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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Wednesday September 18, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Davids, KC-Area Colleagues Unite Across Party Lines to Address USPS Mail Delivery Delays
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), Jake LaTurner (R-KS-02), Mark Alford (R-MO-04), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-05), and Sam Graves (R-MO-06) united in a bipartisan effort to address mail delivery delays in the Kansas City area. The group called on U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to act on a recent audit's(link is external) recommendations, which identified staffing shortag  more

Durbin Calls On House To Pass Siren Reauthorization Act To Support Rural EMS Agencies
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: As the House is slated to consider his bipartisan legislation this week, Durbin emphasizes the importance of reauthorizing SIREN Act grants Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor calling on the House of Representatives to pass his bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), the SIREN Reauthorization Act, which is scheduled for a vote th  more

Rep. Cleaver, KC-Area Colleagues Unite Across Party Lines to Address USPS Mail Delivery Delays
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: (Kansas City, MO) Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO-05), Jake LaTurner (R-KS-02), Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), Mark Alford (R-MO-04), and Sam Graves (R-MO-06) united in a bipartisan effort to address mail delivery delays in the Kansas City area. The group called on U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to act on a recent audit's(link is external) recommendations, whi  more

Rep. Estes Leads Innovation Tax Team Event in Silicon Valley
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: As Chair of the U.S. Innovation Tax Team, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) led a delegation with House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) and Tax Team Vice Chair Michelle Steel (R-California) to Silicon Valley on Sept. 12 and 13 to meet with U.S. innovators and stakeholders about the upcoming Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) expirations. Rep. Estes hosted two roundtables with small San Francisco Bay area sta  more

Rep. Estes Tours Harper, Kingman Counties
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: On Sept. 5, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) visited with Kansans at Flat Ridge Wind Farm at the Kingman County and Harper County line, Horizons Anthony Child Advocacy Center in Anthony, and Harper Industries in Harper. "It's always encouraging to meet with Kansans in rural parts of our state to hear about the good work that's going on to strengthen our communities, help families and encourage job growth," said Rep.   more

Senators Marshall, Tuberville Lead Call for Increased Security Resources for President Trump Following Second Assassination Attempt
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. and Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) led their colleagues in calling for additional protective resources to President Donald Trump's security detail following the second assassination attempt against President Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida on September 15th. In a letter to acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe, Senator Marshall and his colleagues are demanding that Pr  more