Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Jerry Moran [R, KS]

Help Arc dance the night away

2012-06-02T20:08:27Z

Chris Coons, D-Del, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa; Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.; Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan.; Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.; and Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. Currently, 153 countries have signed the disability treaty and ...

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Pratt selected for V.A. pilot program

2012-06-02T15:14:57Z

The new program will involve a contract between the Veterans Administration and local hospitals and physicians to treat veterans closer to home, said U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran during a visit to the Pratt Rotary Thursday. It is very difficult for some veterans

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Startup Act 2.0: Good move

2012-05-31T23:45:34Z

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., have joined Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., in sponsoring the Startup Act 2.0, which would promote entrepreneurs. In their introductory statement, the four senators ...

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Kansas Small Business Persons of the Year honored in Cimarron

2012-05-31T06:56:15Z

An awards presentation and reception was held yesterday at their store in Cimarron. Senator Jerry Moran attended the ceremony and praised the Jenkins' for their work. “I can see just by coming in the door why this would be a store that would .

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Sen. Moran Amendment Accepted to Protect Second Amendment Rights of Americans...

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...“America will not be infringed upon by an organization with little respect for gun rights” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced an amendment today to protect the rights of American gun owners from the effects of a U.N. Arm

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Moran talks big picture, regional issues at meeting

2012-05-31T00:29:42Z

Shajia Ahmad/Telegram U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, left, visits with State Rep. Reynaldo Mesa, R-Garden City, and Herbert Swender, right, president of Garden City Community College, Wednesday during a Garden City Rotary Club luncheon. That message ...

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Senator Jerry Moran Helps to Unveil Startup Act 2.0

2012-05-30T13:16:50Z

We first heard about Senator Jerry Moran's (R-Kan.) stance to help support entrepreneurs and foster innovation and technology throughout the Midwest (and beyond) at The Gigabit Challenge Finale back in January. And last week, Senator Moran ...

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Wichitans celebrate Memorial Day

2012-05-29T02:12:17Z

"Memorial day is a time that we all express our gratitude to those who have sacrificed for our benefit," said Sen. Jerry Moran, (R) Kan.Flags waved gently in Monday's tame Kansas wind.Freshly placed flowers decorated fallen soldiers' graves and at Veterans

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Wichitans celebrate Memorial Day

2012-05-29T01:43:39Z

"Memorial day is a time that we all express our gratitude to those who have sacrificed for our benefit," said Sen. Jerry Moran, (R) Kan. Flags waved gently in Monday's tame Kansas wind. Freshly placed flowers decorated fallen soldiers' graves and at ...

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Kansas delegation talking to us like we’re high schoolers

2012-05-28T07:28:26Z

The all-Republican Kansas delegation lined up this way: Rep. Lynn Jenkins of Topeka, 12.3 grade level; Sen. Jerry Moran, 11.9 grade level; Rep. Kevin Yoder of Overland Park, 11.8 grade level; Sen. Pat Roberts, 11.4 grade level; Rep. Tim Huelskamp of Fowler

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Controversy Rages Over Farm Safety Rules For Teens

2012-05-28T04:15:10Z

At that hearing, Senator Jerry Moran from Kansas blasted Solis, describing the regulations as an attack on farming and a traditional way of life. SENATOR JERRY MORAN: If the federal government can regulate the kind of relationship between parents and their

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Warner shows Obama, Dems how it's done in Va.

2012-05-28T01:00:00Z

...newfound skills back home to countries like China. Two of the first lawmakers to sign onto the bill were Republican Sens. Jerry Moran, of Kansas, and Marco Rubio, of Florida. "There's a lot of things I may disagree with them [on] but let's work together

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At Wichita cemetery: stirring sights, respect for those who sacrificed

2012-05-28T01:00:00Z

...— on poles lining the cemetery roads, on caps, on shirts, on ties. The ceremony had not even begun, but already U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran could feel the spirit. “Just being at this cemetery is meaningful already,” Moran told reporters before he joined

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Memorial Day Observance At Resthaven Cemetery

2012-05-27T19:54:05Z

"Certainly, we are anxious for the day in which there are no American soldiers abroad," said Kansas Senator Jerry Moran. "That there is no risk on an ongoing basis to our servicemen and women. We're not there yet." Eddie Slaughter's father fought in Korea.

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In Favor of Bill

2012-05-27T07:58:16Z

There is a danger to our Second Amendment right to bear arms in the form of a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has introduced Senate Bill S.2205 to prohibit U.S. negotiations under this U.N. treaty that would restrict ...

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Learn from the loss

2012-05-26T01:00:00Z

...by much. Maybe the company can afford to be choosy, but the city can’t risk seeing the property empty out and decay. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., told The Eagle that government officials already had approached Boeing about deeding the property to the cit

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Tester Leads Senate in Blocking U.N. Arms Treaty

2012-05-25T10:59:35Z

Tester’s bipartisan provision is cosponsored by Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.). It is available online HERE. Tester also supported a provision in the overall bill that significantly reduces aid to Pakistan in the wake of that country sentencing ...

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Sen. Warner: ‘You can’t cut and tax your way’ out of debt [VIDEO]

2012-05-24T17:05:51Z

Chris Coons, Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran. The national debt is currently over $15.7 trillion. The Startup Act 2.0 would reform the tax code to encourage investment in new companies and create an ...

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The Export of Weapons: Past, Present and Future

2012-05-24T16:22:54Z

Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Ks) sent the President a letter of opposition signed by 44 Republican Senators and Sen. Jon Tester (D- Mt) sent a similar letter along with 12 Democrats stating that "the Arms Trade Treaty must not in any way regulate the domestic ...

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The Export of Weapons: Past, Present and Future

2012-05-24T16:22:54Z