money that could be providing affordable health care, to an estimated 600,000 georgians, and 78,000 kansansvernors cruise to reelection, both nathan deal in georgia and sam brown in kansas are in reelection iffyness. what's going on here? part of the problem for the no way, no how, never team is that polls show even republicans, in some southern states, are tired of hearing about repealing obamacare. this "new york times" kaiser poll finds a majority would rather congress improve the president's signature health care law than repeal and replace it. after 50 votes to repeal the affordable care act, and 24 states refusing to expand medicaid, leaving about 5 million people uninsured as a result, republicans are discovering that just yelling repeal, and even withholding medicaid coverage from their own citizens isn't working exactly like they thought it would. now republicans are trying a new tact, and some of them are claiming the real problem with obamacare is that it doesn't cover enough people. that is according to kevin mccarthy. so maybe, just maybe, as this "new york times" forecast pred

kansans and americans are exhausted by a job market that is failing them. this most recent report in march showed absolutely no improvement in employment and in fact for women we saw an increase in unemployment. mr. pompeo: madam speaker, the president's latest attempt to redefine the workweek from 40 hours to 29 has already proven detrimental to millions of americans. there are 7.2 million americans working part-time -- part time for economic reasons. this will leave them with less money to take care of their families. the president's policies have hit kansans hard, things like identifying the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered species, trying to redefine navigable waterways such as a puddle will come under the e.p.a.'s control. this hits pocket books and paychecks and families. republicans have advanced hundreds of solutions that will get americans back to work. madam speaker, we're five years into this administration and it is no longer anything but a joke to blame president bush for these challenges in our economic workplace. we need the president

thought the message of 2010, the election that i was brought to the united states senate on behalf of kansans, i thought the message that we all would have, should have received, the message of the election was the desire for every american to have the chance to improve their lives through a job, through a better job, and through a secure job. and in my view, it's time for us to focus on growing the opportunities for all workers everywhere, of all nature, and with a willing congress, including leaders who understand these challenges and are willing to address them, i am certain we can create greater opportunities for millions of americans, including those who no longer or who currently have no meaningful work. a lack of a job is a terrible thing othing. i think there's a certain moral component, a sense of well-being, a sense of who we are as human beings when we have a job that not only fulfills us financially but gives us a sense of purpose in our daily lives. and as the senate considers a short-term extension of unemployment insurance, we must not lose sight of that longer-term goal of cre

madam president, i ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute and remembering the life of a great kansan, alvin brinsing, and i yield the floor. madam president, i notice the absence of a quorum. the presidingofficer:the clerk e roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum call be terminated. i ask unanimous consent that we be in a period of morning business. i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to calendar number 346. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 346, s. res. 384 expressing the sense of the senate concerning humanitarian crisis in syria and neighboring countries and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed to the measure. if there is no further debate on the measure, all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the measure is agreed to. mr. reid: madam president, i would ask that the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider

, we need to repeal and most importantly to replace obamacare with the real reforms that work for kansans and all americans. however, until we can accomplish full repeal, we at least need to ensure we are protecting the life-saving care and treatment that americans need by attacking the elements of obamacare that ration care and passing the repeal rationing support of life act of 2014. i urge my colleagues to support this proposal and take the steps necessary to protect the lives of their constituents. madam president, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. casey: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: thank you very much. i was rising today to speak about an issue which should be under the category of "unfinished business" and a priority for the american people, and that's unemployment insurance. in this case, emergency unemployment compensation. and the trauma that so many peopl

a special welcome to a fellow kansan from god's country -- >> objectively spoken, sir. >> i understand. i appreciate that. >> and certainly as a jayhawk, you won a lot of jobs -- you won a lot of respect on this side of the table. thank you both for coming. thank you for your work and service. as we debate about what our priorities are in the country, debate our pry ores within the fcc budget, our job is to help support those programs and things that have the greatest amount of sponsor and we think are consistent with our values as a country, and one of the sort of more controversial issues that's come up in recent months is related to the multimarket study of critical information needs. i thought for the benefit of the committee you might give us a little background how we got to this opinion. certainly we have limited agenda in terms of what the fcc can accomplish each year, dollars are scarce, and clearly that's got to be a top agenda item, and i guess, mr. chairman, ask how we got to this point, what the methodology was, what the theory was, what you're aiming at, why was it elimin

this is an opinion piece from today's "wall street journal" written by a kansan, charles koch. mr. koch says this -- "i have devoted most of my life to understanding the principles that enable people to improve their lives. it is those principles, the principles of a free society, that have shaped my life, my family, our company, and america itself. unfortunately, the fundamental concepts of dignity, respect, equality before law, and personal freedom are under attack by our nation's own government. that's why if we want to restore a free society and create greater well-being and opportunities for all americans, we have no choice but to fight for those principles. i have been doing so for more than 50 years, primarily through educational efforts. it is only in the last decade that i realized the need to also engage in the political process. again, mr. koch speaking -- "more than 200 years ago, thomas jefferson warned that this could happen. what thomas jefferson said was 'the natural process for things is to be liberty to yield and for government to gain ground.' he knew that no gov

he has those characteristic i guess sticks of a kansan. i have known people who have been so successful in their professional life, went to a large, press stey news firm and in many instanc instances forgoe they came from. dan continues to live in his honetown and toins make sure that good things happen in that community and does that with a great sense of humility. while he has the attributes that could cause him to be superior in his attitude about others, there's nothing about dang that's nothing different than being humble and caring and compassion intcompassion navmenn where he comes from is evident by his devotion to his community activities, the great kansas community foundation. he sits on the sports commission and is responsible in part for bringing 14 ncaa championships. he's husband and father and lawyer, community leader, he is exemplary in fulfilling the roles in each of those circumstances. but mostly i want to tell you that his characteristic and, integrity, professional achievements are worthy of being a member of the feder