Thursday - October 23, 2025
Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Thursday October 16, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Davids Statement on Israel, Hamas Ceasefire Agreement
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Statement on Israel, Hamas Ceasefire Agreement * Today, Representative Sharice Davids issued a statement following the release of Israeli hostages and the start of the ceasefire in Gaza secured through last week's agreement: "The ceasefire agreement and hostage exchange are welcome and long-overdue steps toward ending this devastating conflict in the Middle East. I sincerely hope this peac  more

Pressley, Warren, 70 Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Address Student Loan "Default Cliff" to Prevent Economic Disaster
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Warren, 70 Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Address Student Loan "Default Cliff" to Prevent Economic Disaster Republican policies have pushed record numbers of borrowers into default and delinquency "[T]his devastating increase in past due payments threatens not only individual borrowers but the broader economy." * Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a membe  more

Rep. Cleaver Joins Bipartisan Call Urging Trump Administration to Follow Law on Back Pay for Furloughed Federal Workers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Joins Bipartisan Call Urging Trump Administration to Follow Law on Back Pay for Furloughed Federal Workers * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), along with U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and 163 other lawmakers, in urging Office of Management and Budget  more