Kansas Congressional Delegation

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
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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.

Kansas Municipal, School Board Groups Oppose Bond Financing Changes In Tax Bill

By • Nov 30, 2017
Jim McLean / Kansas News Service

Local governments and school boards are worried about the possible effects on infrastructure and other projects if Congress passes a tax bill that eliminates exemptions for certain refinancing of bonds.

The Kansas Association of School Boards, which includes most of the state’s 286 boards of education, is urging its members to contact Sen. Jerry Moran and Sen. Pat Roberts — both Kansas Republicans — about voting against the bill.

Kansas Delegation Supports House Tax Bill

By • Nov 16, 2017
Stephen Koranda / KPR/File photo

The tax bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday had the support of all four Kansas representatives.

Former Member Of Brownback Cabinet Withdraws From Kansas Congressional Race

By • Nov 7, 2017

Antonio Soave, a candidate with a colorful resume who appeared destined for a career in politics, has taken himself out of the running for a congressional seat in a Kansas district that Republicans are fighting to keep.


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