Here are today’s headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Rep. Dennis Moore (D) !(Roll Call, via Swing State Project) Republicans Uniting Against Moore?: House Republicans, long stymied by Rep. Dennis Moore (D) in Kansas’ GOP-leaning 3rd district, think they might have recruited the perfect candidate — state Sen. Nick Jordan (R) — to flip the seat back to the GOP. In Washington, D.C., last week to participate in the National Republican Congressional Committee’s candidate school, Jordan is described as having the support of both the moderate and conservative wings of the GOP in the Jayhawk State’s 3rd district. If true, this could prove crucial for a Jordan victory. That’s because Moore first won the suburban eastern Kansas district in 1998 — and has held it since — largely because Republicans have failed to unify behind their nominee in each of the past five elections. “Both moderates and conservatives are pushing Jordan] to run,” said a knowledgeable Republican operative based in Kansas. “This is the guy we’ve been waiting for.” Jordan said in a brief interview late last week that he is “very likely” to run for Congress in 2008 and that he probably would announce his intentions sometime in August. […] Sen. Pat Roberts (R)![(AP) FDA suspends plan to close Kansas lab: The Food and Drug Administration is suspending plans to close some regional labs around the country, including one in Lenexa. FDA officials told the office of Senator Pat Roberts that its plan to consolidate the labs is on hold — though it’s not clear for how long. Roberts and other Kansas lawmakers had urged the FDA to halt the process until Congress could review whether the plan makes sense. The lawmakers say they have concerns about how the plan would affect national security and the safety of the national food supply.Rep. Nancy Boyda (D) !(Topeka Capital-Journal) Boyda pension penalty part of ethics measure: The ethics bill passed by the U.S. House this week contains language from a measure sponsored by Rep. Nancy Boyda that would strip federal pensions from members of Congress convicted of bribery and related crimes. Boyda’s original measure, the Pension Forfeiture Act, passed the House in January but never made it through the Senate. The same language was folded into the ethics reform legislation that passed 411-8 on Tuesday. All four House members from Kansas voted in favor: Boyda and fellow Democrat Dennis Moore and Republican Reps. Todd Tiahrt and Jerry Moran. “Kansans just can’t believe that these members of Congress who are sitting in prison convicted of a felony, convicted of bribery, are still receiving a taxpayer pension,” Boyda said in a telephone interview Wednesday from Washington.Rep. Jerry Moran (R) !(Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter) First shot is fired in farm bill debate: A day after he voted against a U.S. House version of the federal farm bill, Congressman Jerry Moran awaited the start of Wilson’s After Harvest Czech Festival parade by explaining why he was still optimistic about the eventual outcome of what has become a contentious piece of legislation. Moran said the Senate is expected to start deliberations on the farm bill in September. He thinks once a House-Senate conference committee meets to hammer out a compromise on the two versions, agriculture can expect a better deal. “This is just the initial step,” he said of the House measure.”I’m not pessimistic.” The Democratic-controlled House passed legislation Friday that offers aid to farmers; however, the bulk of funding in the five-year farm bill goes to nutrition programs.