Congressional Briefing

How vulnerable are Moore and Boyda in ’08?

Here are today's headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Rep. Dennis Moore (D) ![][1][(StayRed Kansas commentary) Cook Political Report Released - Moore, Boyda In Trouble][2] Earlier this week, famous political progrnosticator, Charlie Cook, released his quarterly House ratings, ...

Roberts wants more family and medical leave for injured soldiers

Here are today's headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Sen. Pat Roberts (R)![][1][(Manhattan Mercury) Amendment to boost military leave, care:][2] The U.S. Senate recently approved an amendment that would expand family and medical leave for soldiers injured in combat and their ...

Tiahrt: Anger with Bush ‘has sidetracked Congress’

Here are today's headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R) ![][1][(Wichita Eagle commentary) Congress focused too much on Bush, Tiahrt said:][2] "The level of anger with the president has sidetracked Congress," Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, told The Eagle editorial ...

Looking into the Congressional Record

Not much in the way of headlines today about the Kansas Congressional delegation, so we'll take another of our periodic peeks into the Congressional Record. Here are some highlights since the beginning of July...Sen. Sam Brownback (R) ![][1]**On July 9, Brownback urged the Senate to deny a ...

Boyda defends earmarks in the New York Times

Here are today's headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Rep. Nancy Boyda (D) ![][1][(New York Times) With New Rules, Congress Boasts of Pet Projects:][2] If the idea was to shame lawmakers into restraint, it did not work. Eight months after Democrats vowed to shine light on the dark ...

New GOP challenge to Dennis Moore

Here are today's headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Rep. Dennis Moore (D) ![][1][(Roll Call, via Swing State Project) Republicans Uniting Against Moore?:][2] House Republicans, long stymied by Rep. Dennis Moore (D) in Kansas' GOP-leaning 3rd district, think they might have ...