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Jerry Wesley Moran is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Kansas since January 3, 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Moran has focused on various issues during his tenure, including veterans' affairs, agriculture, and economic development. He has been an advocate for ensuring veterans have access to quality healthcare and has worked on legislation to improve the services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
I address the House today to call for a higher level of political dialogue and to request that we set aside the recent onslaught of partisanship concerning the war in Iraq. Being in Kansas over the last several weeks has reminded me of the…
with today's celebration of Earth Day marked locally by public anxiety over lead contamination in our area drinking water, I thought it fitting to commemorate the life of Clair Patterson, a scientist who worked singlehandedly to reduce our…
tonight I rise to recognize October 2003 as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Fortunately, in recent years we have made great strides in bringing attention to domestic violence and in providing assistance to its victims. It is…
In Kansas today the combines and harvest crews are rolling through day 13 of the 2003 wheat harvest. Farm trucks and semi-trailers crowd the highways and gravel roads bringing Kansas's most celebrated crop from the fields to the grain bins…
I am delighted to be here. It is an honor to have served in this Congress these last 7 years with the gentleman from the 19th District of Texas (Mr. Combest). Mr. Speaker, when I came to Congress I knew it was important to me to be…
Times are often tough in the high plains of our country, and Kansas farmers and ranchers struggle every year to make ends meet, but this year is especially difficult... The circumstances that our agriculture producers face and the…
This amendment would ban the implementation, the enforcement of the sanctions against the export of food, agriculture, commodities and medicine to the country of Cuba. The history of this amendment is such that this amendment passed 301 to…
I rise in opposition to a Congressional pay raise. I do not support this procedural motion, and I do not support the way this issue is being handled. Failure to allow an up or down vote on this issue only serves to increase cynicism…
Mr. Speaker, for the American people, Arlington National Cemetery is a special place honoring our military heroes. This national shrine has a fascinating history that began even before land began to be used as a national cemetery near the…
Several years ago, the House adopted a resolution honoring those valiant Americans who survived the last desperate battle in the European theater during World War II, the Battle of the Bulge. Many of the members of our committee and…
Today I rise to remind us that, as America is focused on fighting terrorism and providing for homeland security, we have recent headlines that tell the story of another threat, one that causes parents to question the security of their…
I am proud to sponsor H.R. 4608 to name the Department of Medical Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center in Wichita, Kansas the Robert J. Dole Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center. Though he is often…
since September 11, our Nation has been made to reevaluate every action we undertake on a daily basis. What we once considered a safe Nation has become a people concerned about security, and they look to Congress and the President for…
I recently introduced H.R. 4514, the Veterans' Major Medical Facilities Construction Act of 2002, a bill to improve, renovate and update 10 VA medical facility construction projects with $285 million in authorizations to fund them in…
for the last 68 days, I have joined my House colleagues, 11 of them, to work on resolving differences in a farm bill between a bill we passed last summer and a bill passed a few months ago by the United States Senate. During those 68 days…
for the last 68 days, 11 of my House colleagues and I have worked to resolve differences with our Senate counterparts and finish a farm bill. The House Agriculture Committee began writing this bill more than two years ago. We held 47…
I am here tonight following the 141st anniversary of Kansas' entry into the Union to honor a great Kansan, Mr. Ross Beach. A business leader, philanthropist and lifelong Kansan, Mr. Beach was recognized on January 25 of this year as the…
Today I rise to recognize our Nation's heroic men and women who are serving our country, our citizens, in the war on terrorism. Following the unspeakable acts of terror on September 11 of last year, the President admonished our Nation to…
local commodity prices are becoming an everyday story for Kansas farmers and ranchers. Last week was no exception, with headlines like ``October Farm Prices Show an Abrupt Drop'' and ``Farm-Price Index Suffers the Biggest Drop on Record.''…
Today marks the last day, this last day of October, as the last day of the month for national domestic violence awareness. Though society has made great strides in bringing attention to the crime of domestic violence, over 4 million…
Mr. Speaker, I again thank my colleague from Illinois for his efforts today and appreciate his remarks. I remind my colleagues that a week ago we were also on this House floor adopting legislation dealing with the homeless issue and our…
the homeless assistance bill before the House today is a bipartisan product. The Committee has combined the best elements of the Chairman's bill, H.R. 2716, the Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2001, with those of Mr. Evans' bill, H.R…
I rise to oppose, strenuously oppose the amendment that is being offered here today. The House Committee on Agriculture has spent months, years now, beginning in Kansas at the Kansas State Fair 2 years ago September, taking input from…
I am here today in part because I care about farmers and ranchers. But the reason I care about farmers and ranchers is because I care about America and I care especially about rural America. What we do today will affect the outcome of…
I rise today to support the gentleman from Arizona in his effort to open the opportunity. My interest in this topic began really in a selfish way, in trying to find a way to create additional markets for the farmers of my State, a place to…
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