Sam Brownback(LifeNews.com commentary) New Congressional Bill Would Restrict Drugs Used in Assisted Suicides: A leading pro-life senator has introduced new legislation to restrict the use of federally controlled drugs in assisted suicides. If Congress approves the bill and President Bush signs it into law, it would stop the use of drugs in all of the assisted suicide cases in Oregon, the only state to legalize the practice. The new legislation, the Assisted Suicie Prevention Act, follows on the heels of a Supreme Court decision in January prohibiting the Bush administration from restricting the use of the drugs. In a 6-3 decision, the high court ruled that the Bush administration could not use the Controlled Substances Act, which governs illegal narcotics, to stop the use of such drugs in assisted suicides. However, the decision paved the way for Congressional legislation to accomplish the same purpose and Sen. Sam Brownback hopes to promote a bill to do that.Pat Roberts(The American Prospect commentary) Phase II: Given the fact that Roberts is a close White House ally who has maneuvered to stymie investigations the White House finds inconvenient, a committee source said that staffers are mystified by Roberts’ public denunciation of the White House for allegedly dragging its heels on declassifying the two newly completed sections of the report. “The completed] sections were sent to the administration for fact checking and they were asked to do a classification review. And the sections came back with a lot more stuff to be classified. I am not convinced this has anything to do with the administration” trying to suppress parts of the report. “This is what we always go through with the intelligence bureaucracy.” Given that this is business as usual, staffers were scratching their heads over Roberts’ public expressions of annoyance at the White House.Dennis Moore[(KC Star) NAACP lauds Moore for support: U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore received the Johnson County NAACP’s Prestige Award on Saturday at the group’s annual Freedom Fund Banquet. The award is given to Johnson Countians whose work has positively affected the county’s residents.Todd Tiahrt(Wichita Eagle commentary) Then go ahead and evaluate agencies already: Credit Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, for trying to promote fiscal accountability on Capitol Hill, but his bill to subject federal programs to the scrutiny of a base-closing-style commission was pulled from the House floor last week after it drew too much resistance from Tiahrt’s fellow Republicans. The measure might live again after the August recess.(Wichita Business Journal) Tiahrt’s caucus pushing jobs without regulation: A jobs caucus headed by Kansas 4th District Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan., plans debate later this year before the U.S. House or Representatives on removing regulatory obstacles from businesses. Tiahrt’s Economic Competitive Caucus has identified eight areas where U.S. businesses face obstacles in productivity and competition abroad, most from what he considers excessive government regulation. “It’s easier today to start a business in Communist Red China than in America,” Tiahrt says. “In China, they provide office space, property management, lawyers, accountants and venture capital to businesses to make sure their economy is strong.”How to contact As always, you can find information to contact members of the Kansas congressional delegation here.