Senator Pat Roberts

Republican  •  Kansas  •  11th Term  •  Sworn In 1981
Current Term 2009 - 2014 View All
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09/11/09
Listen up

... Two minutes before President Barack Obama finished his speech on health care Wednesday night, Kansas' junior senator, Pat Roberts, e-mailed his response to media. Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson's e-mail arrived at 8:04 p.m., the minute the presiden

Source: HutchNews.com
09/11/09
Letter: Faulty supposition

...had always supposed Sen. Pat Roberts was at least an honorable person, regardless of any difference one might have about the positions he might take. I recently received a questionnaire on health reform from Roberts which proved that supposition wrong.

Source: CJOnline
09/11/09
USDA announcement on livestock indemnity program applauded by ...

Others who signed the letter included senators Mike Johanns, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Pat Roberts, Sam Brownback, Tim Johnson and John Thune.

Source: Grant Tribune Sentinel
09/11/09
Burden gets grant for patrol car

Sen. Pat Roberts announced Wednesday that the US Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Office has awarded the city $14850 to be used for a new ...

Source: Winfield Daily Courier Online
09/11/09
Though political booths are fewer, candidates will be plentiful at state fair

...space in an air-conditioned building at the fairgrounds is $825 for the 10-day fair, Stoecklein said. Republican U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback - the latter is running for governor in 2010 - each will have a booth, Stoecklein noted. Also, U.S

Source: HutchNews.com
09/11/09
Equipment grant

The Emporia Police Department will receive a $17200-grant for law enforcement equipment, US Senator Pat Roberts announced this week. ...

Source: Emporia Gazette
09/10/09
With Harkin's Move, Full Funding for IDEA Gains Momentum

...D-Iowa, was named chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Just this week, Sens. Harkin and Pat Roberts, R-Kan., reintroduced legislation to fully fund special education. Similar bills have been introduced in years past.

09/10/09
Congress is Back! Fear and loathing in Babylon-On-The-Potomac

Someday when pigs sprout wings or green ass-slapping monkeys fly over a Kansas rainbow and they take Pat Roberts with them. Bye bye Sen. ...

Source: Axis of Logic
09/10/09
With Harkin's Move, Full Funding for IDEA Gains Momentum

Harkin and Pat Roberts, R-Kan., reintroduced legislation to fully fund special education. Similar bills have been introduced in years past. ...

Source: Education Week News (subscription)
09/09/09
Senator Roberts Announces $207000 Grant to Mennonite Housing in ...

by Kansas RealEstateRama WASHINGTON, DC - September 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — US Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) today announced a $207000 grant to Mennonite ...

Source: RealEstateRama
09/08/09
Spain close to announcing Gitmo decision

...the facility and moving its 241 detainees elsewhere, even as Republicans argue that it should stay open. LEAVENWORTH â Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas joined a very large chorus on Wednesday demanding that President Barack Obama not turn Fort Leavenworth i

Source: Miami Herald
09/06/09
Prison closure sparks entrepreneurial spirit

...240 prisoners being moved to Kansas,” he said. The prison was functioning quite well without them. Subsequently, U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts spoke out even more emphatically. “It will just make it less safe for Americans,” he said. “Not in my backyard

09/04/09
Kansas representatives not in favor of proposed reform

Sen. Pat Roberts also is not supportive of the reform. “Given the current legislation promoted by some congressional leaders, health care 'reform' won't ...

Source: El Dorado Times
09/04/09
Tribute | Barry Bernstein enriched lives through music

...strongly that ordinary people could make a difference in the world, and he made sure his voice was heard. He called Sen. Pat Roberts’ office so often, he said, that the senator’s staff knew him by name. “Whatever he got involved with, he was alway

09/04/09
CARIBBEAN: Developer of Turks and Caicos resort gets court to ...

Brownback and fellow Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts have placed holds on several nominees for the justice and defense departments, including President Barack ...

Source: eTaiwan News
09/04/09
RE: Pat Roberts

Sen. Pat Roberts also is not supportive of the reform. “Given the current legislation promoted by some congressional leaders, health care 'reform' won't ...

Source: El Dorado Times
09/03/09
Brownback keeps up pressure to keep Gitmo detainees out of Kansas

Topeka Sen. Sam Brownback says he’s not giving up his fight to keep the Obama administration from moving suspected terrorist detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Kansas. Brownback and fellow Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts have placed holds on several

09/03/09
RE: Pat Roberts

Kansas senator Pat Roberts says despite the Pentagon's establishment in 2007 of a program to reward service members deployed beyond their ordinary rotation ...

Source: KNSS
09/03/09
Alinskyian Health Care Push, Part III

Dennis Moore, Senator Sam Brownback, and Senator Pat Roberts. In Louisiana, PICO Louisiana targeted Sen. Landrieu, Sen. Vitter, and Rep. Bill Cassidy. ...

Source: Spero News
09/03/09
Sen. Franken continues fight for Minnesota troops

The letter was also signed by Senators Ron Wyden (D- Ore.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), ...

Source: Coon Rapids ECM Publishers
09/03/09
RE: Pat Roberts

Brownback and fellow Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts have placed holds on several nominees for the justice and defense departments, including President Barack ...

Source: KFSM
09/02/09
Agriculttural interests split over climate bill

...costs could soar even without the legislation and noted that global warming could wreak havoc on the food supply. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., said the USDA report grossly underestimated the increases in natural gas and fertilizer costs likely to be sparke

09/02/09
Kansas Firefighters Receive Grant Money

The annoucement comes from the Office of Sen. Pat Roberts. "I am pleased to announce these funds, which are vital to improve firefighting efforts and first ...

Source: Kansas CW
09/02/09
A look back at September 1

•Sen. Pat Roberts speaks about his concerns with national security during a visit to Winfield. Roberts also toured the future Kansas Veterans Home facility. ...

Source: Winfield Daily Courier Online
09/01/09
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's health-care campaign contributions

... âConsidering where this series began -- with Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts' $525,000 in campaign contributions from the health-care industry -- it ends on a number that's almost pathetic by contrast. When I started counting campaign contributions earlier

09/01/09
Moran, Tiahrt won't set term limit as Brownback did

...Dole and Nancy Kassebaum could not have served in the Senate as long as they did. Kansas' other senator, Dodge City Republican Pat Roberts, will have served 18 years in the Senate by the time his current term expires. Printer-friendly version Leave

Source: HutchNews.com
09/01/09
US Agriculture Interests Split Over Energy Bill

OMAHA, Neb. — Legislation to confront climate change could be an economic godsend to farmers and ranchers. Or it could be an enormous financial burden. It depends on whom you ask, and not even farmers and ranchers agree on the matter. Those who are

09/01/09
EPA to test Treece residents for lead poisoning

...residents say the loss of Picher's jobs, public services, shopping and recreation has rendered their town unsalvageable. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, had been pressing EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to visit Treece. She sent three top aides to assess the

Source: Kansas.com
09/01/09
A sick, toxic summer of health care ends in a trip to the surgery ...

Pat Roberts, a member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. In between: $11500 for Kansas Republican Sen. Sam Brownback (who faced no ...

Source: Pitch Weekly
09/01/09
RE: Pat Roberts

Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., said the USDA report grossly underestimated the increases in natural gas and fertilizer costs likely to be sparked by the climate ...

Source: The Associated Press

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