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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Wednesday August 07, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Congressman Cleaver Presents Medal of Honor Flag to Family of Private First Class Willy F. James, Jr., Honors Relative's 103rd Birthday
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: (Kansas City, MO) Yesterday, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), recognized the family of Private First Class Willy F. James, Jr. at a Medal of Honor Recipient exhibition held at the Black Archives of Mid-America. During the program, Representative Cleaver presented the sister of PFC Willy F. James, Jr. with a Medal of Honor flag. "Yesterday, we honored the legacy of Private First Class Willy  more

Sen. Marshall Joins Blackburn and GOP Colleagues in Letter to NCAA: Keep Biological Men Out of Women's Sports
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and 21 other Republican colleagues in sending a letter urging National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Charlie Baker to update their student-athlete policy to ensure only biologically female students can participate in women's sports: NCAA Has Done Nothing to Ensure Fair Play in Women's Sports "Amid the Biden--  more

Senator Marshall Leads Letter Promoting Employee Stock Ownership Plans
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., led a bipartisan letter calling on the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to complete a final regulation governing the "adequate consideration" exemption for employee stock ownership plans (ESOP). The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) allows ESOPs to buy employer stock using funds borrowed from the ESOP's sponsoring company itself so long as the ESOP pays   more