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Washington, D.C. – This afternoon, Representative Kevin Yoder (R-KS) reintroduced the Kelsey Smith Act, legislation named after the 18-year-old Shawnee Mission West graduate who was tragically abducted and murdered in 2007 after shopping at an Overland Park department store.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the tragic murders that took place in Montgomery County, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas last week, U.S. Reps. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) and Kevin Yoder (KS-03) convened a meeting this morning with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to get to the bottom of what happened.
Washington, DC – Representative Kevin Yoder (R-KS) announced today that he will address RareKC’s Rare Disease Day 2016 Kansas City Town Hall Meeting on Monday. The event will highlight the importance of and need for researching cures to rare diseases, and will feature several speakers and panels on the topic.
Washington, D.C. – This morning President Barack Obama announced the details of a plan he will submit to Congress to begin closing the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. Representative Kevin Yoder (R-KS) issued the following statement in response to the announcement:
Overland Park, KS – Representative Kevin Yoder (R-KS) is hosting a New Year Open House in the lobby of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas THIS THURSDAY, February 18th at 3:30 PM.
Washington, D.C. This morning, Kansas State Representative Brett Hildabrand (R-Shawnee) introduced The Electronic Communication Privacy Act in the Kansas House Federal and State Affairs Committee in Topeka. The legislation is modeled after HR 699, the Email Privacy Act, sponsored by Congressman Kevin Yoder (R-KS).
Washington, D.C. – This morning, the White House released President Barack Obama’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2017, his final budget proposal before leaving office. The $4.1 trillion plan again marks the largest budget proposal in American history, grows annual deficits, and is projected to increase the National Debt to $27.4 trillion over the next decade.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Kevin Yoder is now accepting entries from all interested Third District high school students for the 2016 Congressional Art Competition.
Congress Starts to Get Serious About Online Privacy
By New York Times Editorial Board
February 7, 2016 | To view online, click here.
Overland Park, KS – Representative Kevin Yoder (R-KS) is hosting a New Year Open House in the lobby of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, on February 18th.