Still listening
Rep. Jerry Moran, Washington, D.C.
Originally published 02:43 p.m., March 31, 2008
Updated 02:43 p.m., March 31, 2008
Each year since being elected to Congress, I have traveled to each of the 69 counties of the First District to hear what is on the minds of Kansans and receive my marching orders to take back to Washington, D.C. On Thursday, I completed my 2008 Big First Listening Tour.
While the issues Kansans talk to me about change from year to year, one thing remains the same: folks want to see good things happen in their communities and their country. In Washington, D.C., I will work to see that Kansans are well served through legislation like the farm bill and by working to improve laws like No Child Left Behind. As we enter the spring and summer months, I am especially concerned with energy prices. We must work in Congress to repeal policies that raise the price of gas and regulations that discourage the development of new fuel sources.
I will be giving a series of speeches in the House of Representatives in the coming weeks about what I heard and learned from Kansans during my tour. I want to make sure rural voices and Kansas common sense are part of the debate on the issues facing our nation.
If there were topics that were not discussed or you were unable to attend, please contact me and share your thoughts through my Web site at www.jerrymoran.house.gov/. It is an honor serving in Congress on behalf of Kansans. Please let me know how I can do a better job working for you.