Here are today’s headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Sen. Pat Roberts (R)!(Huffington Post commentary) Irresponsible Democrats: In his Saturday radio address, The Washington Post reports that _President Bush again called Democrats “irresponsible” for pushing an expansion he opposes to a children’s health insurance program. “Democrats in Congress have decided to pass a bill they know will be vetoed,” Bush said of the measure._ So, one may wonder, just who are these irresponsible Democrats who are pushing the expansion of SCHIP? … “I am proud to support this important bill, which will provide health insurance coverage to approximately 4 million more children who would otherwise be uninsured. I’m glad my colleagues and I were able to put politics aside and do what is right for these children,” said Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kans.Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R) !(Aviation Week) House OKs FAA Reauth Bill Without User Fees: usiness jet operators are facing a 14-cents-per-gallon jump in jet fuel taxes under separate measures passed by the full House and the Senate Finance Committee, but the general aviation community lauded legislators in both chambers for pushing forward measures that would maintain the current system of fuel taxes instead of incorporating new user fees. The full House Thursday voted 257-151 in favor of the FAA Reauthorization Act, H.R.2881, a comprehensive bill that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration’s programs through 2011, renew the aviation excise taxes for the same period and include a series of measures to address a number of other aviation issues. … The National Air Transportation Association added that the measures will allow GA to pay more into the Airport and Airway Trust Fund “without establishing a complex and bureaucratic user fee system that could damage the industry while draining Federal Aviation Administration resources.” The General Aviation Manufacturers Association commended the Ways and Means and T&I committee leaders – as well as Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) for his behind-the-scenes efforts.