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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Tuesday December 17, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Rep. Mann, Sens. Moran, Marshall, Successfully End Federal Land Grab in Proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01), alongside Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Roger Marshall (R-KS), announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will no longer pursue its proposed Midwest-Plains and Plains-Southwest National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETC) in Kansas. The announcement comes as DOE begins Phase 3 of the NIETC Designation Process, which included refining geograp  more

Sen. Hassan: Sen. Young, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Provide TSA PreCheck to Disabled Veterans
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to provide veterans with service-connected disabilities with expedited screening under the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) PreCheck program. TSA PreCheck is already offered to active duty, reserves, and National Guard service members at   more

Senator Marshall Delivers Win for Kansas Landowners, Halts Controversial Transmission Line Project
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. is proud to announce the removal of the Midwest Plains proposed transmission line from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) project. After months of relentless advocacy, including numerous roundtables and meetings with every county that would have been impacted, Senator Marshall took Kansan's feedback and amplified their   more

Sens. Moran, Marshall, Rep. Mann Successfully End Federal Land Grab in Proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), alongside U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01), announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will no longer pursue its proposed Midwest-Plains and Plains-Southwest National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETC) in Kansas. The announcement comes as DOE begins Phase 3 of the NIETC Designation Process, which included refini  more

Young, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Provide TSA PreCheck to Disabled Veterans
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to provide veterans with service-connected disabilities with expedited screening under the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) PreCheck program. TSA PreCheck is already offered to active duty, reserves, and National Guard service members at no cost. The V  more