Here are today’s headlines from the Kansas congressional delegationSen. Sam Brownback (R) !(New York Times) U.S. men and foreign women face roadblock in walk down the aisle: In June, the federal immigration service froze 10,000 visa applications for foreign fiancees because they did not conform with a law that had gone into effect in March. The law, known as the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act, or Imbra, is intended to give foreign women and the U.S. government more information about the men who seek so-called mail-order brides. “This is an unequal partnership where you have somebody dependent on somebody else in a profound way,” said Senator Sam Brownback, Republican of Kansas, who was a leading sponsor of the law. “It puts women at a significant disadvantage, in a potentially violent situation.”(KC Star) McCaskill hasn’t said how she would deal with possible conflicts of interest on bills: Several wealthy members of Congress use blind trusts. “The Brownbacks thought it was the most transparent and the best way to avoid even the appearance of impropriety,” said Brian Hart, a spokesman for Sen. Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican whose family’s blind trust is worth several million dollars. “A lot of it is protecting yourself from the appearance of undue influence, of taking action or not taking action because of your investments.”Rep. Jerry Moran (R)!(Hutch News) New federal ID regulations might cause hardship for some Kansans: Starting in 2008, the Real ID Act will affect drivers renewing their licenses. The legislation, passed in 2005 in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, will create a federal identification card that will supplant driver’s licenses. It also will require that employees of the state provide driver’s license services. … “One important service provided to Kansans at the local level of government is the ability for many county treasurers in my state to process Kansas driver’s license renewals, change of names or addresses, state ID cards, instruction permits and restricted driver’s license permits,” U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Hays, wrote U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Cherthoff on Oct. 6. The regulations eventually issued by the department should allow the practice to continue in which treasurers can act as agents for the state, Moran urged.