FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2022 Kansas Republican Party Responds toGov. Kelly’s State of the StateCalls her speech and recent activity a “desperate election-year transformation” TOPEKA, KS – The Kansas Republican Party today issued the following statement in response to Governor Laura Kelly’s State of the State address: “After years of lockdowns, mandates, school closures, and criminalizing religious worship while protecting abortion clinics, Governor Kelly has determined her path to re-election is a complete political transformation,” said Shannon Pahls,
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KSGOP Statement on Joe Biden’s Forced Vaccine Mandate TOPEKA, KS – Kansas Republican Party Chairman Mike Kuckelman issued the following statement on the Biden Administration’s forced vaccine mandate: “Joe Biden promised to “shut down the virus.” He failed. He promised there would be no vaccine mandates. He lied. Now, he wants Kansans to lose their jobs if they don’t comply with his unconstitutional vaccine mandate. While vaccines are a safe way to protect against the virus, the federal government has no authority to force this mandate on private businesses. Unfortunately, we have a governor who refuses to speak out against Joe Biden’s
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KSGOP Statement on Kelly’s Unwillingness to Address Border Crisis TOPEKA, KS – The Kansas Republican Party today issued the following statement on Governor Laura Kelly’s unwillingness to call on her Party to address the Biden border crisis or offer Kansas support to combat the surge in illegal crossings and fentanyl trafficking: Kansas GOP Chairman Mike Kuckelman commented: “Yesterday, more than half the nation’s governors called on President Biden to take immediate action to address the surge of illegal crossings and drug trafficking along the southern border, but Laura Kelly has remained silent. The Democrat-controlled federal government has failed to take action to address the
KSGOP Statement on President Biden’s COVID Mandates TOPEKA, KS – The Kansas Republican Party today issued the following statement on President Biden imposing COVID mandates on private businesses and Governor Laura Kelly’s silence on the issue: Kansas GOP Chairman Mike Kuckelman commented: “Yesterday, Joe Biden showed his complete disregard for states’ authority and issued an attack on businesses across the country. Biden is forcing an unconstitutional, un-American federal decree on businesses and families. The federal government has no authority to force private businesses in Kansas to mandate vaccines for employees. Kansas businesses are still recovering from the pandemic and the Kelly Administration’s failed
Fed Chair Says Gov. Kelly’s “Very Generous Unemployment Benefits” Are Keeping People From WorkTOPEKA, KS –The verdict is in: The Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve says federal unemployment benefits are to blame for record-high unemployment. Today, Chairman Powell explained that the difficulty businesses are seeing in hiring is due to “very generous unemployment benefits,” and, that once the unemployment benefits are terminated, “we should see strong job creation moving forward.” Kelly has ignored requests from Kansas businesses and the majority in the legislature to end the supplemental benefits. But now, even the federal government is admitting that Democrat governors like Laura Kelly are making it
Topeka, KS – Last week, as the Biden Administration failed to control the unprecedented drug and human trafficking crisis at our border, Governors Doug Ducey (AZ) and Greg Abbott (TX) requested additional state law enforcement support. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has since remained silent. “Governor Kelly’s silence and lack of interstate cooperation make her complicit in the Biden administration’s failures at the border,” said Shannon Golden, KSGOP Executive Director. “More and more, Kansans are dying from fentanyl-related overdoses as drug cartels traffic tens of millions of lethal doses into the country. Governors have a responsibility to keep their states safe, and while Kelly is busy
