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This Republican's heartless shrug should never be forgotten

Here is what we know: The gargantuan budget reconciliation package making its way through Congress will kick thousands of Kansans off Medicaid and cost the state’s hospitals billions of dollars.

Here’s something else we know: U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, doesn’t deny those facts.

But he still voted for the bill.

Moran issued a statement after the Senate voted for President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” early Tuesday. What’s remarkable about the senator’s words are not what they say, but what they don’t say.

I encourage everyone to take a look at the text. Here’s an enlightening paragraph.

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*“As this legislation was being drafted, I worked to make certain hospitals in Kansas were at the forefront of these discussions. After numerous discussions with Kansas hospital leaders, my colleagues and Administrator Oz, I was able to make changes to the legislation to make certain Kansas hospitals will not face any immediate cuts upon enactment of this legislation.”

Notice, again, what Moran omits. He doesn’t deny that Kansas hospitals will face cuts. He can’t, because he knows they will. Instead, he says they won’t face any immediate cuts.

That’s like saying I don’t face an immediate risk of death from the train hurtling toward my stalled car on the tracks. I might feel fine in the moment, but I’ll be squashed in no time.

Moran goes on:

{“These provisions will protect Kansas’ ability to continue pursuing its application for increased Medicaid payments for certain providers. This change ensures that as state directed payments wind down, Kansas providers will be starting at a higher percentage* of*enhanced payments buying them much-needed time to utilize federal dollars as payments are reduced.”}:

Notice how many conditionals have been piled into this paragraph. Kansas can “continue pursuing” an application for increased payments. That doesn’t mean the state is going to actually receive such payments. And who will those increased payments go to? Well, certain providers. That doesn’t mean everyone.

And what’s with the “much-needed time”? It’s much needed because, as Moran says later in the sentence, payments will be reduced. All of this should raise the eyebrows of critical readers. Why shouldn’t Moran support the enhanced payments and oppose the other cuts? I think that “R” after his name might provide a clue.

*“I also secured a one-year delay in the implementation of reductions to state directed payments to give Kansas providers more time to access these resources. Finally, I pushed for the establishment of a rural provider fund to aid rural hospitals facing significant financial challenges. These changes and investments, along with tax cuts for Kansas families, will bolster our economy and strengthen the safety of our nation.”

Yes, the legislation passed by the U.S. Senate includes a $50 billion fund for rural hospitals. However, it’s worth digging into the details. That money will be paid out over five years and available to all 50 states. Given that Kansas hospitals will experience a$2.65 billion drop over 10 years, basic math suggests that that federal money won’t go far enough.

Finally, it’s important to note two items that Moran’s statement leaves out entirely.

He does not call the piece of legislation the “one big, beautiful bill.” He instead refers to it as “Senate budget reconciliation legislation.” The senator apparently wants to distance himself from Trump and any bombast surrounding this package. However, he still voted for it.

Most disappointingly, Moran makes no mention whatsoever of the 13,000 Kansans who will lose insurance coverage through this package. Indeed, he does not mention Medicaid recipients a single time in his statement.

Farmers, yes. The border, yes. Air traffic controllers, sure.

But poor people who need health insurance? Nah.

Moran has built a lot of goodwill across Kansas. His prairie pragmatism still contrasts positively to the MAGA theatrics of U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall. But that post-passage statement relies on narrow, legalistic arguments to pitch a package that will harm the state he purports to represent.

Real people’s lives and communities are on the line here. Trump’s administration has asked lawmakers to play reverse Robin Hood, snatching benefits from the poor to benefit the rich.

All the carefully tailored language in the world won’t change that.

Clay Wirestone is Kansas Reflector opinion editor. Through its opinion section, Kansas Reflector works to amplify the voices of people who are affected by public policies or excluded from public debate. Find information, including how to submit your own commentary, here.

Kansas Reflector is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Kansas Reflector maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Sherman Smith for questions: info@kansasreflector.com.

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LAWRENCE — Laura Mead has called Kansas U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran’s office every day since confirmation hearings on President Donald Trump’s appointees began — initially requesting a statement on his votes for confirmation, then urging him to host a town hall to address Kansans’ concerns about Washington.

Mead, an artist in Dover, is primarily concerned with Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and leader of the new Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE. She worries that Moran is failing his obligation of providing checks and balances by allowing Trump and Musk to dismantle agencies that Americans have relied on for decades.

Starting Feb. 11, she began urging Moran to hold a town hall. She took to Facebook, prompting other Kansans to join her in calling Moran’s offices. She said his office never responded.

“If he refuses to respond to us, what do we do?” Mead said.

Her answer: Host with a symbolic empty seat for Moran on Feb. 22.

About 1,200 people tuned in during the live, 2.5-hour event, which featured 32 speakers — farmers, veterans, health care workers, cancer patients, special-needs parents — who voiced concerns over Trump and Musk.

Dot Nary, a disability activist and wheelchair user, pointed to Musk calling people who rely on federal programs — like Medicaid — a “parasite class.” Musk has said he believes Medicare payment systems are where “the big money fraud is happening,” leaving Nary concerned for the future of Medicare and the Department for Health and Human Services.

“Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security permit people to have the basics to live with dignity, and to have the standard of living that Americans expect and deserve,” Nary said.

“Senator Moran, as my elected representative, I am relying on you,” she added. “Will you vote against efforts to cut funding for these Health and Human Services programs — both from the Department of Government Efficiency and in upcoming budget negotiations? Your constituents expect you to advocate for programs that allow us to live full lives in our communities.”

Musk facilitated the layoffs of about 1,000 Department of Veterans Affairs employees earlier this month. George Downing, a Korean War Navy veteran, said he is “ashamed” that Congress would allow this to happen — especially Moran, who ran a campaign focused on farmers and veterans.

He wasn’t the only veteran to voice concerns.

“My grandchildren will be given the awful debt accumulated by this administration, and by Republicans who now want to cut government without any thought to what will save money,” said Olen Pryor, a Vietnam War veteran.

Nick Levendofsky, executive director of the Kansas Farmers Union, said it is normal for a new administration to review spending. He said the harm arises when they cut off aid Americans were relying on.

Levendofsky said the federal spending freeze has thrown off farmers’ existing plans. He said a farmer in northeast Kansas, who took out a $55,000 loan under the Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems, expected reimbursement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but because of the spending freeze will not be repaid.

“When farmers and rural businesses face instability, mainstream businesses from equipment dealers to grocery stores also feel the impact, Levendofsky said. “When the food system is disrupted, everyone pays the price. Delays in farm programs could lead to reduced production, supply chain disruptions and ultimately higher food costs for consumers.”

Kansas farmers’ products have been used to supply food for international humanitarian aid through the U.S. Agency for International Development, another agency under scrutiny from Musk. Moran is leading an effort to transfer the food supply portion of the program to USDA, preserving diplomatic ties and benefits for Kansas farmers.

Diane Journot, a Republican from Parsons who voted for Moran, says she sees Republicans “throwing up their hands” and allowing Trump and Musk to take “absolute control.”

Mead, who moderated the town hall, decided to target only Moran for the town hall and did not invite any other members of the Kansas congressional delegation.

“Of all the people I was seeing that could make the quickest impact, Senator Moran would be the one,” Mead said.

Mead said only a few Republicans need to “stand up against Trump,” and she sees Moran as “empathetic, thoughtful, and willing to listen to people who don’t agree with his views.”

Moran’s office did not respond to requests to comment for this story.

Kansas Reflector is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Kansas Reflector maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Sherman Smith for questions: info@kansasreflector.com.

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http://thehill.com/policy/finance/245425-senate-panel-advances-3001b-bill-that-targets-environmental-regulations

Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday advanced a $30.01 billion spending bill that takes aim at President Obama’s environmental regulations.

The bill would fund the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Interior Department for fiscal 2016, which begins Oct. 1, by $400 million below the level Congress enacted for 2015 and $2.2 billion less than Obama’s request.

Lawmakers voted 16-14 to advance the bill to the Senate floor. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), the ranking member on the panel, signaled Democrats would oppose the bill because of its low funding allocation.

Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), the top Democraton the subcommittee that oversees the bill, offered three separate amendments that would boost funding to various programs, strip all policy riders and specifically remove a policy rider regarding climate change.

All three were narrowly rejected by the GOP-led panel.

The bill, Udall said, would take aim at the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act by permanently weakening them.

Republicans included provisions in the bill that would overturn a new EPA rule that asserts power over the nation’s waterways and would prevent the agency from writing a new rule onground-level ozone pollution.

Under the measure, the EPA would also be banned from enforcing carbon limits for power plants in states that oppose that regulation, among others.

“These riders are terrible policy. They’re nothing more than a special interest giveaway to polluters. And they also have a proven track record of derailing the appropriations process,” Udall said.

The panel also adopted an amendment that would prohibit funds from being used to list the lesser prairie chicken as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), who offered the proposal, argued that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service acted prematurely last year by listing the species as endangered, and said his proposal would force the agency to allow conservation plans and “God’s work in providing rain” for the animal’s habitat to play out.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), the chairwoman of the subcommittee that oversees the bill, said while the bill “pulls back on EPA’s regulatory overreach,” it funds critical programs.

The bill, for example, prioritizes funding for the National Park Service to perform maintenance in national parks, for the Bureau of Land Management’s conservation efforts such as those for protection the sage grouse, for the Forest Service and for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, among others.

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Jerry Moran, a Republican, is a U.S. Senator from Kansas since January 2011. Previously he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Kansas' First Congressional District, 1997-2011. He served as Assistant Majority Whip.^[1]

Record and controversies

General information about important bills and votes for can be found in Congresspedia's articles on legislation. You can add information you find on how Jerry Moran voted by clicking the "[edit]" link to the right and typing it in. Remember to cite your sources!

Iraq War

Moran voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[2]

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Budget

In January 2007, after Congress passed a continuing resolution to keep the federal government operating for the remainder of the 2007 fiscal year, Rep. Moran argued that spending for farm disaster aid was inadequate after an effort to increase it by $3.3 billion failed.

Main article: Continuing resolution of 2007

Bio

Moran was born May 29, 1954, in Great Bend, Kansas. He attended Fort Hays State University and the University of Kansas, graduating with a degrees in Economics and Law. He served for eight years (1989-1996) in the Kansas State Senate, including as Senate Majority Leader for his two final years. He was elected to the House in 1996.

Congressional career

Moran's House biography describes him as "a leading advocate for protecting and preserving the way of life in Kansas. With rural populations on the decline throughout the nation, issues unique to rural communities are becoming less understood... Moran works with colleagues to construct legislation allowing Kansas farms and ranches to remain viable. Moran has been recognized for his agriculture efforts by many organizations. In 2004, he received the top legislative award from three of the nation's largest agriculture groups: the American Farm Bureau, the National Farmer's Union and the National Association of Wheat Growers."[1]

2006 elections

In 2006, the Democrats nominated John G. Doll to face Moran in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [2] Moran retained his seat.

2010 elections

Moran was elected in 2010 to succeed Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), who was elected governor of Kansas in 2010.^[1]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. cid=N00005282&cycle=2006

• Revolving door profile for Jerry Moran from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Jerry Moran from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Jerry Moran from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Subcommittee on Railroads

• House Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Conservation Credit Rural Development and Research
  • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management - Ranking Member

• • Subcommittee on Department Operations Oversight Dairy Nutrition and Forestry

• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
  • Subcommittee on Health

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Conservation Credit Rural Development and Research
  • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management - Chair
  • Subcommittee on Department Operations Oversight Dairy Nutrition and Forestry

• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines
  • Subcommittee on Railroads

• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Health

}} Wikipedia also has an article on Jerry Moran. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Articles and resources

• Official website
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Jerry Moran profile, The Washington Post, accessed January 2011.
2. ↑ Roll call vote, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Red State Rabble
• In this Moment

Corresponding article on Wikipedia and Cause Caller. (If Cause Caller link does not work, pick from its list of senators and representatives.)

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jerry_Moran