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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Saturday June 22, 2024 ( 3 items )  

REP. ESTES CONDEMNS CANADA'S DIGITAL SERVICES TAX
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) released the following statement regarding Canada's decision to move forward with a new tax on digital services that would be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2022, and have an outsized negative impact on U.S. innovators. "I'm disappointed by Canada's decision to enact these retroactive, discriminatory taxes that will hurt the U.S. economy and the longstanding trade partn  more

Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues in Introducing Resolution to Commemorate 80th Anniversary of G.I. Bill
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced a resolution to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, better known as the G.I. Bill. Signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 22, 1944, this landmark legislation provided returning World War II ve  more

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Moran Speaks on Senate Floor Regarding VA Decisions That are Limiting Veterans Access to Care
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - spoke on the Senate floor regarding decisions being made at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that limit veterans' access to care. "For veterans - particularly those in rural states like yours and mine - the ability to get care closer to home can be life-changing  more