Tuesday - November 26, 2024
Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Wednesday September 25, 2024 ( 8 items )  

OSDRI Wins $100,000 Federal Grant to Assist Veterans and Military Spouses with Career Counseling & Transitional Services
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: JOHNSTON, RI Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse along with Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo saluted Operation Stand Down Rhode Island's (OSDRI) for winning a new $100,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through its new Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program. This federal funding will help OSDRI target employment-based assistance   more

Rep. Amo: OSDRI Wins $100,000 Federal Grant to Assist Veterans, Military Spouses With Career Counseling & Transitional Services
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse along with Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo saluted Operation Stand Down Rhode Island's (OSDRI) for winning a new $100,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through its new Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program. This federal funding will help OSDRI target employment-based assista  more

Rep. Estes Introduces CBO Reform Bill
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Yesterday, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced the Executive Action Cost Transparency Act. This bill would mandate that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provide a comprehensive and centralized list of final administrative actions in order to increase transparency and streamline information flow, providing lawmakers with needed information on spending. This would include proposed rules, f  more

Reps. Kaptur, Mann, Sens. Brown, Marshall Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Fighting For American Farmers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Senator Roger Marshall, MD (R-KS), introduced the bicameral and bipartisan Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act requiring the Treasury Department to restrict the eligibility of the 45Z Tax Credit to renewable fuels made only from domestically sourced feedstocks and extending the tax credi  more

Reps. Mann, Kaptur and Sens. Marshall, Brown Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Put American Farmers First
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), alongside Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), introduced the Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act to restrict eligibility for the Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z) to domestically produced feedstocks and to extend the credit to 2034.The ten-year credit will allow for more certainty as the U.S. ethanol industry builds i  more

Sen. Marshall Joins Grassley and Bicameral Colleagues in Calling Out Abuses in the Biden-Harris Unaccompanied Migrant Children Program
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and bicameral Republican colleagues in a letter urging President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to work with Congress to root out abuses in their administration's unaccompanied migrant children program and stop the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)'s cover-up of the crisis. HHS has failed to comply with two out of thre  more

Sens. Marshall, Brown, and Reps. Mann, Kaptur Lead Bipartisan Legislation Fighting For Farmers with Biofuel Tax Credit
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. introduced the bicameral and bipartisan Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act requiring the Treasury Department to restrict the eligibility of the 45Z Tax Credit to renewable fuels made only from domestically sourced feedstocks and extending the tax credit to make it a full ten-year credit. This bill is co-led with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) with companion legislation introduced b  more

Sens. Moran, Carper Resolution to Recognize September as National Student Parent Month
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: The U.S. Senate passed a resolution introduced by Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - and Tom Carper (D-Del.) to recognize September 2024 as National Student Parent Month. The resolution highlights the contributions and achievements of the nearly 4 million Americans with children, including our military-conne  more