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Issues that have relevance to the tribal community have routinely been minimized and ignored.
The Kansas City VA is an essential resource for thousands of veterans across Kansas and Missouri, and it should be a place where they can receive medical care and services without fear of discrimination.
In Kansas, we are uniquely positioned to capitalize on renewable energy, as our region has some of the highest wind production potential in the world, to create good-paying jobs while growing our clean energy economy.
When Kansans go to the pharmacy to pick up their medication, they deserve a fair deal on their drug prices.
Kansans are resilient. We look out for one another – it’s part of our Midwestern DNA.
Let me clear, I do not support abolishing ICE.
We will continue to look for innovative solutions to combat the climate crisis, grow our economy, and leave behind a healthier world for our children.
I worked diligently alongside our labor community to ensure that the priorities of our community were reflected in the USMCA, helping to secure strong enforcement mechanisms, protections for workers and the environment, and provisions to lower the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs.
Healthcare is consistently the top issue that people talk to me about, and it continues to be one of my top priorities in Congress.
Folks in our community have a lot of daily pressures to deal with. Worrying about the rising cost of lifesaving medications shouldn’t be one of them. They deserve elected leaders who will fight for them, not special interests, and that is exactly what I will continue to do.
I have always had faith in our community because I’ve seen us come together in so many ways before, even during the most difficult of times.
We know that Congress must find ways to reduce the cost of health insurance, including premiums and out-of-pocket costs, as well as to lower the actual costs of health care.
We stood up and said that we welcome everyone, and that everyone deserves a shot to succeed.
When I was sworn into office, I took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and I take that responsibility very seriously.
Strong alliances can thrive even where disagreements exist, but they cannot thrive where free and open communication is shut down.
Just knowing you can get into a cage and do that is part of how the mindset of a fighter can be applied to pretty much any situation really.
I think Kansas City has one of the strongest entrepreneurial ecosystems in the country.
We must continue to stand up for what’s right and push for bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform.
Congress must do what we said we would and find ways to pay for bills we propose so we don’t leave future generations mired in debt.
Native women and girls experience violence at far higher rates than any other female population in the country – a crisis that has devastated our communities and has been neglected for too long.
To effectively fight the coronavirus crisis, we have to make sure that every person has access to quality, affordable health coverage.
In this country, if you are supposed to show up in court and you don’t go, there are real consequences. A subpoena from Congress is no different.
Over the course of six amateur fights and two professional fights I learned a lot about how to get things done, how to pick myself up after disappointment, how to work through frustration and how to process moments of success.
Our asylum laws were written to protect victims fleeing persecution in their home countries. By limiting the scope of these laws and refusing to acknowledge gang violence or domestic violence as a valid reason to seek asylum, we are turning away women and children in grave danger.
Part of what we should be thinking about, whenever legislation is passed, is, ‘how does this affect all varieties of communities?’
Growing up with a parent in the army, I saw firsthand the challenges our service members face when transitioning to new jobs after time in the military.
We need to have something that is reworked, that deals with immigration, that is not thinking in terms of policing.
I ran for Congress to give Kansans a real voice in Washington, D.C. – not to let our priorities be drowned out by special interests.
The children and families seeking asylum at our border deserve our immediate attention and humanitarian aid.
The discipline it takes to train and push past discomfort and continually grow through both trial and error and critique are things that translate really well into the process of running for office.
It’s funny that through learning how to physically fight, you also learn how to navigate really complicated and hard conversations with people.
I want to make sure more people – not fewer – have access to quality, affordable health care.
As a first-generation college student who worked my way through community college on to Cornell Law, having health insurance was not a top priority when I was starting out. I was buried in student loan debt and worried about simply making ends meet.
Kansas businesses depend on high-skilled workers to be competitive and to contribute to the local economy.
President Trump used the office of the Presidency to solicit foreign interference in our elections for his own personal, political benefit.
Turning away women and children in grave danger; warehousing children in cages; deporting people whom we promised to protect – these actions are not reflective of the America I want to live in. They do not represent the values our country claims to hold.
Having L.G.B.T. people sitting in the room while decisions are being made, and sitting there as peers, will shift the conversation.
Whether it’s a mom worrying about affording insulin for her children or a cancer patient fearing bankruptcy due the price of his life-saving medications, the number one issue Kansans talk to me about is the cost of health care and prescription drugs.
The Postal Service is critical to our economy, our seniors and veterans who count on lifesaving medications, our small businesses that need to ship their products, and even to our democracy.
I think it’s important that the lived experiences and the point of view of L.G.B.T. folks be included in conversations that affect all of us.
I remember religiously watching Ellen DeGeneres’ show when I was growing up.
I have a talent for coming up with an analogy about martial arts training for everything. It’s because training to improve your martial arts skills and training to step into a cage and fight another person teaches you a lot about… everything.
It wasn’t until I was injured at the gym – resulting in an emergency room visit and bill of $4,000 – that I realized the cost of forgoing health insurance. I was fine, but it took me more than a year to pay off that bill. That hurt worse than the injury itself.
We should be encouraging – not penalizing – folks who want to pursue higher education.
It’s essential that we have a coordinated, well-resourced government response to the coronavirus to keep Kansas communities safe.
Our country has laws to protect whistleblowers and to protect the security of our elections, both of which are fundamental to our democracy.
I didn’t get to train because I was raised by a single mom. There were three of us and it was just too expensive to pay for me to do martial arts practice.
It’s clear Trump and the Republicans in Washington don’t give a damn about anyone like me or anyone who doesn’t think like them.
As someone who grew up in a military family, I know what it’s like to have those you care about serve overseas.
You have to build relationships and learn what are the things that are of interest to other members of Congress, what are the things that folks have been taking a lead on for a really long time.
When Ellen came out on national television, it was the first time I’d ever seen an LGBT woman represented in such a prominent way.
It’s an honor to be recognized by the U.S. Chamber for my work to advance pro-growth policies that will help move our community forward, particularly in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Students take out loans with the expectation that they will receive an education that sets them up for success – yet too many students are left with enormous debt from predatory institutions and no education to show for it.
Tribes don’t need Congressmembers’ sympathy. What tribes need is for us to properly exercise our duty.
Access to capital is one of the most important first steps entrepreneurs take when starting a business, and it is also one of the biggest difficulties, especially for our veterans.