- 1/2/13
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and the Kansas Congressional Delegation announced today the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has signed a land transfer agreement with the State of Kansas for the site where the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facili
< Read more > - 12/31/12
With only a few hours left as the nation approaches the fiscal cliff deadline, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins released the following statement on the current negotiations.
< Read more > - 12/14/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins visited a Lawrence High School government class today to discuss the current issues of the day and encourage youth involvement in politics.
< Read more > - 12/12/12
At the House Republican Leadership's weekly press conference today, Conference Vice Chair Lynn Jenkins said the president's failure to put forth a balanced plan with real spending reforms is delaying Congress's ability to prevent the fiscal cl
< Read more > - 12/11/12
U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran, and U.S. Representatives Tim Huelskamp and Lynn Jenkins today announced Ft. Riley was awarded a $35.2 million federal grant to build a new middle school.
< Read more > - 12/3/12
Today, House Republican leaders sent a letter to the White House with a new offer to avert the fiscal cliff.
< Read more > - 11/16/12
The situation in Israel and the Gaza Strip is escalating. Latest reports cite more than 400 rockets have been fired at Southern Israel from Gaza since November 10.
< Read more > - 11/15/12
Next Monday, November 19, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins will host a Tele-Townhall where second district seniors will be able the discuss Medicare open enrollment questions and other Medicare concerns.
< Read more > - 11/14/12
Today, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) was elected as Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference by her Republican colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives.
< Read more > - 11/13/12
Today, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins announced the names of the Kansas 2nd Congressional District students who will receive her nomination for appointment to the U.S. Service Academies.
< Read more > - 11/7/12
As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, I am ready to lead on this issue. We did it in the 1980s with a Republican president and a Democrat-controlled House. There is no reason why we cannot achieve comprehensive, pro-growth tax reform in 2013 with t
< Read more > - 10/31/12
"The implementation of the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement is especially good news for Kansas farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, and other job creators."
< Read more > - 10/9/12
Today, Congresswoman Jenkins sent a letter to President Obama asking him to direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Secretary Sebelius to reconsider two parts of Obamacare that could jeopardize the future of Health Savings Accoun
< Read more > - 10/8/12
On Friday, a Kansas Supreme Court ruling upheld the limit on economic damages that can be awarded to medical malpractice victims, a $250,000 cap for pain and suffering, as constitutional.
< Read more > - 10/5/12
According to today's Bureau of Labor and Statistics report, the unemployment rate fell to 7.8% in September.
< Read more > - 10/4/12
President Obama claims he wants to protect middle-class families. However, new research shows the president's spending policies will eventually be paid for on the backs of middle-class Americans.
< Read more > - 9/27/12
Today Congresswoman Jenkins visited the former town of Treece, Kansas, to recognize the federal, state, and local efforts that played a role in the Treece Buyout and Relocation Project.
< Read more > - 9/14/12
The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation's leading small business association, named Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins as a Guardian of Small Business for her outstanding voting record on behalf of America's small-business owners durin
< Read more > - 9/13/12
Today the Federal Reserve announced it will launch a third round of quantitative easing, also called QE3, to stimulate the economy.
< Read more > - 9/13/12
Today's vote to continue to fund the government temporarily is a perfect example of why this country is $16 trillion in debt. It's a symptom of the debilitating disease of a broken budget process. The House has passed a budget, but the Senate has
< Read more > - 9/13/12
Next Monday, September 17, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins will host open office hours in Pittsburg, Kan. "Open Office Hours" are private, one-on-one meetings with Congresswoman Jenkins that are open to any 2nd district resident on a first come, first serve,
< Read more > - 9/12/12
"My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by this tragedy and their families. Today we honor these American patriots, their extraordinary service, and their selfless commitment to diplomacy and freedom."
< Read more > - 9/11/12
Congresswoman Jenkins released the following statement regarding the anniversary of the terrorist attacks that shook our nation 11 years ago.
< Read more > - 9/7/12
Today, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics announced the unemployment rate dropped from 8.3% to 8.1%, adding only 96,000 jobs in August.
< Read more > - 8/29/12
Wednesday, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins visited Columbus, Kan., and Parsons, Kan., to host listening sessions as part of her Congress to Kansas tour.
< Read more > - 8/28/12
Today, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins visited Leavenworth, Kan., to host a listening session as part of her Congress to Kansas tour. The discussion topics covered the farm bill, the budget, Medicare, energy production, and the role of government.
< Read more > - 8/14/12
Today, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins visited Osawatomie, Kan., to host a listening session as part of her Congress to Kansas tour.
< Read more > - 8/9/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins welcomes Ginger Niemann of Nortonville, Kan., as a legislative aide in her Washington office. Niemann will be covering military, agriculture, veterans, postal, and welfare issues.
< Read more > - 8/9/12
On Tuesday, August 14, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins will visit Osawatomie, Kan., to host a listening session as part of her Congress to Kansas tour.
< Read more > - 8/2/12
This afternoon, the House of Representatives will vote on a drought assistance package to provide certainty to those producers who are ineligible for crop insurance.
< Read more > - 8/1/12
Today the House of Representatives will vote on the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012. This piece of legislation will protect American taxpayers from a $4 trillion tax hike in 2013 as a result of the fiscal cliff.
< Read more > - 7/30/12
On Saturday, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins visited three farms in Franklin, Shawnee, and Osage counties to examine drought damage and losses and discuss conditions with local agriculture producers, including such organizations as the Kansas Farm Bureau, Kans
< Read more > - 7/25/12
This bipartisan effort, cosponsored by Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, will increase oversight over the Federal Reserve's management of trillions of taxpayer dollars.
< Read more > - 7/24/12
This week the House of Representatives will vote on the Preserving America's Family Farms Act. This bipartisan bill, of which Congresswoman Jenkins is a co-sponsor, will protect the rights of young Kansans to voluntarily work on a family farm.
< Read more > - 7/11/12
Today, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) released the following statement after voting to repeal the 2010 health care reform law. The U.S. House of Representatives approved the bill to repeal by a 244-185 vote.
< Read more > - 7/11/12
Our current health care insurance system is badly broken, but the Affordable Care Act only makes it worse. It will lead to fewer jobs, more debt, and reduced access to quality care. But most importantly, it does not even deal with our primary problem: af
< Read more > - 7/6/12
"Today's disappointing jobs report marks the third straight month of bad news for the economy. There are still 12.7 million unemployed Americans struggling to find work and millions more that have completely given up looking."
< Read more > - 6/28/12
Today the United States Supreme Court released its landmark ruling on President Obama's Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Contrary to President Obama's argument when he was seeking to pass the bill, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the individual ma
< Read more > - 6/20/12
"The President and I have not agreed on much when it comes to policy since we were both sworn into office in January of 2009, but one area where I believed we had common ground was on the importance of the rule of law and transparency in government."
< Read more > - 6/7/12
Today, H.R. 436, the Medical Device Tax Repeal Act, which Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins co-authored, passed the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support 270 to 146 and cleared another hurdle to becoming law.
< Read more > - 6/1/12
The investigation, entitled Business Jet Aircraft Industry: Structure and Factors Affecting Competitiveness, examines the business jet industry in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Europe and China. The report from the investigation was released this we
< Read more > - 5/31/12
"I introduced the Restoring Access to Medication Act, H.R. 5842, to repeal this unnecessary and punitive provision of Obamacare. I am pleased my legislation received bi-partisan support today as it passed out of committee, and look forward to it receivin
< Read more > - 5/29/12
In February 2011, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) and Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI) introduced H.R. 529, legislation that will help encourage low and moderate-income families to take advantage of 529 plans to help save for college.
< Read more > - 5/24/12
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) will deliver the Weekly Republican Address on Saturday, May 26, in conjunction with the House Energy Action Team's (HEAT) 2012 American Energy and Jobs Tour.
< Read more > - 5/16/12
"I've said all along that building the NBAF in Manhattan is a national security priority, and I am glad the full Appropriations Committee has agreed and advanced legislation that begins to fund the construction in earnest."
< Read more > - 5/11/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins was joined by all three of her fellow Kansas House delegation members in sending a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson requesting that Kansas be allowed additional time to comply with the Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSA
< Read more > - 5/9/12
The subcommittee approved language includes $75 million for the construction of the Nation Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas, and directs the Department of Homeland Security to complete a funding plan for the completion of the NBAF
< Read more > - 5/1/12
Today, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins toured the Missouri River flood zone with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
< Read more > - 4/28/12
Today, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) hosted United States House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on a tour of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) and the Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI) in Manhattan.
< Read more > - 4/27/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins announced today that on Tuesday May 1st she will be touring the Missouri River flood zone with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Colonel Anthony J. Hofmann, Commander of Kansas City District of the USACE, will lead a Mi
< Read more > - 4/24/12
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), along with U.S. Representatives Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.), Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.), Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.), and Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.), today issued the following statement on the confirmed case of bovine spongiform encephalopa
< Read more > - 4/2/12
"We need to face the reality that America and our businesses, both large and small, are competing in a global marketplace. America must compete for investment and the corporate tax code, last overhauled in 1986, plays a major role in that contest."
< Read more > - 3/29/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H. Con Res 112, the Path to Prosperity, the Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2013.
< Read more > - 3/29/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan) and Congressman Sam Farr (D-CA), Co-Chairs of the Defense Communities Caucus, today hosted Defense Secretary Leon Panetta at a meeting with caucus members on the potential of future military base realignments and closure
< Read more > - 3/23/12
"It has been two years since the President's health care law was rammed through Congress in the face of bipartisan opposition including unanimous opposition from House Republicans, and the disapproval of nearly 2/3rds of the American people."
< Read more > - 3/22/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins released the following statement today after voting in support of H.R. 5, the Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act.
< Read more > - 3/16/12
"The Southeast Kansas Jobs Fair was a great success, and it would not have been possible without such wonderful support from the local community."
< Read more > - 3/8/12
"The President's health care law is chock-full of pitfalls, government overreaches, and newly created bureaucracies, but perhaps the most outrageous and dangerous manifestation in Obamacare is the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB)."
< Read more > - 3/8/12
"On National Agriculture day, I urge all Kansans and all Americans to thank a farmer in their life. I'm proud to be a Kansas farm girl, proud to be from an Ag state, and immensely proud to represent so many incredible farmers and ranchers in Congress.
< Read more > - 3/5/12
On February 29th, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) wrote a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano expressing his support for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) and its importance to the Kansas City (KC) Animal Health Co
< Read more > - 3/2/12
This study by the Department of Homeland Security confirms, yet again, what the Bush Administration, the Obama Administration, Congress and the Kansas Delegation have been saying for years.
< Read more > - 3/2/12
"Regularly meeting with and listening to the folks at home is one of the most important and most enjoyable responsibilities as your representative in Congress."
< Read more > - 3/2/12
This morning, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released their updated site-specific risk assessment (SSRA) for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) being constructed in Manhattan, Kansas.
< Read more > - 2/28/12
"The entire Obamacare package represents an offensive and likely unconstitutional overreach by the Federal Government. Yet, the administration's power grab has continued as they begin implementation."
< Read more > - 2/28/12
"I am pleased to see that the Air Force has recognized and moved to correct the flaws in their contracting process for the Afghanistan Light Air Support Contract."
< Read more > - 2/22/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins issued the following statement today in reaction to the release of the Obama Administration's corporate tax reform framework:
< Read more > - 2/15/12
"The President and Secretary Geithner just don't seem to understand that we cannot tax ourselves out of this deep hole of debt."
< Read more > - 2/13/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, Governor Sam Brownback, Senator Pat Roberts, Senator Jerry Moran, Congressman Tim Huelskamp, Congressman Kevin Yoder, and Congressman Mike Pompeo today issued the following joint statement in reaction to the funding request for
< Read more > - 2/13/12
The budget released by the Obama Administration today reads far more like a campaign piece than a serious governing document. The President has once again failed to address the mounting fiscal issues facing our Nation, choosing rather to punt on the bigg
< Read more > - 2/13/12
"The budget released by the Obama Administration today reads far more like a campaign piece than a serious governing document."
< Read more > - 2/7/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins issued the following statement today after voting for H.R. 1734, the Civilian Property Realignment Act, which passed the House today with bi-partisan support.
< Read more > - 2/2/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins is pleased to announce that Megan Grossenbacher of Bern, Kansas, is working as a congressional intern in her Topeka office.
< Read more > - 2/2/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins is pleased to announce that Caleb Hays of Oswego, Kansas is working as a congressional intern in her Pittsburg office.
< Read more > - 2/2/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins is pleased to announce Amna Humayon of Overland Park, Kansas, is working as a congressional intern in her Topeka office.
< Read more > - 2/2/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins is pleased to announce that Elliot Kovach of Shawnee, Kansas, is working as a congressional intern in her Washington, D.C. office.
< Read more > - 2/1/12
To combat this power grab and constitutional side-step, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins has introduced legislation designed to curtail overreaching Executive Orders that have been on the rise for years.
< Read more > - 1/24/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins released the following statement after President Obama delivered his State of the Union address to Congress on January 24, 2012:
< Read more > - 1/24/12
As a CPA, I can tell you that the first step to overcoming a financial crisis is to obtain a complete understanding of one's financial situation, then make a detailed plan to make responsible spending decisions.
< Read more > - 1/23/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins released the following statement after sending the attached letter to President Obama asking for his continued support of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas.
< Read more > - 1/22/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins released the following statement after Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords announced she will soon retire from Congress:
< Read more > - 1/18/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins released the following statement after the Obama Administration announced its decision to block the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline:
< Read more > - 1/18/12
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins released the following statement regarding H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act
< Read more > - 1/4/12
"I have always believed that a person is only as good as their word, but the same holds true for businesses and corporations. Sadly, it looks like the Boeing Company's word isn't as good as it appeared."
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