Here are today’s headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Rep. Nancy Boyda (D) !(Harris News Service) Some gas money going to taxes: A bill to suspend collection of the federal gas tax during price spikes above $3 a gallon also was introduced in Congress. The legislation, co-sponsored by 2nd District U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda last week, would replace lost revenues by rolling back tax breaks for big oil companies.Sen. Pat Roberts (R)!(AP) Drought hinders hay production in Ky. (Second item): Former Senate leaders Tom Daschle and Bob Dole suggested the nation’s agricultural policy should be reformed, releasing a plan designed to lessen farmer dependence on subsidies. Daschle, a Democrat from South Dakota, and Dole, a Republican from Kansas, proposed eliminating direct subsidy payments to farmers but retaining countercyclical payments, which pay farmers when prices are low. They also suggested Wednesday that farmers be encouraged to take part in emerging markets such as renewable fuels to help them stay afloat. … Any attempt to eliminate direct payments would be opposed by some farm-state members. Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, a senior Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee, has been outspoken in his opposition to any effort to trim the program.(AP) Kansas could get $335 million for uninsured children: Kansas could get $335 million in new money for uninsured children if Congress increases funding for a federal children’s health care insurance program, according to a report released Thursday by a consumer health advocacy group. The study from Families USA, a group that promotes universal health care coverage, said the funds would help Kansas expand health coverage for the 49,462 uninsured children in the state. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., said he has urged his colleagues on the Senate Finance Committee to make the reauthorization of the S-CHIP program a top priority.”In order to grow the success of the S-CHIP program, it is essential to provide additional funding,” Roberts said in a statement.