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I would like to rise and talk about the STOP Act, Safeguarding The Overall Protection of Minors--Safeguarding the Overall Protection of Minors, the STOP Act. Now, I wish we didn't have to introduce this bill. You know, as I pointed out…
I want to congratulate the White House on giving folks out there a one-stop shop. It is for folks that are expecting. It is for couples that are pregnant. And it is especially, I think, for people that want to become pregnant. It is to…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today as our Nation prepares to celebrate 250 years of American independence. For nearly two-and-a-half centuries, America has been a nation not like any other, not because of the size of our economy, the strength of…
We must reopen the government. I urge my colleagues to pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the government.
today, along with Senator Blumenthal, we honor the life and mourn the loss of Judge William Greenberg, who dedicated more than 50 years of his life to public service in the U.S. military and as a civilian judicial leader. In both Kansas…
today, we celebrate the remarkable career of a true pillar of Kansas dentistry, Dr. Lucynda Raben. For over 40 years, Lucynda has been more than a dentist. She has been a pioneer and a dedicated advocate for dentistry. From the very…
the residents of Hill City, KS, a county seat town in Northwest Kansas will experience something new next winter: a new boys basketball coach will be on the sidelines for the Hill City Ringnecks. After 58 seasons as the head coach of Hill…
I rise today to wish former Senator Pat Roberts a very happy 90th birthday. For decades, Senator Roberts showed up for Kansas, first as a marine, and then for our rural communities as chairman of both the Senate and House Agriculture…
Pam Bondi and Donald Trump may think her firing gets her out of testifying to the Oversight Committee. They are wrong – and we look forward to hearing from her under oath.
Actually I don’t mind what TMZ is doing here
I rise today to recognize a proud Kansan whose work honors the legacy of American agriculture and the generations who built it. Michael Hinton of Hutchinson has dedicated his life to preserving the history and heritage of rural America…
I rise today to honor Chief Judge Eric F. Melgren of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas and to recognize his distinguished service on the Federal bench. Today, the district of Kansas unveiled Judge Melgren's…
the recent decision to waive oil sanctions on Russia and Iran in an attempt to stabilize oil prices frees up both of these adversaries to sell their oil at market prices. Waiving oil sanctions now enriches the very countries that we wish…
It has been a long weekend up here. We have a lot of balls in the air. We have DHS funding. We have the SAVE Act and a war going on in the Middle East. All these are demanding our attention simultaneously. I would like to shed a little…
I rise today to say I support the SAVE America Act. And, yes, even if that means ending the only barely more than 100-year-old filibuster, the silent filibuster, I am still in favor of the SAVE America Act. As we just voted to get on this…
I rise today because the Department of Homeland Security remains shut down, and the consequences are real for the American people and for the men and women who work every day to keep our country safe. Right now, more than 100,000 DHS…
I am not going to leave behind the TSA. I am not going to leave behind the Coast Guard. I am not going to leave behind FEMA. I am not going to leave behind ICE and the Border Patrol. My colleague mentioned his experience in the State…
Every day the Democrats refuse to fund DHS, they choose politics over the safety and security of our great Nation. They continue to be the party of open borders and 'defund the police.' This just in over the wires, Mr. President. Breaking…