Senator Pat Roberts

Republican  •  Kansas  •  11th Term  •  Sworn In 1981
Current Term 2009 - 2014 View All
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11/18/09
Commentary: Kansas congressmen fearmongering on health care reform

...legislation that are contradicted by independent sources such as the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. For example, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., fretted in Lawrence last week about "rationing of Medicare" and the endangering of the rural health c

11/18/09
Kansans fearmongering on reform

...legislation that are contradicted by independent sources such as the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. For example, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., fretted in Lawrence last week about "rationing of Medicare" and the endangering of the rural health care

Source: Kansas.com
11/17/09
Illinois, Gitmo North?

...government buying a little used Illinois super max prison for the detainees. In contrast, last August, the GOP Kansas senators, Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback were so concerned about sending detainees to their state that they put a "hold" on the confirm

11/16/09
Deep Rifts Over Climate Bill

...senators were deeply split. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said the job loss estimates were “out of whack” with other studies, but Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), a cap-and-trade opponent, rhetorically asked the panel, “What’s a green job?” And pointing

11/16/09
Here's an idea...! Pay more taxes.

...ran as 'moderate gets endorsement from U.S. Senators after Stupak vote – Brownback says she has “conservative values” Sen. Pat Roberts and Sen. Sam Brownback jointly announced today their endorsement of Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Second District, in her

11/15/09
Ed Watch: Calendar of Events

The guest speaker was Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, who served in the Marine Corps from 1958 to 1962. A points-earning promotion from Hy-Vee on Procter and ...

Source: Topeka Capital Journal
11/15/09
Letter: Wait for Kelly

...her as their representative in the House, where funding must originate. A recent news article noted Sens. Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts had earmarked $32 million for NBAF in the $41 billion Homeland Security budget, but that is a drop in the bucket. Abo

Source: CJOnline
11/15/09
Power Grab Threatens US Agriculture

Kansas Senator Pat Roberts also questioned the Obama Administration's commitment to commercial agriculture. “I think the saying is 'know your farmer, ...

Source: Hoosier Ag Today
11/15/09
Letter: Amendment vote

...assault, battery and discrimination cases to court." On Nov. 3, Franken's amendment passed, 68-30. Sens. Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts voted against the amendment. Brownback is campaigning to be governor of Kansas. Is this the type of leadership he will

Source: CJOnline
11/14/09
What to do in Topeka tonight

The guest speaker is Kansas Senator Pat Roberts. Senator Roberts served in the Marine Corps from 1958 to 1962. Washburn Rural High School Drama & Musical ...

Source: KTKA.com
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
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
Pfeiffer receives nomination for West Point

By Staff reports Joshua Peiffer of El Dorado received a nomination from Sen. Pat Roberts for an appointment to the United States Military Academy (West ...

Source: El Dorado Times
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
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
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

... 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
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
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
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
11/11/09
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
11/10/09
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
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
11/09/09
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
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
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)
11/09/09
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
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

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