Pat Roberts

Hedge 'em, hide 'em or howl at 'em, facts are facts. Trim 'em, trash 'em or trip over 'em, they still are facts. What they aren't is opinion - a difference often overlooked by radio foamers and politicians, especially if honest facts clash with honest...

WASHINGTON — Farm-state lawmakers are moving to create a whole new subsidy that would protect farmers when their revenue drops — an unprecedented program that critics say could pay billions of dollars to farmers now enjoying record-high crop...

This article ran in the Hill newspaper's blog the Twitter Room on July 22, 2011 - as released by the office of Senator Pat Roberts: Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) took time out Friday to tweet a birthday song to former Sen. Bob Dole (R). "Happy birthday...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Corn and soybean farmers are pushing for - and Congress is moving to create - a whole new subsidy that could maintain farm incomes at a nearly four-decade high should prices fall or crops be destroyed by weather. The new...

Former Congressman and current Republican Committeeman, Todd Tiahrt, says it’s going to be tough to keep Boeing in Wichita.  He spoke live with Eyewitness News anchor Roger Cornish about Boeing’s announcement Monday. brightcove....

Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, with Jason Goldsmith of Boca Raton Jason Goldsmith of Boca Raton completed a five-week internship Friday in the Washington, D.C. office of U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan. He was in the nation's capital during the......

As the Missouri River continues to rise across northeast Kansas, Governor Sam Brownback and U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts toured the river town of Elwood, Kansas, on Friday, as they expressed concerns about how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has handled water...

Lawmakers from Kansas and Washington state praised the Obama Administration, the Department of Defense and the Air Force in finally giving the tanker contract to Boeing. The reaction was not the same in Alabama. Gov. Sam Brownback (R) "I have been...

Relatively high commodity prices, huge federal budget deficits, and the realization that agriculture will have to contribute to deficit reduction. These three factors framed the political landscape back in 1995, when lawmakers inked historic changes in...

Sam Brownback has been sworn in as Kansas' governor, assuming office with the state facing a big budget shortfall. He took the oath of office Monday in the Kansas House chamber. Among the guests were Sen. Pat Roberts, former Atty. General and Senator...

The Department of Defense says the announcement on the tanker decision will come at 4:10 Central Time today. Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn will make the announcement. He will be joined by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition...

Thousands of jobs for decades to come.  Some of those jobs started today, as Boeing hired some engineers one day after it won the tanker contract. "Well, I've been waiting for a decade to be able to say this," said Gov. Sam Brownback Friday afternoon...