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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for 2024-03-23 ( 8 items )  
Following FAFSA Hiccups, Senator Marshall Leads Bipartisan Letter Seeking to Expedite Reviews of Financial Aid Applications (10)
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter urging the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to take two specific actions to help alleviate administrative headaches for colleges and universities rolling out financial aid packages for prospective students. This letter comes on the heels of widespread troubles with the department's new process for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Senato more PR

Rep. Mann Opposes Second Bloated Spending Package (10)
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted no on H. Res. 1102, the Further Consolidation Appropriations Act, 2024, which would further exceed bipartisan spending caps that were signed into law less than a year ago under the Fiscal Responsibility Act and bypass regular order on passing 12 individual appropriation bills. "Kansans are tired of Washington recklessly spending their hard-earned tax dolla more PR

Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues to Protect Judges from Threats and Attacks (10)
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduced the Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act to provide technical assistance, training and threat monitoring for state and local judges and court personnel through establishing a State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center. "Judges perform a critica more PR

Senator Marshall Joins GOP Colleagues In Press Conference Demanding Vote On Laken Riley Act (10)
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., joined his GOP Colleagues for a press conference on the Laken Riley Act. In the press conference, senators slammed Joe Biden's border crisis and discussed its impacts on communities across the country. The Senators also called for an immediate vote on the Laken Riley Act on the Senate Floor. Lakens murder was completely preventable; she was killed at the hands of an il more PR

Senator Marshall Joins Mornings with Maria on Fox Business on Another Massive Spending Bill: The Budget Process is Broken (10)
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to discuss the broken budget process in Washington, D.C. and the $1.2T spending bill the House of Representatives dropped at 2:32 AM ET this morning. We are almost six months into FY 2024 and still using bogus stop-gap spending measures to keep the government funded for the remainder of this year. These massive spending bills ar more PR

Senator Marshall Leads Letter Requesting Meeting on Broken Budget Process (10)
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter to the Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, John Barrasso (R-WY), requesting a member meeting to discuss much-needed reforms to the budget process. "Our federal budget process is broken," Senator Marshall said. "The cycle of the White House and Congress continually missing their spending deadlines and undermining the budget process has to end. As we more PR

Senator Marshall Statement on Joe Biden Canceling Another $6 Billion in Student Loan Debt on the Backs of Hard-Working Taxpayers (10)
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. released the following statement on Joe Biden canceling $6 billion in student loan debt for 78,000 public service workers. This brings Joe Biden's total student debt cancellation to nearly $150 billion in his scheme which comes at a significant cost to American taxpayers, many of whom already paid back their student loans or never took out any loans. "Joe Biden thinks sp more PR

Sens. Moran, King Introduce Legislation to Permanently Expand Access to Exams for Disability Claims (10)
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on March 21, 2024: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Angus King (I-Maine) - members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - today introduced legislation to expand veterans' access to exams that are often required for the disability claims process. This bill would make permanent a pilot program that was created by Congress in 2020 to permanently expand more PR