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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for 2022-02-18 ( 5 items )  
Rep. Davids Announces Funding for Local Law Enforcement and Community Organizations Tackling Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Crimes (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a total of $511,813 to six local organizations to strengthen both law enforcement and community-based responsiveness to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, and stalking. In total, Kansas received more than $1.8 million through these awards. Recipie more PR

Sen. Marshall Applauds Johnson County Officials for Unmasking Kids in School (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: On the heels of the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners voting to rescind the county's school mask mandate, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. announced his support for Senator John Thune's (S.D.) resolution that would nullify a federal rule that requires all staff and volunteers in Head Start educational facilities around the country to be fully vaccinated and wear a mask. Most not more PR

Sen. Marshall to Topeka Capital Journal: Biden Administration Must Take Action to Target Out-of-Control Inflation That Is Hurting Kansans (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following commentary to the Topeka Capital Journal: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. penned an op-ed for the Topeka Capital Journal outlining policies coming out of the Biden Administration that are leading to record inflation and what needs to be done to tame it. In the op-ed, Senator Marshall said in part, "The American people are dealing with the highest inflation in over 40 years - they have less money to spend and  more PR

Sen. Murphy, Bipartisan Group of Senate Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Help Develop Next Generation COVID-19 Vaccines (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in a letter urging Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dawn O'Connell to o more PR

Sens. Moran, Kelly Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support STEM Education (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) recently introduced the Strengthening STEM Ecosystems Act, legislation to boost STEM workforce and job training. The bill would establish a grant program within the National Science Foundation to provide funding to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) ecosystems and their partners to better connect communities, share knowledge and create  more PR