Jerry Moran
Recent News About Jerry Moran
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Sen. Moran, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Allow Afghans Allies in the United States to Apply for Permanent Legal Status
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced the Afghan Adjustment Act, bipartisan legislation to allow Afghans who sought refuge in the United States to apply for permanent legal residency after undergoing additional vetting.
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Sens. Moran, Menendez Applaud Committee Passage of Bipartisan International Children with Disabilities Protection Act
On July 14,2023, U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) applauded the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s passage of the bipartisan International Children with Disabilities Protection Act of 2023.
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Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Sen. Moran’s FY2024 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) – on July 14,2023, released the following statement after the Senate Committee on Appropriations approved the FY2024 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act
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Sen. Moran Announces New Daily Flight Destination for Wichita Airport
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) – Vice Chair of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation – on July 15,2023, announced a new daily American Airlines direct flight from Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) in Wichita to Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C. The new flights are set to begin on January 8, 2024.
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Sen. Moran Introduces Legislation to Prevent Any U.S. President from Leaving NATO
As North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders meet for the 2023 Vilnius summit in Lithuania, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence – joined Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing legislation to explicitly prohibit any President of the United States from withdrawing from NATO without Senate approval or an Act of Congress.
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Sen. Moran Statement on State Department’s Afghanistan Review
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) released the following statement after the State Department released its Afghanistan After Action Review:
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Sen. Moran Announces $43 Million Federal Investment for New KU Cancer Center Building
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) announced a $43 million federal investment to plan and help build a new cancer research facility at The University of Kansas Cancer Center.
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Sen. Moran Pledges Continued Oversight After $451 Million in Broadband Funding is Awarded to Kansas
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science and a member of Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – on June 26 pledged to continue oversight of federal broadband deployment programs in response to the Department of Commerce’s announcement to provide $451 million to Kansas for broadband development:
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VIDEO: Sen. Moran Highlights Importance of High-Quality Broadband Access for Rural Communities
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation – spoke on the Senate floor this week to highlight the importance of access to high-quality broadband for rural communities and small towns across Kansas and the country.“
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Sens. Moran, Smith Push to Lower Cost of Cancer Treatments
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced bipartisan legislation to make certain patients who receive oral medications are not hit with thousands of dollars in unaffordable out-of-pocket costs that health plans routinely cover for patients receiving traditional IV chemotherapy treatments.
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Sen. Moran Statement on Commerce Committee Delayed Markup of FAA Reauthorization Act
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – the ranking member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation – on June 15 released the following statement regarding a delayed markup of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023:
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BREAKING: Sens. Moran, Tester’s Bill to Deliver Annual Cost-of-Living Increase for Veterans Signed into Law
After sustained efforts from U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) – ranking member and chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Act of 2023 was signed into law.
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Sen. Moran Invites Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) Richard Young to the White House to Celebrate the 2023 Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs
On June 9, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) invited U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) Richard Young and his fiancé Marcia Cox of Junction City as his guests to the White House to celebrate the Super Bowl LVII champion Kansas City Chiefs.
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Sen. Moran Speaks at Ceremony Recognizing the 79th Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) – ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – on June 6 spoke at a ceremony commemorating the 79th Anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy in France.
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Sens. Moran, Cantwell Introduce Legislation to Support Aviation Safety & Accessibility
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) – members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation – introduced legislation to invest new federal resources into the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Center of Excellence (CoE) formed by Wichita State University and the University of Washington.
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Sen. Moran Visits 1st Infantry Division Memorial at Omaha Beach
On the 79th Anniversary of D-Day, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) visited the 1st Infantry Division Memorial and the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France.
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Sen. Moran Statement on the Passing of Daniel McCoy
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) on June 2 released the following statement ahead of the funeral service for Daniel McCoy, longtime Wichita Business Journal reporter:
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Sen. Moran Statement on Debt-Ceiling Agreement
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) on June 1 released the following statement after voting to support the Fiscal Responsibility Act:
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Sen. Moran Recognizes 50th Homecoming of U.S. Prisoners of War from Vietnam
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the extraordinary sacrifice and service of the approximately 766 members of the Armed Forces held captive during the Vietnam War.
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Sen. Moran Announces $4.7 Million Federal Investment for K-State Salina
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations – on May 26 announced a $4,750,000 federal investment for the Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus to develop an aerospace simulation center.