state of kansas didn't see it that way. >> the state of kansas does not see it that way. >> that misunderstanding he says shattered his reputation. >> if i was robbing banks, i know at some point they're going to show up. this was a total surprise, an absolute surprise. >> wilson spent 18 months fighting kovach's charges. >> what were all the penalties you faced? >> years of prison time. and hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> what was it like for you to hear that? >> it's hard to hear that an it's hard to see him go through that. >> he eventually pleaded guilty to five misdemeanors and paid a fine of $6,000. >> i there we're very much pawns in a political pursuit. >> one of the people who was prosecuted is lincoln wilson. >> uh-huh. >> they believe that you pursued them and the other citizens for political gain. >> no. >> to prove a point. >> no, you have to deter double voting by imposing a fine on those who is do it. >> he vote ford you twice. >> i don't care. i don't care whether the person is a republican or democrat. you're not supposed to commit fraud and you can only vote once. >> so far of the 15 people charged only three have been noncitizens.

state superintendent. >> our returning contestant, miles mcmahon, is a children's drama teacher from kansas city, missouri. he's got $7,000 in the bank and all three lifelines. so let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody, welcome to "millionaire." are you ready to go today? [cheers and applause] i know this guy is. miles mcmahon returning from kansas city. returning contestant. $7,000 in the bank before we had to stop yesterday. so our starting point today is getting to that halfway point to a million dollars, $10,000. good place to start. >> yeah. >> all three lifelines on the board. you feel good coming back into today? >> i am ready to go. >> all right, then let's do it. let's play "who wants to be a millioir

find the essentials of government but the money is in the bank we will focus on the priorities of the state to bring back the things that make kansas what it was also to allow economicc development look at the way of funding transportation and infrastructure projects and be well expand medicaid. >> the reality is right now , we will not have much money left over to do much of anything i would love to stand here and tell you i will cut taxes but the reality is if we want to invest in priorities and grow the kansas economy , we have to have stable tax policies i'm the only candidate on the stage was ever created meaningful jobs right here in kansas i want to focus on growing the kansas economy i have a detailed plan i want to make government moree efficient to invest in priorities without having to raise your taxes ultimately we will get too the point where we will start to see some relief but we have to be realistic it will take a little while. >> laura kelly has voted for four different tax hikes she has never met a tax hike she does not like so for her to claim maybe she would consider cutting taxes in the future after she has gov

experience as a community banker and as a banking regulator, currently serving as the state banking commissioner of kansas. her nomination comes before us in a year when the senate has taken substantive legislative action on behalf of america's community banks and the communities they serve. as we were reminded when we passed bipartisan reforms to dodd frank a few months ago, smaller lenders provide more than 15% of small business loans and nearly 80% of agricultural loans nationwide, so it's as important now as ever that these institutions and their needs are represented on the federal reserve board. by any standard, ms. bowman is very well prepared to serve in a seat designated specifically for an expert on community banking. so i urge each of my colleagues to join me in voting to confirm another of the president's well-qualified nominees for federal service. mr. wicker: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from mississippi. mr. wicker: it is my understanding that the distinguished democrat leader will be coming in soon to participate in leadership time, but until such time if i might ask u

kansas. caller: in world war ii, the u.s. was dominant instead of the organizations like the world bank, the imf, and other various things and it dominated. in the period since then, the united statesome much weaker, china is rising, and it is probably economically more productive than the u.s. at this point. this whole rebalancing is because of the u.s. weakness and u.s. is a declining status quo power in a world with many others, particularly china, india, and brazil, rising insurgent wear powers. thank you. guest: you make a point, which is when we led the world to globalism, we were preeminent, but we led with a strategy that put our own liberal nationalism upfront, not retain ourt we would dominance, but with these evils around the world, and it would become our friends and our allies, a strategy, by the way, that has worked remarkably. today, we are less powerful. we are still pretty powerful. maybe still the most powerful country in the world. but there are many other countries that are powerful. many other liberal democratic countries that are powerful. , we areare trying to do trying to get other democratic allies to share more of the burden, more of the burden on defense,

her experience as both kansas state bank commissioner and her time as farmers and growers bank in kansas satisfies both of those requirements and she is even more qualified with her impressive background in public service and the private sector. in total, mickey bowman has served as bank supervisor and regulator. mickey was nominated on april 26, 20s 1, as a member of the federal reserve board of governors, as a community bank representative for the remainder of a 14-year term expiring january 31, 2020. if confirmed, she will represent region 8, the st. louis region, missouri, of the federal reserve. she is also be the first person nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate to hold the seat specifically reserved for one member with demonstrated primary experience working in or supervising community banks. she would be one of seven members of the board. mickey's early years echo that of many kansans. she attended the university of kansas to earn a bachelor's degree and went on to earn a law degree from washburn, university. she was called to public service where she served in