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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today announced $1,172,932 in U.S. Department of Transportation grants for 14 Kansas regional airports. The grants are funded by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed by Congress and signed into law in March 2020, and will help support the airports with expenses related to COVID-19.
“Kansas airports play an important role in our local economies and help connect rural areas to the rest of the country,” said Sen. Moran. “While our airports have worked hard to provide safe flying opportunities for Kansans and visitors, they have been severely impacted by decreased travel throughout this pandemic, and these grants will help support them with costs associated with COVID-19.”
Grant recipients:
- Allen County Airport: $13,000
- Atkinson Municipal Airport in Pittsburg: $23,000
- Fort Scott Municipal Airport: $13,000
- Freeman Field Airport in Junction City: $13,000
- Garnett Municipal Airport: $9,000
- Larned-Pawnee County Airport: $13,000
- Mark Hoard Memorial Airport in Leoti: $9,000
- Norton Municipal Airport: $9,000
- Ottawa Municipal Airport: $13,000
- Philip Billard Municipal Airport in Topeka: $23,000
- Russell Municipal Airport: $9,000
- Sabetha Municipal Airport: $9,000
- Topeka Regional Airport: $1,003,932.00
- Tribune Municipal Airport: $13,000
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U.S. Senate Passes Sens. Moran, Blumenthal’s Legislation to Collect Data on Hate Crimes
Apr 22 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate passed Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Richard Blumenthal’s (D-Conn.) legislation, the Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act (Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act), which was included as an amendment to the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act.
“Collecting information on hate crimes across the country will help us better understand the daily threats facing racial, religious and ethnic communities in the U.S.,” said Sen. Moran. “Hate crimes are unacceptable, and it’s important that state law enforcement officials have the resources to report hate crimes to the FBI to help end the senseless and targeted violence aimed at minority communities. I appreciate my colleagues who have worked diligently to bring this to the floor and for quickly passing our legislation.”
Click HERE to Watch Sen. Moran’s Full Remarks
The Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act would help combat the recent surge in hate crimes by:
Improving Reporting of Hate Crimes: This legislation will improve reporting of hate crimes by supporting the implementation of and training for NIBRS, the latest crime reporting standard. This will allow law enforcement agencies to record and report detailed information about crimes, including hate crimes, to the FBI. In 2019, more than 86 percent of agencies that participated in reporting hate crimes to the FBI reported zero hate crimes. Helping law enforcement agencies recognize and report detailed information on hate crimes and report that data to the FBI will help establish a clear picture of the threats that vulnerable communities are facing across the country.
Encouraging Law Enforcement Prevention, Training and Education on Hate Crimes: This legislation will provide support to law enforcement agencies that establish a policy on identifying, investigating and reporting hate crimes, train officers on how to identify hate crimes, develop a system for collecting hate crimes data, establish a hate crimes unit within the agency, and engage in community relations to address hate crimes in that jurisdiction.
Establishing Hate Crime Hotlines: This legislation will provide grants for states to establish and run hate crime hotlines, to record information about hate crimes and to redirect victims and witnesses to law enforcement and local support services as needed. This will make sure that hate crimes don’t go unreported and victims get the help that they need.
Rehabilitating Perpetrators of Hate Crimes through Education and Community Service: This legislation will allow for judges to require individuals convicted under federal hate crime laws to undergo community service or education centered on the community targeted by the crime.
The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act passed the Senate and will now be considered in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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U.S. Senate Passes Sens. Moran, Blumenthal’s Legislation to Collect Data on Hate Crimes
Apr 22 2021
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) spoke on the Senator floor in opposition to Senate Democrats’ legislation that would immediately expand the U.S. Supreme Court to 13 justices.
“This is a transparent and foolish ploy for power that would undermine trust in the fair application of the law and delegitimize the highest court in the land,” said Sen. Moran. “Rather than working across the aisle, Senate Democrats are more interested in eliminating the filibuster to pass their agenda and stacking the court to prevent their agenda from being struck down as unconstitutional.”
“The checks and balances of our Constitution work,” continued Sen. Moran. “I implore Senate Democrats to have the same faith in these constitutional guardrails as I do; to have the same faith in the independence and fairness of the Supreme Court that the majority of Americans have; and to believe that we can work together on behalf of the Americans we serve without resorting to acts that will damage us all.”
Click HERE to Watch Sen. Moran’s Full Remarks
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee with jurisdiction over the Department of Justice – released the following video after traveling to the Southern border to visit a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Facility in Donna, Texas, and meet with law enforcement agents from the CBP, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
Click HERE to Watch Sen. Moran’s Video at the Southern Border
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) today requested an update from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding its investigation into the historic natural gas prices burdening many Kansans because of severe weather in February.
“Mulberry, Kansas, a town of about 500 with its own municipal gas utility, has had to resort to suing BP, alleging that the resource company charged them more than 100 times the price of natural gas during Presidents’ Day weekend,” wrote the senators. “Unfortunately, there are many similar anecdotes in Kansas and surrounding states….On February 22, FERC announced that its Office of Enforcement would be examining wholesale natural gas and electricity market activity during the severe winter weather events to determine if there was any wrongdoing by market participants. We are requesting an update on that investigation, as well as any other actions the Commission has taken in response to these events.”
The full letter can be found here or below.
Dear Chairman Glick:
On behalf of our constituents, we write today to request an update on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) investigation into the historic natural gas prices experienced by many in the central United States as a result of the severe winter weather in February.
As you know, over Presidents’ Day weekend, extreme cold temperatures driving demand for natural gas left impacted municipal gas utilities and their communities no choice but to purchase gas at inflated prices or pay even steeper penalties to ensure their customers could continue to heat their homes. While much attention has been focused on Texas and ERCOT, residents of other states, including our own, continue to struggle with the consequences of this pricing.
For instance, the Kansas Municipal Gas Agency was forced to spend approximately $30 million to purchase gas for its members during those four days, over 3 times their annual gas purchasing budget. Mulberry, Kansas, a town of about 500 with its own municipal gas utility, has had to resort to suing BP, alleging that the resource company charged them more than 100 times the price of natural gas during Presidents’ Day weekend. Unfortunately, there are many similar anecdotes in Kansas and surrounding states.
On February 22, FERC announced that its Office of Enforcement would be examining wholesale natural gas and electricity market activity during the severe winter weather events to determine if there was any wrongdoing by market participants. We are requesting an update on that investigation, as well as any other actions the Commission has taken in response to these events.
Thank you for your attention to this critical matter.
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