Kansas Congressional Delegation

U.S. House Members From Kansas Follow Party Lines In Impeachment Investigation Vote

By • Oct 31, 2019
Liam James Doyle / NPR

Kansas representatives in the U.S. House voted along party lines on a resolution Thursday that will allow the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump to continue.

Republicans Roger Marshall, Steven Watkins and Ron Estes voted against the resolution.

Sharice Davids, a Democrat, voted in favor of the impeachment inquiry.

Thursday’s vote approved the procedures the House will follow as weeks of closed-door interviews with witnesses evolve into public committee hearings and — almost certainly — votes on whether the House should recommend Trump's removal.

1A Across America: The Impeachment Inquiry And How It Affects Kansas Politics

By editor • Oct 8, 2019

The impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is moving quickly.

Ex-Kansas Governor Seeks Primary Challenger For Rep. Watkins

By • Aug 28, 2019
Brian Grimmett / Kansas News Service/File photo

Former Kansas Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer on Tuesday urged the state treasurer to drop his Senate bid and instead challenge freshman Rep. Steve Watkins in the GOP primary, arguing the move would help “nominate a candidate that can win.”

Kansas Congressional Delegation Split On Border Wall Funding Emergency

By • Feb 15, 2019

Kansas U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran is one of several Republicans who expressed concern about President Donald Trump’s declaration Friday of a national emergency to fund construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall.

As Government Shutdown Continues, Kansas Republicans Blame Democrats

By • Jan 8, 2019

On what threatens to become the longest government shutdown in history, Kansas Republican representatives tend to agree — Democrats are to blame. 

It's the third week of the shutdown, which came after Democrats and Republicans in the Senate failed to reach an agreement on a spending bill that would allocate $5 billion for a border wall. That means it's the third consecutive week thousands of federal workers across the country have gone without pay.

Kansas U.S. House Delegation No Longer Purely Republican, Adds Two Newcomers

By • Nov 7, 2018

Kansas, a state that went for President Donald Trump by 20 points two years ago, on Tuesday turned one of its four Republican seats in Congress to Democrat.

Democratic newcomer Sharice Davids topped incumbent Republican Kevin Yoder in his quest for a fifth term. She beat the Kansas City-area 3rd Congressional District by roughly 9 percentage points.

Where Kansas, Missouri Congressional Delegations Stand On Family Separation Policy

By Sophia Tulp • Jun 19, 2018
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The Trump administration’s policy of separating parents and children who cross the border without legal permission has become a divisive issue across the United States and in Congress.

The policy spurred U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-Kansas, to demand Monday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions "take immediate action to end the practice" that's divided nearly 2,000 families since April. There's also a Senate bill, known as the Keep Families Together Act, that would ban the separation tactic and has only Democratic backing.

Ag Secretary, Kansas' U.S. Senators Say Trade War Can Be Avoided And Farm Bill Can Pass

By • May 31, 2018

Two of the nation’s most influential players in agriculture policy, at a meeting in the heart of the country’s Grain Belt on Wednesday, tried to ease worries about the pending farm bill and a budding trade war with China.

Kansas Wind Businesses Praise New Tax Bill

By • Dec 20, 2017
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Wind energy groups are praising the recently passed tax bill for keeping in place the renewable energy production tax credit. 

Yoder Defends GOP Tax Cut Bill, Moran Signals Support Ahead Of Vote

By • Nov 30, 2017
Kansas News Service/File photo

Kansas Congressman Kevin Yoder is offering a vigorous defense of the Republican tax cut bill as the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on its version of the controversial measure.

In a lengthy news release posted Thursday that Yoder touted as separating myth from fact, the 3rd District representative said the bill does not favor wealthy taxpayers over middle-class families, as Democrats and other critics claim.

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