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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Tuesday March 25, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Davids Works to Cut Waste Through Improper Medicaid Payments for Deceased Beneficiaries
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Works to Cut Waste Through Improper Medicaid Payments for Deceased Beneficiaries Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced her support for bipartisan legislation (link is external) to stop improper Medicaid payments for deceased individuals that had gone unnoticed. A recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) report (link is external) of just 14 states found more than $249 million in impr  more

Rep. Estes Comments on Treasury Memo Regarding OECD
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * Rep. Estes Comments on Treasury Memo Regarding OECD Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) issued the following statement after reports that Treasury delivered a memo to the White House in response to President Donald Trump's Jan. 20 executive action on OECD. "I'm pleased to hear that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has followed through on the president's directive to dismantle the disastr  more

Rep. Estes Reintroduces the Protecting Individuals With Down Syndrome Act
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Estes Reintroduces the Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act Today, on World Down Syndrome Day, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) is reintroducing the Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act. The act federally prohibits doctors from knowingly performing an abortion because of a baby's prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis. "All children deserve the right to life, and aborting a child based solel  more