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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Summertime travel is starting to heat up, but many are still waiting for their U.S. Passport to arrive in the mail.
For some, it’s been more than a four-month wait.
On Thursday, two local congressmen sent a letter to the Department of State to try and help get those passports completed faster.
In 2022, more than 22 million passports were processed by the state department. In 2023, it’s expected that demand for travel IDs will be up 30 to 40 percent.
MERRIAM, Kan. — If you have an international trip planned later this year, but haven’t applied for a passport, you could be out of luck.
Some people say they are waiting months for their passports to arrive.
TOPEKA — Three of four Kansas members of the U.S. House voted to approve the debt ceiling bill despite protesting provisions of the deal worked out by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
A bipartisan majority in the House passed the legislation Wednesday on a vote 314-117 with support from Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids of the 3rd District and Republican Reps. Jake LaTurner of the 2nd District and Ron Estes of the 4th District.
U.S. Reps. Garret Graves (R-LA) and Sharice Davids (D-KS) said Wednesday they had introduced legislation to expand access to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Pre-employment Screening Program as a way to increase safety and address supply chain shortfalls.
The Motor Carrier Safety Screening Modernization Act (H.R. 3356) would alter existing legislation and allow companies to access safety records on an ongoing basis, a move they say would allow motor carriers to increase their culture of safety.
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - U.S. Representatives from the Sunflower State have helped pass a bill meant to halt the flow of fentanyl inside U.S. borders.
On Thursday, May 25, Congressman Jake LaTurner (R-KS) announced that he voted in favor of House Resolution 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Representative LaTurner noted that the bipartisan bill passed the House with a vote of 289-133.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The United States has quite the bill to pay in just a few days.
On June 1, the government is supposed to pay its veterans 12 billion dollars as a part of their benefits.
If the U.S. defaults on its loans, those payments may be delayed. The treasury will make the ultimate decision on who receives a check.
Politicians on both sides of the aisle are confident leaders will reach an agreement.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Gardner-Edgerton high school student will have her work of art on display in the nation's capital for a year.
U.S. Representative Sharice Davids announced Kinsey Savage's submission titled "Wander Through the Woods" won the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for the Third District in Kansas.
It "now heads to the U.S. Capitol where it will be displayed for the next year," Davids stated.
A member of Congress from President Biden's own party is demanding that he and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas join Republicans at the negotiating table to find a bipartisan solution on immigration as the government's Title 42 expulsion policy comes to an end.
Gov. Laura Kelly and U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids lauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for granting an emergency waiver to permit sale of gasoline blended with 15% ethanol to continue during the summer months in Kansas.
Kelly said in a statement Wednesday the waiver went into effect May 1 and would last through May 20, which would be the federal statutory maximum of 20 days. The EPA is expected to issue additional waivers to extend the exemption in states such as Kansas.
Last week, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids took official action to lower the cost of gas for Kansans, advocating for immediate and long-term solutions through the year-round sale of fuel blended with higher volumes of ethanol. First, she requested an emergency waiver from Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan to allow the sale of E-15 – fuel blended with 10.5 to 15 percent ethanol – during the 2023 summer season in Kansas.
Additionally, she co-sponsored bipartisan legislation that would make the year-round sale of this fuel permanent year-round and in all states.