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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Wednesday April 16, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Davids Secures Temporary Win for Kansas Manufacturers, Pushes for Permanent Fix
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Secures Temporary Win for Kansas Manufacturers, Pushes for Permanent Fix Davids Met with Local Manufacturer Ahead of Funding Reversal Today, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) announced that, following her advocacy, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will temporarily restore funding to the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (link is external) (MEP) program -- i  more

Davids Tours Local Manufacturer to Discuss Protecting Jobs Amid Trump's Recent Cuts
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Tours Local Manufacturer to Discuss Protecting Jobs Amid Trump's Recent Cuts LENEXA, KS -- Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited SOR Controls, a Lenexa-based manufacturer and client of Kansas Manufacturing Solutions (KMS), to meet with workers and discuss the need to protect good-paying jobs and support local manufacturers. Davids highlighted her new Defend American Manufacturing Act,  more

Reps. Mann, Kaptur, Budzinski Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Prioritize Domestic Feedlots and Biofuels
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mann, Kaptur, Budzinski Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Prioritize Domestic Feedlots and Biofuels WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act. The bill would restrict the eligibility of the 45Z Tax Credit to renewable fuels made only from domestical  more