Senator Pat Roberts

Republican  •  Kansas  •  11th Term  •  Sworn In 1981
Current Term 2009 - 2014 View All
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11/13/09
Roberts not happy with health care reform debate

US Sen. Pat Roberts on Friday criticized the content of health reform legislation and the process used by Democrats in Congress to try ...

Source: Lawrence Journal World
11/13/09
Roberts not happy with health care reform debate

...Sen. Pat Roberts on Friday criticized the content of health reform legislation and the process used by Democrats in Congress to try to pass it. “There’s a lot of minefields out there,” the Kansas Republican said in a brief interview after speaking

11/13/09
Senator Roberts: Congress passes ag appropriations bill; contains important ...

US Senator Pat Roberts, a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Oct. 8 announced that the Senate passed the Agriculture, Rural Development and ...

Source: High Plains Journal
11/12/09
Senator nominates Topekan

...at Senator Roberts’ Wichita office, 155 North Market St., Suite 120, Wichita, KS 67202, or by calling 316-263-0416. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., has nominated Zachary Ramirez, of Topeka, for appointment to the United States Military Academy, in West Poin

Source: CJOnline
11/12/09
Roberts announces nominees to military academies

US Sen. Pat Roberts Thursday released the names of the young Kansans who will receive his nomination for appointments to US Service Academies. ...

Source: Salina.com
11/12/09
Sen. Roberts nominates 40 for service academy

... Published online 11/12/2009 11:42 AM U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., has nominated over 40 Kansans to appointments in a service academy, including three high school students from the region. The area nominees are: Robert Fee Jr., Hutchins

Source: HutchNews.com
11/12/09
Roberts announces nominees to military academies

... U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts Thursday released the names of the young Kansans who will receive his nomination for appointments to U.S. Service Academies. The applicants must now meet the individual admission requirements of each academy. The academies will ma

11/12/09
THS JROTC to have ball

By The Capital-Journal Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., will be the guest speaker at the 234th Marine Corps Birthday Ball beginning at 5 pm Saturday in the ...

Source: Topeka Capital Journal
11/11/09
Brownback, Roberts fight against FCC Internet regulations

Kansas Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, along with Kansas Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, is leading opposition to the Federal Communications Commission's ...

Source: Kansas Liberty
11/11/09
Senate panel considers climate change bill's impacts

Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) said that his state has supported renewable energy development for some time and that investments have been based on market forces. ...

Source: Oil & Gas Journal
11/11/09
Roberts, Gates honor veterans

by Shawna B. by Shawna B. by Shawna B. by Roger Thompson by Mama Jones by D Thompson by fred meyer by SP by SP by D Thompson US Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) and ...

Source: Kansas City Kansan
11/11/09
JESSICA CORTEZ/SPECIAL TO THE MORNING SUN

They also met with a staffer in Sen. Pat Roberts' office. “He had not signed as a co-sponsor before, but he is now,” Payne said. They visited Rep. ...

Source: Pittsburg Morning Sun
11/10/09
USDA gives disaster designations

...Sept. 3. Cheyenne, Rice and Sherman counties were declared primary disaster sites, while the other counties were contiguous. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., announced the designations Monday. "I am pleased USDA reviewed the significant production losses and d

Source: CJOnline
11/10/09
Senator Roberts: Cap & Tax Legislation Will Cost Kansas Jobs

At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, US Senator Pat Roberts today said a partisan cap and tax bill rammed through the Senate will cost Kansas jobs. ...

Source: CattleNetwork.com
11/10/09
Senator Roberts: "Cap And Tax" Legislation Will Cost Kansas Jobs

(WIBW) - Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, is warning about the impact cap and tax legislation could have on Kansas. At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee ...

Source: WIBW
11/09/09
RE: Pat Roberts

3), Tony Blankley mistakenly wrote that Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas Republican, was still serving on the Senate Intelligence Committee. ...

Source: Washington Times
11/09/09
Let Us Carry the Baton

Let's take our message to every Senator, whether in our home state or not, especially those who hold the greatest power during this upcoming period of ...

Source: American Thinker
11/09/09
Enough to make you sick yet?

...says health care debate is 'falling part,' Senate vote may not come until 2010 Kansas' U.S. Senator Pat Roberts said Wednesday that the Democratic health care plan could result in a $2.4 trillion tax burden being placed on United States residents over t

11/09/09
Help comes four years late for Treece

“It's been a long, dusty, chat-covered road, but for the citizens of Treece, finally help will be on the way,” said Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., as reported by ...

Source: Kansas State Collegian
11/09/09
Roberts Announces USDA Disaster Designation

WASHINGTON, DC – Kansas Senator Pat Roberts has announced the United States Department of Agriculture's disaster designations for several Kansas counties ...

Source: WIBW
11/09/09
Lincoln Treads Carefully as Agriculture Chairman

... which are farmers and ranchers,” said Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and Price Support. ...

Source: Roll Call (subscription)
11/06/09
Senator Roberts Honored at Marine Corps Birthday Celebration

By Staff reports WASHINGTON, DC – US Senator Pat Roberts was honored today as the most senior Marine in the US Senate at a cake cutting ceremony on the ...

Source: El Dorado Times
11/06/09
Kansas senators are millionaires

...other Kansans in the Congress and their ranking on the list of 556 Congressional and executive officials were: * No. 211: Sen. Pat Roberts, R, $1,429,530 * No. 295: Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Hays, $718,509 * No. 336: Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Lenexa, $506,509 * No

Source: HutchNews.com
11/05/09
We're cattle, not cowboys

My favorite part, however, came (as always) when Kansas Republican Sen. Pat Roberts got a hold of the microphone. "We," Sen. Roberts declared, "are riding ...

Source: Macalester College The Mac Weekly
11/05/09
RE: Pat Roberts

By The Capital-Journal Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., was honored Thursday as the most senior Marine in the US Senate at a ceremony highlighting the 234th ...

Source: Topeka Capital Journal
11/04/09
Roberts warns Democratic health plan may cost taxpayers $2.4 trillion

Kansas' US Senator Pat Roberts said Wednesday that the Democratic health care plan could result in a $2.4 trillion tax burden being placed on United States ...

Source: Kansas Liberty
11/04/09
News Roundup: Tiahrt compares Dems to communists; Roberts to seek reelection

In other news, The Hutchinson News confirmed Pat Roberts will seek reelection in 2014. Roberts, who would be 78 during the 2014 election, already has more ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/04/09
Congress earmarks $500000 for water plant

De Soto City Administrator Pat Guilfoyle said he was informed by an official for Sen. Pat Roberts' office that the president was expected to sign the ...

Source: De Soto Explorer
11/04/09
US farm trade nominee Siddiqui defends record

Senator Pat Roberts, a Republican from Kansas, also praised Siddiqui's qualifications for the job. If confirmed, Siddiqui said he would work on technical ...

Source: Reuters
11/04/09
Roberts: Current health care legislation too expensive

... ted braun by fred meyer by Mama Jones by SP US Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) released this statement on health care legislation floating around in Congress. ...

Source: Kansas City Kansan

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Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4774
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