Here’s a likely example of how Republicans plan to keep pressure on U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda during this term.The new Kansas congresswoman has been under fire for her vote for a military spending bill that did not include money for construction projects at Fort Riley and a new prison at Fort Leavenworth. She talked with the press Wednesday – after a day spent meeting with military leaders – and promised to work for additional funding, both for those projects and for the Kansas National Guard.The Journal-World reports: _Kansas National Guard leaders say they need more money for training, U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Kansas, said Wednesday.__”I’ll be carrying that message,” Boyda said of her return to Congress after this week.__Boyda met with Guard commander Adjutant Gen. Tod Bunting and Maj. Gen. M. Wayne Pierson, commander of the Leavenworth-based 35th Infantry Division.__Boyda was criticized earlier this month because she voted for a military spending bill that did not include money for construction projects at Fort Riley and a new prison at Fort Leavenworth. But Boyda said those projects will be taken care of in a supplemental spending bill. As she has done several times in recent days, she criticized the previous 109th Congress for failing to pass a budget that could have included those projects.__”My bottom line is that my highest priority is getting these important military construction projects started again,” Boyda said._But Kansas Republicans seem determined not to let Boyda get her footing back on the issue. Even as Boyda was winding down her Leavenworth visit, Sen. Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback and Reps. Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt — all of the state’s Congressional Republicans — offered a press release that — while it didn’t name Boyda by name – clearly sought to keep the issue alive.The release: _U.S. Senators Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Congressmen Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) yesterday sent a letter to Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey requesting support and funding for projects at Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth, both in Kansas.__”Both Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth provide invaluable services to the men and women serving in the military,” said Brownback. “We owe it to our soldiers to adequately fund projects at Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth. Cutting BRAC funding from these bases is unacceptable.”__The Fiscal Year 2007 Continuing Resolution does not include funds necessary to execute key Base Realignment and Closure projects at Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth. BRAC funds are necessary for the Combat Aviation Brigade Complex, runway improvements, the new division headquarters facility and the sustainment brigade headquarters, the Battle Command Training Center, a health and dental clinic and child development center, completion of a corrections facility, among other projects.__”Kansas won significant increases in personnel and missions as a result of BRAC, and now the troops and their families are coming to work on the missions and much of the key funding is at risk; that’s just not right,” Senator Roberts said. “We cannot ask our soldiers who have just returned from deployment to sacrifice even more for our nation by not giving them the facilities and support they need.”_A not-going-out-on-a-limb prediction: With Republicans already lining up to challenge Boyda in 2008, expect this issue to appear in a campaign television commercial about then.Here are today’s headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Sen. Pat Roberts (R)!(Hutch News) Roberts addresses Chamber: The U.S. military effort in Iraq cannot be sustained beyond August if measurable progress does not occur, in the view of Sen. Pat Roberts. If an American troop buildup cannot improve stability in Iraq in four to six months, the U.S. is “going to have to make some very tough policy considerations,” the Republican said Wednesday in Hutchinson. Redeployment – not retreat – is the word Roberts prefers. He also spoke of containment, saying a complete withdrawal from the Middle East is not feasible.(Chemical and Engineering News) Pesticide Makers Seek Tax Credit: Farm chemical producers are urging Congress to pass legislation creating a tax credit to help agricultural businesses offset the costs of on-site security upgrades. “Our industry is committed to keeping pesticides out of the hands of terrorists and other criminals,” says Jay J. Vroom, president of CropLife America. The pesticide industry trade group is working with several other organizations, including the Fertilizer Institute and the Chemical Producers & Distributors Association, to secure passage of the Agricultural Business Security Tax Credit Act (S. 551). Under the bill, sponsored by Sens. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and E. Benjamin Nelson (D-Neb.), qualified businesses would be able to receive a tax credit of up to $100,000 per site, with an overall company cap of $2 million per year for security measures to protect chemical and fertilizer manufacturing and storage locations. Rep. Dennis Moore (D) !(KC Star) Moore coins plan to fund disabled vet memorial: America’s disabled veterans will be honored at Washington’s newest memorial, slated for a prime spot of land at the foot of Capitol Hill. The land has been secured. The design has won preliminary approval. Now, the central task that remains is raising $65 million to build the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial. About half has been raised so far. U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, a Kansas Democrat, has introduced legislation he hopes will help. Moore’s bill would direct the U.S. Treasury to mint 350,000 commemorative silver dollars to sell at a face value, plus a $10 surcharge. That surcharge, which would raise $3.5 million, would go to a fund dedicated to building the memorial.Rep. Jerry Moran (R) !(Emporia Gazette) Rep. Moran Opposes closing Farm Office: Chase County residents got to speak their minds when Rep. Jerry Moran visited Strong City Tuesday morning for his annual Big First Listening Tour. Strong City was Moran’s 58th stop in his district in 2007. The stops are set up town-hall style and give residents an opportunity to speak their minds about issues that are important to them. Chase County residents had many issues weighing on their minds Tuesday morning. The first issue that residents raised was the proposed restructuring plan for area U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency offices. Under the proposed plan, the Chase County FSA office would be closed and consolidated with the Lyon County office. That would mean more driving time for farmers and, according to residents, by consolidating rural offices into city offices, goes against the idea of keeping rural America rural. Moran said he is against the closure of any offices.