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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Friday June 21, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee Sets June 26 Hearing on High Plains - Combating Drought With Innovation
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittees on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources issued the following information for a hearing entitled "The High Plains: Combating Drought with Innovation" at 11 a.m. on June 26, 2024, at the Midway Theater: Panel 1 * Mr. Robert Sakata, Agricultural Water Policy Advisor, Colorado Department of Agriculture, Brighton, CO * Mr. Peter Goble, Climatologist, Colorado Climate Center, Colorado State Univers  more

Senator Marshall Leads Letter Addressing Concerns on Used Cooking Oil Imports from China
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) concerned with the recent and dramatic increase in used cooking oil imports from China. Recent news coverage has suggested that large amounts of these imports could potentially  more

What They Are Saying: Kansas Agriculture Supports Senate Republicans' Farm Bill Framework
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senate Agriculture Committee Republicans have delivered a framework that puts the 'farm' back in the Farm Bill. This framework prioritizes crop insurance, increases reference prices, removes Biden's harmful climate guardrails, and invests in rural infrastructure. Senator Marshall, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, has been fighting to ensure our Kansas farmers' and ranchers' voices are heard a  more