“It tears at your heartstrings to see the unprecedented amount of destruction Kansans have suffered,” said Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, during a tour of Clark County’s wildfire damage.
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6 weeks later, senators question delay on agriculture pick
In this Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, Agriculture Secretary-designate, former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue attends a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump tapped Perdue to be his agriculture secretary six weeks ago, but the administration still hasn’t formally provided the Senate with the paperwork for the nomination.
Six weeks later, senators question delay on Agriculture pick
In this Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, Agriculture Secretary-designate, former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue attends a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump tapped Perdue to be his agriculture secretary six weeks ago, but the administration still hasn’t formally provided the Senate with the paperwork for the nomination.
Kansas congressional delegation finds much to like in Trump address
President Donald Trump, flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, for his address to a joint session of Congress. Kansans in Congress each found something in President Donald Trump’s first address to support Tuesday night on a hodgepodge of topics ranging from health care and taxes to veterans administration and trade.
President-elect taking time to select ag secretary
It was rural voters, after all, who helped propel the real estate entrepreneur into office.
In Senate spotlight, outspoken Kansas congressman becomes measured U.S spy chief
Rep. Mike Pompeo , President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency, testified on Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Pompeo lists an aggressive Russia as one of the multiple challenges facing the U.S. during his confirmation hearing.
Mexican man charged with rape had 19 deportations, removals
This undated photo provided by the Geary County Detention Center In Junction City, Kan., shows Tomas Martinez-Maldonado. Records obtained by The Associated Press show that Martinez-Maldonado a Mexican national accused of raping a 13-year-old girl on a Greyhound bus that traveled through Kansas had been deported 10 times and voluntarily removed from the U.S. nine times since 2003.
Mexican man charged with rape had 19 deportations, removals
This undated photo provided by the Geary County Detention Center In Junction City, Kan., shows Tomas Martinez-Maldonado. Records obtained by The Associated Press show that Martinez-Maldonado a Mexican national accused of raping a 13-year-old girl on a Greyhound bus that traveled through Kansas had been deported 10 times and voluntarily removed from the U.S. nine times since 2003.
Kansas farm groups say Trump presidency is a mixed bag
U.S. farmers taking a wait and see attitude on president-Elect Trump’s stands on agriculture. They hope for a less aggressive push on regulations but express over trade and international relastions.
Bliss Tapped to Run House Gop Pac
Corry Bliss, who managed Sen. Rob Portman’s reelection campaign, will serve as executive director for House Republicans’ main PAC next cycle. Bliss’s work on Portman’s race resulted in a 21-point victory for the Ohio Republican and received bipartisan praise from campaign operatives.