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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Wednesday October 09, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Cleaver, Davids, LaTurner Call on National Park Service to Incorporate History of Webb v. School District 90 into Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Park
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: (Kansas City, MO) Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), and Jake LaTurner (R-KS) came together to call on the National Park Service and the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park (NHP) to incorporate the history of Webb v. School District 90 (Webb) into the NHP's permanent exhibits at the Monroe Elementary School site and any future NHP sites. In a le  more

Marshall Joins Ernst Resolution Standing with Israel, Condemning Iran-backed Hamas
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: On the anniversary of the October 7th terrorist attack on Israel, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined a resolution sponsored by Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) fully condemning the Iran-backed Hamas terrorist regime for its actions, supporting the forever survival of Israel, and calling for the safe release of American hostages. Every Republican senator has cosponsored this resolution. Senate Republicans st  more

Marshall, Lankford Slam Biden-Harris for Using Disaster Relief Funds for Migrant Shelters
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Senator James Lankford (R-OK) in a letter to President Joe Biden calling out the Administration's reliance on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to address the border crisis which has diminished FEMA's readiness for disaster relief, including hurricane response. "Yesterday, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas stated: 'We are expecting another hur  more

Preventing Harris 2025 Tax Hike: House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Smith Holds Ways & Means Tax Teams Event in Kansas City, Missouri
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), joined by Reps. Ron Estes (KS-04) and Mark Alford (MO-04), hosted a roundtable discussion at Superior Linen Supply Company in Kansas City, Missouri on Monday to hear from local business leaders across various industries about how Congress can build on the success of the 2017 Trump tax cuts and prevent the Bi  more

Rep. Alford Joins Chairman Jason Smith at Ways & Means Event in Kansas City to Prevent Harris 2025 Tax Hike
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: This week, U.S. Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) joined Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (KS-04) to host a roundtable discussion at Superior Linen Supply Company in Kansas City. During the discussion, the Representatives heard from local business leaders across various industries about how Congress can build on the success of the 2017 Trump t  more

Rep. Cleaver Applauds New EPA Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes, Announces $40.5 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Provide Clean Water to Missouri Communities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: (Kansas City, MO) Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's latest rule(link is external) requiring the replacement of all lead pipes in the United States within the next 10 years, and announced Missouri will receive $40.5 million in federal funding from the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to assist in the effort to pr  more

Senator Marshall and Colleagues Sound Alarm After DHS Whistleblowers Exposes Biden-Harris Breaking the Law
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined a letter led by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) demanding President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris collect DNA samples from every immigrant the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) encounters, per the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005. Legally protected whistleblowers have exposed how DHS's failure to collect DNA hampers law enforcement efforts to stop violent crime  more

Senator Marshall Leads Effort Ensuring Biden-Harris Agency Stops Censorship Online
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) expressing concerns over the agency's monitoring of online political speech leading up to the 2024 election cycle. In the letter, Senator Marshall and his colleagues warn that the agency's actions risk First Amendment violations by censoring speech on popular social media and search engine platforms. The   more