Sen. Moran Emphasizes Importance of Research for Veterans Exposed to Agent...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, this week urged the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pursue research regarding veterans’ exposure...
View ArticleSen. Moran Expresses Frustration with New EPA Water Rules
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing this week to review the Army Corps of...
View ArticleKansas Common Sense - Helping Vets Exposed to Toxic Substances
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View ArticleSenate Passes Resolution Introduced by Sens. Moran and Roberts to Commemorate...
WASHINGTON–This week, the United States Senate passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) to congratulate the University of Kansas on its 150th...
View ArticleSen. Moran's Urging Leads Administration to Put Nutritional Science Ahead of...
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, today praised the announcement this week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
View ArticleMoran Introduces Legislation to Train More Physician Assistants, Reduce VA...
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, introduced legislation this week to increase the number of health professionals serving veterans at the...
View ArticleSen. Moran Statement on Ruling to Block EPA from Expanding Definition of WOTUS
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) issued the following statement today after the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the EPA from making changes to the regulatory definition of “waters...
View ArticleKansas Common Sense - National Defense Authorization Act Passes Senate
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View ArticleKansas Common Sense - FDA Commissioner Visits Kansas
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View ArticleSen. Moran Hosts FDA Commissioner in Kansas
Visit Highlights Kansas Producers' Safe and Judicious Use of Antibiotics in Livestock...
View ArticleSen. Moran, KU Hospital Chief Medical Officer Visit CDC
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), member of the Senate Appropriations Health Subcommittee, visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week to learn more about how...
View ArticleSen. Moran Statement on President Obama's Decision to Veto Defense Bill
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) issued the following statement today following President Obama’s veto of the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill:“The president’s veto of our...
View ArticleSen. Moran Hosts Kansans at Agriculture Appropriations Hearing on Rural...
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman, hosted Sunflower Electric Power Corporation President and CEO Stuart Lowry of Hays, Kan., and...
View ArticleSen. Moran Sponsors Bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) sponsored legislation this week to recalibrate prison sentences for certain drug offenders by allowing judges greater sentencing discretion for lower-level...
View ArticleKansas Common Sense - Hosting Kansans at Agriculture Appropriations Hearing
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View ArticleCongress Sends Legislation Supporting Wounded Warriors to White House
WASHINGTON– The United States Senate last night delivered a victory for our nation’s veterans by unanimously passing the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act (H.R. 313). Companion Senate legislation (S....
View ArticleSen. Moran Calls on VA Secretary to Support ARCH Program
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, along with U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) called on Department of...
View ArticleSen. Moran Delivers Floor Speech and Issues Statement on Budget Agreement
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) spoke on the U.S. Senate Floor and issued the following statement to express his opposition to the two-year budget agreement. Sen. Moran has repeatedly...
View ArticleSen. Moran Calls on Senate Leadership to Reauthorize Student Loan Program
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined 53 of his Senate colleagues today in urging Senate leadership to take up and pass legislation to reauthorize the Perkins Loan Program. This...
View ArticleSen. Moran Expresses Frustration with Systemic Failure, Lack of Support for...
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), member of Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), questioned Government Accountability Office (GAO) Health Team Director Dr. Debra Draper and...
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