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Jerry Moran

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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.

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Mar 22, 2022

I do not know how you are capable of doing what you are doing, and I do not understand why the process that is designed to help you ends up harming you.

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Mar 22, 2022

How is information from the VA provider or other providers taken into account during the reassessment process?

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Mar 22, 2022

Does the VA think that this centralized process ensures consistent, appropriate application of the eligibility criteria, including mental health determinations?

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Mar 22, 2022

So the result to date would be different, broadly different, from one hospital to another?

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Mar 21, 2022

Kansas covered child care costs for essential workers by allowing parents seeking work to be eligible for financial assistance.

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Mar 17, 2022

I rise this afternoon here among my colleagues and those back home in Kansas to pay tribute to a Kansan, Sonny Rundell. Sonny passed away this past Friday at the age of 89, and I want to take a moment to recognize his life and his service…

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Mar 10, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering George Nettels, Jr.

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Mar 10, 2022

I rise today on a solemn occasion. I rise in memory of George Nettels, Jr., a man who lived a life of service to his community and to our State. Affectionately referred to as ``the face of Pittsburg''--Pittsburg, KS, that is--George was a…

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Mar 8, 2022

I have taken the opportunity--well, all the time I have been in Congress--to speak in support of Congress acting to reform and improve the Postal Service. I am here again today, and I am pleased with what I think is going to transpire here…

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Mar 1, 2022

as the Senate process on the Postal Service Reform Act is underway, I want to rise today to highlight the daily impact the U.S. Postal Service has on folks back home, particularly in rural Kansas. Many Americans rely upon the U.S. Postal…

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Feb 28, 2022

I rise this afternoon to celebrate the passage of the ``Six Triple Eight'' Congressional Gold Medal Act. This bill honors the women of the only all-Black, all-female unit to serve overseas during World War II as part of the 6888th Central…

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Feb 17, 2022

we are about--at least many of us--ready to return home to our States and to visit with our constituents in person, and that is a common practice for me. I can indicate to my colleagues in the Senate that the conversations--they are…

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Feb 16, 2022

I rise this afternoon here on the Senate floor to mark what will soon be the passage, in just a matter of moments, of a vital veterans bill and to thank my colleagues--both Republicans and Democrats--who came together to support the Health…

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Feb 15, 2022

I rise this afternoon to express my support for the Postal Service Reform Act, a piece of legislation that we expected to be on the Senate floor this week and look forward to it appearing shortly. The U.S. Postal Service has been…

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Feb 10, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Red Cross National Blood Supply Shortage

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Feb 10, 2022

last month, the American Red Cross began sounding the alarm on a national blood crisis, the first they have ever declared. COVID-19 has added extra volatility to the blood supply, and this shortage strains hospitals and patient care…

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Feb 9, 2022

I rise this morning to recognize and congratulate the Coffeyville Community College Red Ravens men's basketball team on winning the 2021 National Junior College Athletic Association Division 1 men's basketball championship. Kansas has an…

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Feb 9, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognizing the Coffeyville Community College Red Ravens Men's Basketball Team

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Feb 2, 2022

I want a Federal Reserve that is not going to pick winners and losers.

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Feb 2, 2022

You have no opportunity, none, to try to discourage the oil and gas industry from existing or prospering.

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Feb 2, 2022

The decisions we make here, in too many instances, Republicans will set aside the process to get the result.

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Feb 2, 2022

today former majority leader and Kansas Senator Bob Dole was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. On December 11, 2021, Senator Dole's hometown of Russell, KS, said their final goodbyes to their favorite son and celebrated his life. I…

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Feb 1, 2022

First of all, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 7 minutes and Senator Barrasso be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled rollcall votes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

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Feb 1, 2022

today I want to speak about a piece of bipartisan legislation that Chairman Tester and I introduced with the unanimous support of every member of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, both Republicans and Democrats. Consensus is often…

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Jan 19, 2022

confidence in our elections is vital to self-governance, and voting is a fundamental right. This is something that Democrats and Republicans can agree on. Article I, section 4 of the Constitution states that ``Times, Places and Manner'' of…

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