Education
Educating the next generation is a responsibility of parents, teachers, local schools, and the state.
Education should always remain a family, local and state issue – not one left to Washington bureaucrats and politicians. Whether it is No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, or Common Core, I believe these programs reflect a Washingtonian belief that they know better than the parents, teachers, administration, and school board members in Kansas. Let’s repeal these laws and shift power away from Washington – and return it to where it belongs – back home.
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MANHATTAN, KS – Today Representative Tim Huelskamp along with U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran received a tour from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of the future home of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas on the campus of Kansas State University.
Lindsborg, KS – This afternoon Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) issued awards for the 2014 Congressional Arts Competition hosted by The Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery in Lindsborg, Kansas. All high school students in the First Congressional District were encouraged to participate. The grand prize winning artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
(DODGE CITY, KAN.) – Congressman Tim Huelskamp will issue awards this Saturday for the 2014 Congressional Arts Competition. All high school students in the First Congressional District were encouraged to participate. The winning artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
WASHINGTON – Yesterday Congressman Tim Huelskamp met with Kirk Schultz - President of Kansas State University, Fred Cholick, April Mason and Sue Peterson to discuss a variety of issues related to the University.
WASHINGTON – Each year, Members of Congress have the opportunity to nominate outstanding young men and women to attend the nation's military service academies. Following in-person interviews with candidates and rigorous evaluation by a board of Kansans, 1st District Congressman Tim Huelskamp announced that he would recommend the following individuals:
Caulan Brooks, of Larned, son of Ronald and Nikki Chlumsky. He attends Larned High School.
U.S. Naval Academy Nomination.
DODGE CITY, KAN. – Each year Members of Congress have the opportunity to nominate outstanding young men and women between the ages of 18 and 23 to apply for a limited number of positions at four of the nation's five military service academies. Congressman Huelskamp assembled a selection committee to interview candidates seeking nominations. The interviews will take place in Dodge City on Saturday November 16th at Dodge City Community College.
Dear Friends,
IRS Incompetence
In addition to the targeting of conservatives, the IRS demonstrated incompetence at its highest levels when acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified at my recent Small Business Committee hearing. When I asked him to identify the statute that authorizes the President to alter the ObamaCare employer mandate, Mr. Werfel was unable to do so.
July 19, 2013
Rep. Huelskamp votes for Student Success Act to Enhance Local Control of Education
WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congressman Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas) voted for the Student Success Act, which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for the first time since 2007.
Rep. Huelskamp made the following statement:
February 19, 2013
Huelskamp Honors Emporia State University for ''Changing Lives Since 1863''
(WASHINGTON) Kansas First District Congressman Tim Huelskamp, who represents Emporia, Kansas in the U.S. House of Representatives, introduced a resolution on Friday, February 15, 2013 honoring Emporia State University for its 150th Anniversary.
Dear Friends,
This past week I attended President Obama s State of the Union Address. As always it was a night of pomp and circumstance - and not much different than his previous four Addresses. The President outlined his ideas for more government and more spending and higher taxes.
I left the House Chamber with four questions on my mind, including: