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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for 2023-06-09 ( 5 items )  
Nearly 2,000 Companies, 200 Trade Associations Announce Support for Sen. Marshall's Credit Card Competition Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. announced that over 2,000 companies across retail sectors and more than 200 trade associations voiced support for his bill, the Credit Card Competition Act. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Dick Durbin (D-IL), J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Peter Welch (D-VT), introduced legislation to protect U.S. Main Street merchants and drive down credit card swipe fees thro more PR

Rep. Cleaver Announces $2 Million Grant for Port Authority of Kansas City to Help Reduce Train-Vehicle Collisions and Blocked Rail Crossings (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the Port Authority of Kansas City has been awarded a $2,000,000 grant from the first-ever round of funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's new Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant Program. Rep. Cleaver helped secure funding for the grant program with his support for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs more PR

Rep. Estes: Aerospace Caucus Serves as Honorary Policy Luncheon Host, Adds New Members (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: The House Aerospace Caucus, the Aerospace Industries Association and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics hosted a policy luncheon on Thursday, May 25, to discuss space policy trends. The well-attended luncheon featured a panel discussion among former astronaut Sandy Magnus, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Space Commerce; Clayton Swope, Amazon's Proje more PR

Senator Marshall Leads Bill to Expand Childcare in Rural America (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tina Smith (D-MN), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Mike Braun (R-IA) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Expanding Childcare in Rural America (ECRA) Act of 2023 to improve the availability, quality, and cost of childcare in agricultural and rural communities. Each Senator is a member of the Senate Ag Committee. "Access to childcare is more PR

Sens. Marshall, Baldwin, Moran, and Bennet Introduce Bill to Spur Innovation in the Livestock Feed Sector (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development (FEED) Act of 2023 (S.1842), bipartisan legislation that would establish a new pathway at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for novel feed additives to increase livestock efficiency and production.  more PR