Kansas first district Archives

Dec

WichitaLiberty.TV December 22, 2013

In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: United States Representative Tim Huelskamp of Kansas appears to explain the recent budget bill, Obamacare, the government shutdown, the debt ceiling, government spending, and whether he is optimistic or pessimistic about the country's future. Episode 25, broadcast December 22, 2013. View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Rep. Huelskamp's Congressional website is huelskamp.house.gov.

Dec

By Bob Weeks

Huelskamp not deterred

At a time that conservatives are concerned with the direction Speaker John Boehner is taking in negotiations over the fiscal cliff, he gives conservatives another reason to worry. Heritage Foundation writes that Boehner's counteroffer to President Obama is "little more than categorical, pre-emptive capitulation." The Washington Times reports: "Republican leaders struggled Tuesday to contain the backlash from conservatives over the GOP’s offer of $800 billion in tax increases to head off the 'fiscal cliff' -- a move that didn’t impress the White House, even as it spawned a rebellion on the right. Conservative lawmakers and interest groups said House Speaker…

Aug

By Guest Author

Huelskamp: Kansas needs Health Care Freedom Amendment

An open letter from Congressman Tim Huelskamp of the Kansas first district to Republican Kansas State Senators Pete Brungardt, Jay Emler, Terrie Huntington, Jeff Longbine, Carolyn McGinn, Steve Morris, Tim Owens, Roger Reitz, Vicki Schmidt, Jean Schodorf, Ruth Teichman, Dwayne Umbarger, and John Vratil. These are the "traditional," "reasonable," "moderate" Kansan Republicans. July 31, 2012 Dear Senator: While all Republicans in Washington are working hard to fulfill Kansans' wishes to stop ObamaCare from destroying our liberties, I am disappointed that you and many other Topeka politicians are actually hindering our efforts. The reasons to undo ObamaCare are countless. It carries…

Mar

By Bob Weeks

Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday March 23, 2012

Pompeo meeting tomorrow. From the congressman's office: "Kansas Fourth District Congressman Mike Pompeo will host a town hall meeting at the WSU Hughes Metroplex in Wichita on Saturday, March 24 at 11:30 am. Congressman Pompeo will take questions from constituents and discuss issues related to Congress and the federal government. The public and members of the media are welcome and encouraged to attend." The WSU Hughes Metroplex is located at 5015 East 29th Street North. Obamacare anniversary. Listening to President Barack Obama you wouldn't know it, but it's the second anniversary of his signature legislative achievement. The problem? It's very…

Mar

By Guest Author

Obama vs. the American Dream

By U.S. Representative Tim Huelskamp, who represents the Kansas first district. Do politics reflect culture, or does culture reflect politics? In a representative form of government, what happens in Washington should be a reflection of what happens in each of the communities and among the people of our country. Those elected to serve are to carry to Washington the views, ideas, and priorities of their constituents. Not the other way around. But increasingly, President Obama is attempting to transform the culture of our nation using manipulative political means. President Obama seeks to replace America’s culture of self-reliance with a culture…

Jan

By Bob Weeks

Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday January 30, 2012

Kansas school forum. Tomorrow (January 31st) Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute and Mark Tallman of Kansas Association of School Boards will participate in a town hall meeting with the subject being Kansas schools. The meeting is at 7:00 pm at the Central Branch Wichita Public Library at 223 S. Main. Ambassador Hotel to be subject of discussion. This Friday (February 3rd) the Wichita Pachyderm Club will host a forum or discussion on the February 28th election, which lets voters decide whether the Ambassador Hotel gets to keep 75 percent of its guest tax collections. I (Bob Weeks) will present…

Dec

By Bob Weeks

Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 16, 2011

Kansas school finance. Reactions to Kansas Governor Sam Brownback's school finance plan are coming in. Dave Trabert, president of Kansas Policy Institute gives it a grade of "incomplete." "It's good to give districts more flexibility in deciding how to spend aid dollars and the formula may be easier to understand, but there is nothing in this plan to substantively address his laudable goals of raising student achievement. Excellence in Education requires laser-like focus on outcomes and those elements are missing from this plan. ... Funding is important but that's not what drives achievement. Total aid to Kansas schools increased from…

Dec

By Bob Weeks

Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011

Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3010: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011. This law would, if passed by the Senate and signed by the president, would require regulatory agencies to "base all preliminary and final determinations on evidence," among other reforms. It might surprise citizens to realize that regulations may be made for other reasons. The act would also requires agencies to address "specific nature and significance of the problem," the "significance of the problem the agency may address with a rule," and also to recognize "the legal authority under which the rule may be proposed." In…

Nov

By Bob Weeks

Huelskamp on spending, health information database, and Buffett

Addressing members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club last Friday, U.S. Representative Tim Huelskamp of the Kansas first district updated the audience on national spending and debt, a health information database that poses privacy risks, and Warren Buffett's taxes. On being a new member of Congress, Huelskamp said people ask me "is Washington everything you thought it would be?" And I answer yes -- and much worse. He told the audience that the Washington Post newspaper has identified him as a member of the "Apocalypse Caucus," a group of twenty lawmakers that have voted no for almost everything, including…

Oct

By Bob Weeks

Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday October 3, 2011

Wichita City Council. Tomorrow the Wichita City Council considers these items: First, the council will have a do-over of a public hearing it held on September 21st. The need for this arises from a mistake regarding proper notification. Mistakes like this are not uncommon at Wichita city hall. ... Then the council considers revising the development agreement for the Ken-Mar TIF district. More about that at Ken-Mar TIF district, the bailouts. ... The council will be asked to approve an agreement with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 513 providing for pay raises of 2.5 percent per year for the…