Votes this week on fiscal cliff legislation divided the all-Republican delegation in Washington.
The state’s two senators – Pat Roberts, Dodge City, and Jerry Moran, Manhattan – voted for the package, while all four Kansans serving in the House voted against it.
U.S. First District Rep. Tim Huelskamp, Fowler, opposed the overall bill, even though he said he found some things to like about it – including the legislation’s extension of the Farm Bill and a halt to congressional pay raises.
The package also extends the wind production tax credit that had been sought by wind energy companies, including Siemens Wind Power in Hutchinson.