Is Dennis Moore going to get a break this time?A story in The Hill today suggests that national GOP officials are scratching their heads over how to seize Moore’s seat representing Kansas’ 3rd District in Congress. Moore was elected in 1998, and survived tough challenges every two years since then, financed in part by national-level Republicans.Although Chuck Ahner,Thomas Scherer (we couldn’t find a Web site for him), Scott Schwab, and Paul Showen are competing for the GOP nomination, Moore may have an easier time holding onto the seat this year.The Hill reports: _Of the seven Democratic incumbents mentioned, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Reynolds (N.Y.) named only Marshall’s and Boswell’s races when asked last week about Republicans’ main targets. He instead focused on open seats in Vermont, Ohio and Illinois, along with freshman Reps. John Barrow (Ga.) and Melissa Bean (Ill.).__Regarding Moore’s district in particular, he said Kansas politics have proved to be quite challenging to Republicans, who have consistently launched aggressive bids to unseat the incumbent.__”We’ll just have to see what happens there,” Reynolds said. “Some of my hopes in past races have been dashed.”_Other links:Sam Brownback links(The Hill) Sen. Judd Gregg fills budget bill with a host of reforms: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) is adding a host of budget-process reforms to a line-item-veto bill in an effort to win the support of conservatives on his panel, but the new measures could cripple the legislation if it is sent to the floor. … the more expansive approach is likely to attract votes from several committee conservatives, including Sens. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), who might otherwise have been reluctant to help move it to the floor. In addition to the line-item veto and biennial budgeting, it includes a mechanism for cutting entitlement spending if deficit targets are not met, statutory discretionary spending caps backed up by across-the-board cuts, and a panel like the federal base-closing commission that would cut other government programs, according to lawmakers and aides familiar with the proposal. The program-cutting panel is the brainchild of Brownback, who has introduced his bill repeatedly with little success to date.Pat Roberts links(CattleNetwork.com) Sen. Roberts Announces Release of CRP Acreage for Emergency Grazing: U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today said the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released Conservation Reserve Program(CRP) acreage in Kansas for emergency grazing due to serious, long-term drought conditions. Senator Roberts noted the thirty-one counties that have been approved for emergency grazing of CRP acreage are: Cheyenne, Clark, Comanche, Decatur, Edwards, Ellis, Ellsworth, Finney, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Lane, Lincoln, Logan, Meade, Morton, Ness, Osborne, Rawlins, Rush, Russell, Seward, Stanton, Stevens, Thomas, and Trego. On May 30, Senator Roberts wrote a letter urging U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns to release CRP acreage immediately for emergency grazing.Miscellaneous links(Wichita Eagle) Kansas delegation’s income figures released: Sen. Pat Roberts continued to gain income from his wife’s real estate investments, and Sen. Sam Brownback earned $8,512 from his Linn County farm, according to congressional financial disclosure statements released today. The documents provide a glimpse into the finances and income sources of federal lawmakers, though precise numbers are hard to determine due to how income is reported. Trips funded by outside sources are also reported.How to contact As always, you can find information to contact members of the Kansas congressional delegation here.