Friend,

Now that we have passed this year’s appropriations bill, we turn our focus to the budget and tax reform. Have you taken a chance to weigh in yet on our House GOP plan? If you haven’t, or want to see more of what we are working on, please CLICK HERE.

As always, if you have any questions, concerns or know of ways my office can be of assistance, don’t hesitate to contact us.

In the House

Breakfast with the Ag Secretary

Great to join U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue this week. He restated his commitment to trade, to fixing labor issues, and rural infrastructure development with access to high speed internet.

He is truly a champion for American agriculture, and a friend to the American farmer. I am always grateful for that, and how accessible and open Secretary Perdue has remained during his tenure.

STEM Roundtable

This week, I joined colleagues from the Science, Space and Technology Committee with experts from across the country to talk about technology education and literacy on our college campuses.

I was able to show off some of what our Kansas institutions are doing to promote STEM education. For example, Kansas State University established the Center for Research and Innovation in STEM Education. It focuses on research conducted by faulty in STEM and other disciplines, and is related to the undergraduate teaching-learning process.

Emporia State University has a week-long summer program they hold ever year, where 20 young women spend a week on campus exploring STEM subjects throughout the program, and Fort Hays State University has held a similar summer program in the past for girls entering grades 7 to 9.

Grain Sales to Taiwan

Proud to join Senator Pat Roberts and some of my other colleagues this week to sign with Taiwan’s letter of intent to buy U.S. grain. Taiwan continues to be a very strong trading partner!