Tuesday - December 23, 2025
Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Friday December 05, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Crapo, Wyden Introduce Bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Legislation
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Crapo, Wyden Introduce Bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Legislation U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) today introduced the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Price Transparency and Accountability Act to fix market distortions and increase transparency in federal prescription drug prog  more

Davids, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Clean Up Contaminated Sites, Revitalize Local Economies
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Clean Up Contaminated Sites, Revitalize Local Economies * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen and expand the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Brownfields program (link is external), which helps communities clean up contaminated   more

Senator Marshall Introduces Bill to Stop ACA Fraud
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Introduces Bill to Stop ACA Fraud * Senator Marshall Leads Effort to End "Ghost Enrollees" & Restore Integrity to the ACA Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), introduced the ACA Marketplace Integrity Act, legislation to crack down on fraud and restore accountability in the Affordable Care Act marketplace. The bill requires mandatory ID verificati  more

Senator Marshall Leads Letter for Federal Disaster Aid for Kansas Communities
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Leads Letter for Federal Disaster Aid for Kansas Communities * Salina - Following several days of severe weather that caused significant damage across rural communities in north-central Kansas, U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D., Jerry Moran, and Congressman Tracey Mann have urged President Trump to approve the state's request for a major disaster declaration. This federal support i  more

Sens. Moran, Peters Reintroduce Legislation to Reauthorize and Reform the Technology Modernization Fund
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Moran, Peters Reintroduce Legislation to Reauthorize and Reform the Technology Modernization Fund * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) reintroduced the Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act, legislation that would modernize and reauthorize the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) through 2032. This legislation also imposes additional requirements and o  more

Wyden, Crapo Introduce Bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Legislation
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Crapo Introduce Bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Legislation * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today introduced the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Price Transparency and Accountability Act to fix market distortions and increase transparency in federal prescription drug programs to lower patient costs at the pha  more