As another hot Kansas summer comes to an end, thousands of students around the state are headed back to the classroom β they leave behind the labor of summer jobs and wheat harvest, as well as the lazy days of family barbeques and swimming pools. This is an exciting time of year for kids across [...]
More than two centuries ago, our Founding Fathers wisely amended the U.S. Constitution to guarantee a Bill of Rights for its citizens. Rooted in freedom, our democracy has stood strong as Americans have enjoyed liberties unparalleled in the world – including the fundamental right to keep and bear arms. Today, our freedoms and our countryβs [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. β U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today issued the following statement on the Budget Control Act of 2011: βKansans have the right to know the truth. The truth is this plan does not offer a solution to the underlying problem of our crisis today: our governmentβs out-of-control spending. Even if fully enacted, it [...]
By Senator Jerry Moran Just more than a year ago, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act, promising the 2,300-page bill would protect consumers and reform Wall Street. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), one of the act’s key components, marked that anniversary Thursday by opening its doors, without the benefit of accountable leadership or robust congressional [...]
Sen. Jerry Moran didn’t waste any time Tuesday letting a Wichita audience know where he stood on increasing the nation’s debt limit. “I have no intention of raising the debt ceiling,” he said. He said the debt limit has been raised 13 times β 11 of those in the past decade. “If that’s being responsible,” [...]
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