Senator Jerry Moran

Republican  •  Kansas  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1997
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06/02/12
Help Arc dance the night away

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 ...

Source: Austin Daily Herald
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06/02/12
Pratt selected for V.A. pilot program

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

Source: Pratt Tribune
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05/31/12
Startup Act 2.0: Good move

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 ...

Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch
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05/31/12
Kansas Small Business Persons of the Year honored in Cimarron

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 .

Source: Dodge City Daily Globe
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05/31/12
Sen. Moran Amendment Accepted to Protect Second Amendment Rights of Americans...

...“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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05/31/12
Moran talks big picture, regional issues at meeting

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 ...

Source: Garden City Telegram
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05/30/12
Senator Jerry Moran Helps to Unveil Startup Act 2.0

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 ...

Source: Examiner
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05/29/12
Wichitans celebrate Memorial Day

"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

Source: msnbc.com
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05/29/12
Wichitans celebrate Memorial Day

"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 ...

Source: KSN.com
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05/28/12
Kansas delegation talking to us like we’re high schoolers

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

Source: Wichita Eagle
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05/28/12
Controversy Rages Over Farm Safety Rules For Teens

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

Source: NPR News
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05/28/12
Warner shows Obama, Dems how it's done in Va.

...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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05/28/12
At Wichita cemetery: stirring sights, respect for those who sacrificed

...— 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

Source: Kansas.com
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05/27/12
Memorial Day Observance At Resthaven Cemetery

"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.

Source: KAKE TV
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05/27/12
In Favor of Bill

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 ...

Source: pilot.com
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05/26/12
Learn from the loss

...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

Source: Kansas.com
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05/25/12
Tester Leads Senate in Blocking U.N. Arms Treaty

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 ...

Source: AmmoLand.com
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05/24/12
Sen. Warner: ‘You can’t cut and tax your way’ out of debt [VIDEO]

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 ...

Source: Daily Caller
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05/24/12
The Export of Weapons: Past, Present and Future

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 ...

Source: Huffington Post
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05/24/12
The Export of Weapons: Past, Present and Future

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 ...

Source: Huffington Post
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05/24/12
New Bill Welcomes High-Tech Entrepreneurs to the U.S.

[More from Mashable: White House Unveils Plan to Bring Government Into the Mobile Age] Republican Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Marco Rubio ... and hire employees," said Sen. Moran in a joint statement. "Startup Act 2.0 will create jobs for Americans .

Source: YAHOO!
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05/24/12
A small but crucial immigration reform

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner is part of a bipartisan effort to solve ... fellow Democrat Chris Coons of Delaware and Republicans Marco Rubio of Florida and Jerry Moran of Kansas. The four senators introduced legislation Tuesday to encourage startup companies ...

Source: Roanoke Times
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05/24/12
New Bill Welcomes High-Tech Entrepreneurs to the U.S.

...for startups and eliminate capital gains tax on the sale of startup stock that’s held for at least five years. Republican Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) worked together with Democrats Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.

Source: Mashable
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05/23/12
In Case You Missed It: Broad Bipartisan Support to Extend the Production Tax Credit

Op-Ed by Gov. Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) in The Wichita Eagle “If we expect the wind-energy industry to provide for our country’s future energy needs and make long-term investments in their businesses, Congress must ...

Source: Whitehouse.gov (press release)
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05/23/12
Editorial: Expand work visas for top foreign talent

You can thank Congress for this because Congress caps the number of H1-Bs. But Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran, a Republican, and Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat, have drafted a bill aimed at easing this bottleneck. Their bill, called the Startup ...

Source: LimaOhio.com
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05/23/12
Warner, Rubio and Others Roll Out Startup 2.0 Jobs Bill

will join with tea-party favorite Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in introducing legislation to build on the Jobs Act signed into law earlier this year. Joined by Sens. Christopher Coons, D-Del., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Warner and Rubio are rolling ...

Source: Hispanic Business
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05/23/12
Palin endorses Hatch in Utah

Dispensing with Tea Party challenger Dan Liljenquist and calling Orrin Hatch “Mr. Balanced Budget,” Sarah Palin endorsed the incumbent Senator from Utah on ... better than Richard Shelby (AL, 77%), Jerry Moran (KS, 74%), Lamar Alexander ...

Source: Hotair.com
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05/23/12
Visa changes aimed at skilled workers

...Virginia Democrat; Internet entrepreneur Steve Case, a member of President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness; Sen. Jerry Moran, Kansas Republican, and Sen. Christopher A. Coons, Delaware Democrat. (Associated Press) Most Americans are deeply

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05/23/12
Senators beckon immigrant entrepreneurs and workers with Startup Act 2.0

...the non-natives could squeeze Americans out of well-paying jobs. Freshman Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) worked across party lines on the new bill, which would also eliminate caps on the

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05/23/12
Wichita-area Memorial Day events

...Air National Guard F-16’s Jayhawk Wing of the Commemorative Air Force. A service will follow with speakers U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran and Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer. • Elmwood Cemetery, Memorial Day service, 9 a.m. Monday , 501 E. 12th Ave. in Augusta. Se

Source: Kansas.com
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Official website: http://www.moran.senate.gov
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