Saturday - April 19, 2025
Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Congressional) Newsletter for Tuesday April 08, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Congressmen Flood & Cleaver Kick Off Public Input Process for HOME and CDBG Reauthorization
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmen Flood & Cleaver Kick Off Public Input Process for HOME and CDBG Reauthorization WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Chairman Mike Flood (R-NE) and Ranking Member Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) released a video kicking off a new initiative to gather public input on a potential reauthorization of Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Home Investment Partnershi  more

Davids Pushes Back on Proposed Shipping Fees That Would Hurt Kansas Businesses, Farmers
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Pushes Back on Proposed Shipping Fees That Would Hurt Kansas Businesses, Farmers Recently, Representative Sharice Davids urged U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer to amend a new shipping policy that would hurt Kansas businesses, farmers, and U.S. national security. The plan would impose massive fees (link is external) on American shipping companies that rely on foreign-built ships  more

Reps. Cleaver & Flood Kick Off Public Input Process for HOME and CDBG Reauthorization
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver & Flood Kick Off Public Input Process for HOME and CDBG Reauthorization (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Ranking Member Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Chairman Mike Flood (R-NE) released a video kicking off a new initiative to gather public input on a potential reauthorization of Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Home Investment Partnershi  more

Reps. Cleaver, Pappas, 88 House Democrats Call on Trump Administration to Reverse Cuts to Home Energy Assistance Program
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Pappas, 88 House Democrats Call on Trump Administration to Reverse Cuts to Home Energy Assistance Program Last week, all HHS staff who manage LIHEAP were fired, leaving the program at risk and the families that rely on it vulnerable to higher energy costs (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced he has joined Rep. Chris Pappas and 88 ot  more

Schatz: Donald Trump Is Ruining The Economy On Purpose, Everyone Will Pay More For Everything
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz: Donald Trump Is Ruining The Economy On Purpose, Everyone Will Pay More For Everything WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) spoke out on the Senate floor today after President Donald Trump announced a new tariff plan that will levy the largest tax hike on middle-class families in a generation and force families to pay an average of $5,000 more each year. "Donald Trump is ruining  more

Senators Marshall and Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Dairy Products and Support Dairy Farmers
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall and Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Dairy Products and Support Dairy Farmers Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) introduced the Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025, legislation that would increase access to dairy products for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)  more