Sam Brownback(Cumberland Times-News) Marriage broker law seeks to protect readily exploited women: IMBRA also prevents “mail-order bride” agencies from recruiting girls under 18; requires agencies to disclose whether an American client is a registered sex offender; and then to obtain a foreign recruit’s consent before releasing her contact information to a man who may, in fact, be a rapist or a child molester. IMBRA does not prevent anyone from marrying whomever they choose – it just enables informed choices to be made. … IMBRA was not an “extreme feminist” conspiracy resisted by “most legislators.” Three of IMBRA’s four lead co-sponsors were men (Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.); Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.); and Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.).(Christian Newswire) Interfaith Comprehensive Immigration Reform Conference and Advocacy Day: World Relief would like to announce an Interfaith Comprehensive Immigration Reform Conference and Advocacy Day on July 12, 2006. Guest speakers include the Rev. Richard Land, Rev. Jim Wallis, and Sen. Sam Brownback. The days schedule includes sessions on the Theology of Migration, Presentation of Personal Stories, and Applying Faith Principles to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Debate.(The Hill) Lobby reform game plan: Spending by 527s is expected to benefit Democrats much more than Republicans because GOP political operatives have had difficulty raising money for these groups, which are named after the section of the tax code that deals with them. … There are Republicans who oppose 527 reform. In a letter to Frist last month, seven Republican senators expressed their concerns about the bill. “We strongly oppose adding the anti-free speech provisions of H.R. 513 to the lobbying reform bill, or any other bill,” the Republicans wrote, referring to the bill restricting 527s that the House passed earlier this year. “If such provisions are added to legislation scheduled for a Senate vote, we would give serious consideration to supporting extended debate on the bill.” Extended debate is a euphemism for filibuster. Republican Sens. George Allen (Va.), Jim DeMint (S.C.), Tom Coburn (Okla.), Mike Enzi (Wyo.), David Vitter (La.), John Sununu (N.H.) and Sam Brownback (Kan.) signed the letter.Pat Roberts(KC Star) Roberts: Unclear why House counterpart upset at Bush: Senate Intelligence Chairman Pat Roberts said he’s briefed on an array of secret operations, but is in the dark about what’s angered his counterpart in the House. The New York Times reported Sunday that Republican Rep. Peter Hoekstra of Michigan, who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, complained to President Bush in May that his administration might be breaking the law by not giving full details to Congress on all of its secret activities. … Roberts said Tuesday that he had not yet spoken to Hoeskstra, but the Kansas Republican said he assumed that they both got the same briefings. “Everything I’ve asked for, I’ve received,” he said. “Every briefing I’ve asked for, we’ve been briefed. Everything that we’ve wanted to come before the full committee, we’ve had come before the full committee.”Misc.(49abcnews.com) The House always wins? Reps say banks, online gambling don’t mix: Internet gambling couldn’t win against the House on Tuesday. Democrat Dennis Moore and Republicans Jerry Moran and Jim Ryun voted to ban the use of credit cards for online betting. The House of Representatives approved the bill, which will now go to the Senate. It would make it illegal for banks and companies to make payments to online gambling sites.How to contact As always, you can find information to contact members of the Kansas congressional delegation here.