Saturday - April 19, 2025
Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Thursday April 10, 2025 ( 12 items )  

Baldwin Leads Senators Demanding Answers from Trump Admin on Cuts to Partnership that Boosts American Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Leads Senators Demanding Answers from Trump Admin on Cuts to Partnership that Boosts American Manufacturing WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) are demanding answers from the Trump Administration on its decision to take away funding that has long helped boost domestic manufacturing and created thousands of jobs. The Manufacturing Extension Partne  more

Cantwell, Moran Reintroduce Bill to Help U.S. Host Cities Bolster Local Infrastructure Ahead of 2026 World Cup, 2028 & 2034 Olympics
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell, Moran Reintroduce Bill to Help U.S. Host Cities Bolster Local Infrastructure Ahead of 2026 World Cup, 2028 & 2034 Olympics 04.09.25 Cantwell: "With less than 500 days until Seattle hosts its first 2026 World Cup game, we need the Department of Transportation to get in the game and support host cities" WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Sen  more

Davids Warns of Rising Costs for Kansas Families as Trump's Tariffs Take Effect
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Warns of Rising Costs for Kansas Families as Trump's Tariffs Take Effect Today, Representative Sharice Davids released the following statement in response to President Trump's latest round of tariffs, which went into effect early this morning. Experts warn the tariffs could raise costs for American families by $4,000 to $8,000 (link is external) per year and further damage an already fragile   more

Davids, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect and Expand Access to Birth Control, Reproductive Health Care Services
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect and Expand Access to Birth Control, Reproductive Health Care Services Today, Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) joined Representative Judy Chu (CA-28) and Dina Titus (NV-01) and Senators Tina Smith (MN), Patty Murray (WA), and Elizabeth Warren (MA) in introducing the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act, legislation that would safeguard and increase  more

Grassley, Ernst, Marshall Introduce Legislation to Preserve Interstate Ag Trade, Halt California's Damaging Proposition 12
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Ernst, Marshall Introduce Legislation to Preserve Interstate Ag Trade, Halt California's Damaging Proposition 12 WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced legislation to strike down California's Proposition 12 and its burdensome regulatory overreach. The Food Security and Farm Protection Act woul  more

Pingree Leads 86 Lawmakers in Demanding Restoration of Manufacturing Funding
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Leads 86 Lawmakers in Demanding Restoration of Manufacturing Funding Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Sarah McBride (D-Del.) led more than 80 of their House colleagues in calling on the Trump-Vance Administration to reverse its abrupt and harmful decision to eliminate federal funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers in ten states--including Maine. In   more

Rep. Cleaver Introduces Legislation to Raise Minimum Wage
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Introduces Legislation to Raise Minimum Wage The Raise the Wage Act would gradually raise the minimum wage to $17 by 2030 and give roughly 22 million Americans a long-overdue raise (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, along with 141 othe  more

Rep. Titus Pushes to Fully Fund Reproductive Health Care Services Through Title X
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Titus Pushes to Fully Fund Reproductive Health Care Services Through Title X Washington, DC - Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV), a member of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, introduced legislation with Representatives Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Judy Chu (CA-28) to increase access to family planning and reproductive health care services by funding the Title X Family Planning Program. The Exp  more

Sen. Moran Leads Reintroduction of Legislation to Restore Sovereign Status of Tribal Governments
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Leads Reintroduction of Legislation to Restore Sovereign Status of Tribal Governments WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs - today led nine of his colleagues in reintroducing the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act to restore the sovereign status of tribal governments. This legislation would clarify the definition of "employers" in the   more

Senator Marshall on Fox Business: We're Going to Bring Jobs Back
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall on Fox Business: We're Going to Bring Jobs Back Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined The Bottom Line on Fox Business to discuss President Donald Trump's America First trade policy, tariffs, and tax cuts. Senator Marshall emphasized that President Trump's tariffs are just the beginning of trade negotiations to bring back American jobs and ensure our ranc  more

Senator Marshall Questions USDA Deputy Secretary and General Counsel Nominees During Agriculture Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Questions USDA Deputy Secretary and General Counsel Nominees During Agriculture Committee Hearing Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) participated in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry confirmation hearing today for President Donald Trump's Deputy Secretary of Agriculture nominee Stephen Vaden and General Counsel of the Department of A  more

U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Elizabeth Warren, Patty Murray Introduce Bill to Protect Federal Funding for Birth Control, Reproductive Health Care Services
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Elizabeth Warren, Patty Murray Introduce Bill to Protect Federal Funding for Birth Control, Reproductive Health Care Services WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act, a bill that would safeguard funding for Title X - the country's only federal prog  more