Targeted News Service logo

-- Preview Email Newsletter
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for 2023-09-15 ( 5 items )  
ICYMI: Senator Marshall Delivers Floor Speech on Bipartisan Health Care Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. delivered a floor speech to announce he is leading bipartisan legislation that addresses health care worker shortages and expands access to primary care through Community Health Centers. Working with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), this bill bolsters our nation's effort to provide access to quality care through robust investments in prevention and  more PR

ICYMI: Senator Marshall Slams Wall Street Megabanks and the Visa-Mastercard Duopoly Price Gouging Tactics: Enough is Enough (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. delivered a floor speech slamming Visa and Mastercard after their recent announcement that they plan to increase credit card swipe fees which could end up costing Main Street merchants an extra $502 million annually. On the Senate Floor, Senators Marshall, Durbin (D-IL) and Welch (D-VT) exposed the price gouging tactics that are hurting mom-and- more PR

Marshall and Sanders Announce Bipartisan Legislation on Primary Care (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), chairman of the Senate, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, have reached a deal to address the primary care crisis in America and the major shortages of nurses, primary care doctors and other important health care jobs across the c more PR

Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Protect Rural Veterans' Access to Emergency Medical Transportation (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 13, 2023: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) today introduced legislation to protect rural veterans' access to quality, lifesaving emergency medical care and transport. The VA Emergency Transportation Access Act would bar the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from reducing rates more PR

Senator Marshall Demands Answers From Visa and Mastercard on Unfair Swipe Fee Increases (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) along with four members of the House of Representatives, sent a letter to Visa and Mastercard insisting on an immediate reversal of their recent plans to increase credit card swipe fees on merchants and consumers again this fall- a move that would cost American businesses and m more PR