Pat Roberts

Jobs Report Disappints

Sat, 04/06/2013 by Pat Roberts of US Senator

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today released the following statement on the March jobs report which shows the economy added a mere 88,000 jobs and the labor participation rate has fallen to the lowest depths since 1979, the last year of Jimmy Carter’s presidency.

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Kansas on State of the Union Speech

Mon, 02/18/2013 by ftp Staff of FROM THE PORCH

This week both Senators and our US Representative discussed the president's State of the Union speech in their newsletters. Here are pieces of each with links to the complete newsletter.

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KU National Cancer Institute Cancer Center

Sat, 07/14/2012 by Pat Roberts of US Senator

Congrats to KU

I’m pleased to congratulate the University of Kansas (KU) Cancer Center on its prestigious National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Center designation. This designation is such an important development for us because it means that many Kansans and their families who have faced frightening diagnoses -- and trying treatments -- will no longer have to seek cures in distant locations.

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Farm Bill Passes Senate

Sat, 06/23/2012 by Pat Roberts of US Senator

Yesterday, June 21st, the 2012 Farm Bill passed the Senate on a bipartisan vote of 64 to 35.

I’m proud to say this Farm Bill reforms farm programs and saves taxpayers more than $23 billion. Itconsolidates and streamlines more than 100 programs and is indeed reform and progress. It moves farm programs away from subsidies and toward a safety net that aids producers only when they need help.

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Debating the 2012 Farm Bill

Mon, 06/11/2012 by Pat Roberts of US Senator

With one out of every five jobs in Kansas related to agriculture, debate on the farm bill takes on added significance. This week, as the top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee, I kicked off debate on the Senate floor for this legislation.

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Post Office News

Wed, 03/07/2012 by Pat Roberts of US Senator

Good news for Kansas – especially for our postal workers. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has recently announced its decision to consolidate the Central Repair Facilities in both Topeka and Grand Prairie, Texas. This means that after the current contracts expire at the end of 2012, both facilities will be consolidated into one – at the Topeka location.

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Sen. Roberts Review of 2011

Fri, 12/23/2011 by Pat Roberts of US Senate

Sen. Roberts has posted a YouTube video of what he has considered important events of 2011. The 14 minutes video is to inform Kansans. Click here to view the video.

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Fighting for Your Funds

Thu, 12/08/2011 by Pat Roberts of US Senate

By now, you’ve all likely heard of the collapse of MF Global, a major derivates broker to the agriculture industry. MF Global’s bankruptcy has left thousands of investors, farmers, ranchers and small businesses without access to hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Honoring Our Veterans

Thu, 11/10/2011 by Pat Roberts of US Senate

WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), a former Marine, today issued the following statement to honor the nation’s veterans for Veterans Day:

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