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A Better Way To Put America Back On The Right Track
September 7, 2016At the weekly Republican Leadership Press Conference, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins discussed how the Better Way agenda's practical solutions to real problems would help put America back on the right track.< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins Announces Support For Ending Senate Sixty Vote Threshold
September 16, 2015This week, Senate Democrats once again filibustered a potential vote on the President's nuclear agreement with Iran, using the Senate rules requiring a sixty vote threshold to prevent a debate from taking place. Congresswoman Jenkins issued the following statement announcing her support for ending that requirement in the Senate:< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins Introduces Resolution To Oppose President Obama's Use Of Executive Orders
July 16, 2015Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins introduced H. Con. Res. 63, to oppose President Obama's increased use of executive orders and express the sense of the House that law must be made with the legislature. After introducing the resolution, Congresswoman Jenkins issued the following statement:< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins Introduces Legislation To Give Americans A New Tool To Protect Themselves Against Big Government
June 23, 2015Today, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) introduced legislation to secure the rights of all Americans to record conversations with federal agency employees. The Citizen Empowerment Act will require most executive agency employees to notify individual citizens during a phone call between the two, or during in-person interviews, that either party has the right to record the interaction.< Read more > -
Weekly Republican Address: Solutions to Protect College Savings & Expand Opportunity
February 4, 2015In this week's Republican address, Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) highlights Republicans' focus on lowering costs and expanding opportunity for middle-class families. Specifically, she calls on President Obama to back her plan to protect college savings and reconsider this threat to veto common-sense jobs bills.< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins Visits KU Hospital Regarding Ebola Precautions
October 17, 2014Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) visited the University of Kansas Hospital to speak with the nursing and medical staff who treated the potential Ebola patient and discuss the ways Kansas hospitals are preparing for patients with potential Ebola symptoms.< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins Urges CDC & FAA To Heighten Airport Screening Procedures – Including Travel Restrictions – In Response To Ebola
October 14, 2014Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) released the following statement after signing a letter to the Director of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in regards to the serious threat of Ebola in the United States.< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins Votes To Fund Government, Take First Step Towards Destroying ISIL
September 17, 2014Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) voted in support of H.J. Res 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, to fund the government through mid-December, without increasing spending levels.< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins Bill Passes House
September 10, 2014The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins' (KS-02) bill, H.R. 4067 by a voice vote.< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins Discusses Campus Accountability & Safety Act At The University of Kansas
August 25, 2014Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) met with Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little along with students and faculty at the University of Kansas as well as Title IX coordinators from Washburn and Kansas State University.< Read more > -
Jenkins: Fixing Our Broken Tax Code Is The Single Most Important Thing We Can Do To Make Our Economy Stronger
June 10, 2014At the weekly press conference with Republican leaders Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) discussed how tax reform isn't glamorous, but fixing our broken tax code is the single most important thing we can do to make our economy stronger.< Read more > -
Jenkins: Veterans Are Waiting For Results, Not Scapegoats From Their Commander-in-Chief
May 30, 2014Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) released the following statement regarding the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki.< Read more > -
Jenkins On Jobs: Americans Need A Plan & We Have One
May 29, 2014At the weekly press conference with Republican leaders Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) urged the President to call on the Senate to bring up the dozens of jobs bills passed in the House.< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins Supports Bipartisan Legislation To Abolish Human Trafficking
May 21, 2014The House of Representatives passed five bipartisan anti-human trafficking bills.< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins, Senator Paul Introduce Constitutional Amendment
October 24, 2013Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) released the following statements following the introduction of a constitutional amendment to ensure all government officials are held to the same standard as the American people< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins's Bill - Stop Government Abuse Act - Passes U.S. House
August 1, 2013Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2879, the Stop Government Abuse Act, introduced by Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02).< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins Unveils Bipartisan Legislative Package With No Labels' Problem Solvers
July 18, 2013Today, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) helped present a new bipartisan legislative reform package as a member of the No Labels' Problem Solvers coalition.< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins Introduces Bill to Expand Americans' Rights to Record Meetings with Federal Agencies
July 17, 2013Today, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-2) introduced legislation to expand the rights of all Americans to record conversations with federal agency employees. The Citizen Empowerment Act will...< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins on Today's Hearing With Victims of IRS Political Targeting
June 4, 2013Today, the House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony from the representatives of six conservative groups who were targeted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) based on their political beliefs.< Read more > -
Treasury Inspector General Told Congresswoman Jenkins He Notified Administration About IRS Investigation Last Year
May 18, 2013As reported in multiple national media outlets, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, in response to Congresswoman Jenkins (KS-2) questioning at yesterday's House Ways and Means Committee Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J.< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins Questions IRS Officials About Political Targeting Today
May 17, 2013The House Ways and Means Committee questioned Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service Steve Miller and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George today about the IRS practice of unfairly targeting conservative grou< Read more > -
Vice Chair Jenkins Discusses Emerging Scandals In Washington, Need To Repeal ObamaCare
May 15, 2013Today, Vice Chair Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) joined the House leadership team to discuss all the emerging scandals in Washington and the need to repeal the president's misguided health care law.< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins on IRS Targeting Conservative Groups
May 13, 2013"I am absolutely outraged and shocked that the IRS not only deliberately targeted individuals based on their political belief, but they also misled Congress about those actions."< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins Statement on Federal Reserve's Latest Effort to Stimulate Economy
September 13, 2012Instead of allowing the Fed to kill the dollar, we should audit the Fed and its management of the $16 trillion it lent out during the financial crisis. This is why I am a proud cosponsor of H.R. 459, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2012, which was< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins Votes to Audit the Fed and Bring More Transparency to Washington
July 25, 2012This bipartisan effort, cosponsored by Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, will increase oversight over the Federal Reserve's management of trillions of taxpayer dollars.< Read more > -
Congresswoman Jenkins' Statement on President Obama's Decision to Evoke Executive Privilege
June 20, 2012"The President and I have not agreed on much when it comes to policy since we were both sworn into office in January of 2009, but one area where I believed we had common ground was on the importance of the rule of law and transparency in government."< Read more > -
ITC Releases Results of Investigation into the Global Business Jet Industry
June 1, 2012"As this report makes clear, the global economic slowdown, domestic political posturing regarding user fees and punitive taxes, the complexity of FAA certification, and the entry of new foreign competitors into the aviation market all pose serious challen< Read more > -
Senator Reid's Inaction Threatens Jobs
August 4, 2011Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) issued the following statement regarding the Senate Democrat leadership's inaction on House-passed FAA legislation.< Read more > -
House Passes Real Solution to End Debt Limit Crisis
August 1, 2011Today the House of Representatives, with the support of Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, passed the Budget Control Act. This legislation provides a responsible solution to the debt limit deadline, stays true to her conservative principles, makes substantial cuts to the bloated federal budget, and lays out a path to getting our nation's fiscal house in order without raising taxes on the American people.< Read more > -
The Budget Control Act is the Only Responsible Path Forward
July 29, 2011Today the House of Representatives passed the Budget Control Act, which provides a two tiered approach to the debt limit extension while staying true to the conservative principles in the Cut Cap and Balance Act.Governor Sam Brownback, Senator Pat Roberts, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, Congressman Mike Pompeo, and Congressman Kevin Yoder released the following statements after the House passage of the plan.< Read more > -
Who and Where?: The Obamacare Waivers
July 7, 2011"I hope the waiver information we have compiled is as enlightening to the American people as it was to us, and spurs the President to back up his words with action and make this waiver process open and transparent."< Read more > -
Jenkins' First Annual Government Contracting Fair a Success
May 18, 2011Today Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins hosted her first Government Contracting Fair in Topeka. Over 80 local business professionals and representatives from 10 government agencies attended the event.< Read more > -
Jenkins and Pompeo Request an Investigation of Foreign Aircraft Manufacturers
March 21, 2011"It is important that we know whether these foreign companies are receiving illegal governmental subsidies to alter the playing field. The aviation industry is important to both the Kansas and the American economy and we must ensure their competitive edge is not being unfairly diminished."< Read more > -
Jenkins Introduces Kelsey Smith Act into 112th Congress
March 1, 2011The bill Congresswoman Jenkins introduced today will require wireless communication providers to provide call location information to the requesting law enforcement agencies only in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm.< Read more > -
Jenkins, Brown, Hagan Introduce "Hire A Hero" Act
February 16, 2011"Due to their monthly service requirements and the possibility they could be called into service overseas, the American heroes in our National Guard and Reserve can be passed over for jobs. As it stands today, we provide tax incentives for the hiring of felons, but ignore many of the men and women who protect our nation's freedom."< Read more > -
Jenkins Begins Second Term
January 5, 2011"I am honored to be returning to the House of Representatives for my second term representing Kansas' Second Congressional District. The folks in Kansas, and across the country, made it clear that they want fresh ideas and new leadership in Congress, and I am looking forward to working alongside Speaker Boehner and all my colleagues in the House to get our country on the right track."< Read more > -
Jenkins Doesn't Miss a Vote in the 111th Congress
December 23, 2010"The people of Eastern Kansans sent me to Congress to make sure their concerns are addressed and their voices are heard. A big part of my job is to take a stand and vote on every piece of legislation that comes before the House."< Read more > -
Jenkins Named to Ways and Means Committee
December 9, 2010"I am honored to be the ninth Kansan to ever serve on the House Ways and Means Committee. It is incredibly humbling to join the ranks of Representatives Charles Curtis and Frank Carlson, who previously served on this prestigious committee."< Read more > -
Jenkins Presents "A Pledge to America"
September 23, 2010The Pledge is centered on the ideas and priorities of the American people and offers concrete solutions that could be implemented today to tackle the nation's most pressing issues, including job creation, spending restraint, national security, health care, and reform to Congress.< Read more > -
Jenkins Continues Voting Streak, Does Not Miss a Vote in 2010
August 11, 2010"Standing up for Kansans' priorities is a responsibility I take very seriously as their voice in Washington. There are major issues that Congress continues working, and it is critical that I take a stand and vote on every piece of legislation that comes before the House."< Read more > -
Jenkins Introduces Legislation to Prohibit Lame Duck Session, Hold Congress Accountable to the American People
July 26, 2010"Passing unpopular, far reaching legislation like tax increases, card check or cap and trade after the general election when the House is no longer accountable to the American people is unacceptable."< Read more > -
Jenkins: Washington Must Listen to Taxpayers on Our Fiscal Future
May 20, 2010"The American people are fed up with the culture of spending and borrowing in Washington. In less than one week, more than 280,000 Americans voted in the YouCut project, and more than 81,000 of them voted to cut $2.5 billion from a duplicative and unnecessary welfare fund. Our job in Congress is to listen to the folks who sent us here, and today I did just that."< Read more > -
Jenkins Requests KS Attorney General to Challenge Constitutionality of Democrat's Health Care Bill
March 24, 2010"I believe the Democrat's government takeover of health care is unconstitutional. That is why I have asked Kansas Attorney General Six to join his colleagues around the nation in challenging the constitutionality of this legislation and to protect Kansans from this massive intrusion by the federal government."< Read more > -
Jenkins Does Not Miss a Single Vote in 2009
December 22, 2009"Kansans sent me to Washington to make sure their concerns are addressed and their voices are heard. A big part of my job is to take a stand and vote on every piece of legislation that comes before the House. I made it a priority to vote in each of the 991 roll call votes the House held this year and will do everything in my power to continue that record in 2010."< Read more > -
Jenkins Introduces Resolution to Increase Transparency in Congressional Committees
October 15, 2009"This is only my first year in Washington, but if this is "business as usual," then it's time for business to change. Committees should post legislation online within 24-hours to give all members of Congress as well as the American people time to read and understand the legislation. The status quo of secrecy and back-door deals has worn out its welcome."< Read more > -
Jenkins to host EPA officials on tour of Treece
August 19, 2009"This is a critical step forward in our efforts to help the folks in Treece. I am hopeful once EPA sees firsthand the irreparable damage mining has done in Treece, they will agree a clean-up alone is not enough."< Read more > -
Jenkins Introduces Legislation to Keep Congress Accountable
July 30, 2009"At a time when Americans have tightened their belts to make ends meet, Congress must do the same. This legislation is an effort to give each Member of Congress the opportunity to vote on the side of fiscal restraint or fiscal neglect."< Read more > -
Jenkins Supports Efforts to Bring "Fairness Doctrine" to the Floor for Vote
July 17, 2009"Time after time, the Democrat Majority has shut down the debate of important issues from even being heard on the floor. She is the Speaker of "the people's house," and it's high time she allow the democratic legislative process to work like it has for the past 233 years."< Read more > -
Jenkins Reaction to President Obama's Address to Congress
February 24, 2009"I agree with President Obama that we must address the fiscal and economic challenges facing the nation today in order to create sustained economic growth and prosperity. The American people continue to struggle to find jobs and to make ends meet. But I am optimistic we can overcome these challenges and I look forward to working with President Obama and his Administration to find solutions to jump-start the economy.< Read more > -
Jenkins: Increased Scrutiny Needed In Financial Recovery Plans
February 11, 2009"Times are tough, and Congress has had to act quickly making tough policy decisions. The challenging circumstances do not give government a blank check. These times call for increased accountability, transparency and scrutiny before throwing billions of hard-earned taxpayer dollars at programs that might not even address the root of the problems.< Read more > -
Jenkins Named to Republican Whip Team
January 15, 2009"I look forward to communicating the interests of Kansans to House Leadership as an Assistant Whip," Jenkins said. "It is an honor to be selected to work with leaders to promote Republican principles in the 111th Congress. I am committed to advancing common-sense and innovative solutions to problems facing Americans today, especially the folks in the Second Congressional District."< Read more > -
Jenkins: I Am Ready To Get To Work
January 6, 2009Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins issued the following statement after being sworn in today as a member of the 111th Congress during official ceremonies at the United States Capitol< Read more >
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