel used to fly airplanes," said Sen. Moran. "With this new energy plant, Libera  more