Senator Roger Marshall, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. House headshot
Senator Roger Marshall, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. House headshot
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), recently visited several businesses, universities, and community organizations across Northeast Kansas as part of his 100-stop August tour throughout the state. The visits aimed to engage with Kansans and observe ongoing efforts to improve local communities.
Senator Marshall began his tour at the Dairy Farmers of America headquarters in Kansas City, where he took part in an agricultural workforce roundtable.
He then traveled to Wamego to meet with staff at Tribeca Biosciences. There, he learned about research into new manufacturing processes for distributed production of biologic and small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredients using wheat germ cell-free expression systems.
At Kansas State University in Manhattan, Senator Marshall met with educational leaders at the Kansas State Nuclear Program Facility. The university will resume offering its nuclear engineering program this fall for both undergraduate and graduate students. The nuclear reactor facility is set to support academic programs, research, industrial service, and outreach activities for students.
Senator Marshall also visited the Kansas State Football Practice Facility alongside Athletic Director Gene Taylor. They discussed Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) initiatives affecting college sports and reviewed the practice facility ahead of the team's opening game against Iowa State in Ireland.
During a stop at Manhattan Area Tech College, Senator Marshall toured new facilities and spoke with educational leaders about engineering programs available for students entering the 2025 school year. He also highlighted recent gains for technical colleges included in a newly passed reconciliation bill.
In Junction City, Senator Marshall visited the YMCA Day Camp and Summer Food Program. The Junction City YMCA is one of ten YMCAs serving approximately 507,000 Kansans statewide. It provides child programming and runs a summer food program funded by USDA support.
The final stop was at Geary County Food Pantry where Senator Marshall met board members during the grand opening celebration of their expanded facility on July 28. The pantry has served food-insecure families and individuals in Junction City since 1989.
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