Monday - March 23, 2026
Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Friday March 20, 2026 ( 11 items )  

Bennet, Moran Introduce Legislation to Revitalize Rural Hospitals
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Moran Introduce Legislation to Revitalize Rural Hospitals * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, co-chair of the Senate Rural Health Caucus, and Kansas U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, a member of the Senate Rural Health Caucus, introduced legislation that would help rural hospitals across the country modernize and rebuild aging infrastructure. The Rural Hospital Revitaliz  more

Chairmen Guthrie, Joyce, and Palmer Expand Investigation Into Potomac Interceptor Collapse
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Chairmen Guthrie, Joyce, and Palmer Expand Investigation into Potomac Interceptor Collapse Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Cha  more

Davids Backs Bill to Ensure Any Tariff Refunds Reach Kansas Small Businesses, Families -- Not Just Big Corporations
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Backs Bill to Ensure Any Tariff Refunds Reach Kansas Small Businesses, Families -- Not Just Big Corporations * Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced her support for new legislation () that would provide automatic refunds to small businesses and families forced to pay President Trump's reckless tariffs. While large corporations can fight in court to reclaim their losses, most small   more

Klobuchar Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Fertilizer Costs
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Klobuchar Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Fertilizer Costs Joined by Senators Thune and Marshall, Klobuchar proposes plans to increase domestic fertilizer production, increase price transparency * U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Thune (R-SD), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced bip  more

Reps. Cleaver, Kamlager-Dove & Senator Booker Introduce Legislation to Guarantee Minimum Wage to Incarcerated Workers
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Kamlager-Dove & Senator Booker Introduce Legislation to Guarantee Minimum Wage to Incarcerated Workers * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) introduced legislation that would guarantee incarcerated workers nationwide receive the federal minimum wage for their labor.   more

Senator Marshall Introduces Legislation to Stop Insider Trading
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Introduces Legislation to Stop Insider Trading * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) in introducing the Stop Insider Trading Act in the Senate. This is companion legislation to Congressman Bryan Steil's (R-Wisconsin-01) bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill prohibits Members of   more

Senator Marshall: Kansas Families Deserve Safety, Not Political Games
WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Kansas Families Deserve Safety, Not Political Games * Senator Marshall Hosts Local Virtual Press Conference Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), hosted a local virtual press conference to discuss the state of the ongoing DHS shutdown as well as the SAVE America Act. Senator Marshall expressed his frustration over Democrats prioritizing politics o  more

Senator Marshall: Let's Get These Bills to the President's Desk
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Let's Get These Bills to the President's Desk * Senator Marshall Lays Out Top Priorities at Senate HELP Committee Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), delivered remarks at the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 'Member Day' - a time for members on and off the committee to discuss their legislative priorities with the Chairman. Sen  more

Senator Marshall: Voters Deserve to Have Confidence That Our Elections Are Secure
WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Voters Deserve to Have Confidence That Our Elections Are Secure * Senator Marshall Joins The Brian Kilmeade Show Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox News Radio to discuss the Democrats' continued defunding of DHS, the importance of securing our elections through the SAVE America Act, and balancing the reasons for the   more

Senator Marshall: We Must Trust but Verify Our Elections
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: We Must Trust but Verify Our Elections * Senator Marshall Joins Mornings with Maria Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Fox Business' Mornings with Maria with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the importance of passing the SAVE America Act, defense funding in relation to the Iran conflict, and the work that's being done to lower the price of inputs for Am  more

VIDEO: Sen. Moran Questions CIA Director Ratcliffe on Operation Epic Fury's Impact on the War in Ukraine
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Sen. Moran Questions CIA Director Ratcliffe on Operation Epic Fury's Impact on the War in Ukraine * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence - yesterday questioned Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe during a hearing to review the Office of the Director of National Intelligence's (DNI) 2026 Annual Threat Assess  more