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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Thursday September 26, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Budget Committee Favorably Recommends Rep. Estes CBO Reform Bill
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, the House Budget Committee passed Rep. Ron Estes' (R-Kansas) Executive Action Cost Transparency Act out of committee. This bill will help increase transparency and accountability by requiring the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to include in the baseline or baseline update a separate table detailing the cost of judicial and executive actions (including proposed rules, finalized rules, executive orders,  more

Congressional Research Service: 'Navy Ship Names - Background for Congress' (Part 3 of 4)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22478) on Sept. 23, 2024, entitled "Navy Ship Names - Background for Congress:" (Continued from Part 2 of 4) * * * Aspects of Navy Ship Names Two State Names Not Currently Being Used, Particularly Kansas As noted earlier in the section on evolution over time in Navy ship-naming rules, state names were once given to battleships, then later to nuclear-powered cruisers and ballistic missile s  more

Mann Rejects Continuation of Fiscal Insanity
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted against H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. The legislation, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 341-82, fails to reduce government spending, protect the integrity of the upcoming U.S. election, or tackle America's $35 trillion debt. Rep. Mann released the following statement after the vote. "I did  more

Senator Marshall Joins America's Newsroom on Fox to Discuss the Butler, PA, Trump Assassination Attempt Senate Report
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Marshall Joins America's Newsroom on Fox to Discuss the Butler, PA, Trump Assassination Attempt Senate Report Washington U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined America's Newsroom on Fox to discuss the breaking Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee report on the security lapses surrounding the assassination attempt on President Trump at his Butler, Pennsylvania rally in July  more

Senator Marshall Slams PBM Price Gouging Tactics in Ozempic and Wegovy Drug Pricing Hearing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. questioned the CEO of Novo Nordisk, the company that created the blockbuster drugs Ozempic (semaglutide) and Wegovy (semaglutide). As part of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on drug pricing, Senator Marshall questioned the CEO about the role that Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) play in inflating the prices of essential drugs. His series of question  more

Senators Marshall, Durbin Statement on DOJ Lawsuit Alleging Visa Debit Card Practices Violate Federal Antitrust Law
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), lead sponsors of the bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act, released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against Visa alleging that the company illegally maintains a monopoly over debit network markets through anticompetitive practices that violate federal antitrust law: "Accordin  more