Pat Roberts

Roberts Says Bill Would Improve SNAP, Save Billions

Bryan Thompson — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:32:18 +0000

Kansas Senator Pat Roberts has introduced a bill to reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps. Roberts says the bill would save $36-billion over ten years by eliminating waste, and closing loopholes in the program.

Feds Officially Gain Control Of Land For Top Security Lab

Laura Ziegler — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:49:04 +0000

The Department of Homeland Security officially took ownership of 46 acres in Manhattan, Kansas this week for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.

Safety Concerns Aired At NBAF Hearing

Bryan Thompson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:58:25 +0000

A committee of the National Research Council visited Kansas State University Friday to get a feel for safety concerns for a giant biosafety lab planned for the Manhattan, Kan., campus.

Questions Loom For Future Of High-Security Lab At K-State

Laura Ziegler — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:33:14 +0000

It’s been three years since the Department of Homeland Security chose Kansas as the site of its National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, or NBAF, but there’s a growing sense that the project has a precarious future.

Roberts Talks About Kansas Biosecurity Center

Laura Ziegler — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:37:09 +0000

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Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts says his home state ought to be where the federal government builds a multi-million dollar National BioSecurity Center.