Jerry Moran
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"Gerald W. "Jerry" Moran" is the junior United States Senate/United States Senator from Kansas and a member of the Republican Party (United States)/Republican Party. He served as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee for the 113th U.S. Congress, during which he led successful Republican efforts in United States Senate elections, 2014, producing the first Republican Senate majority since 2006. Previously, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing .

Raised in Plainville, Kansas, Moran graduated from the University of Kansas and the University of Kansas School of Law. He worked in private law and served as the state special assistant attorney general (1982–85) and deputy attorney of Rooks County, Kansas/Rooks County (1987–95). He served in the Kansas Senate (1989–1997), and was majority leader for his last two years. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1996 and served six terms with little electoral opposition. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010 after defeating fellow U.S. Representative Todd Tiahrt in a contentious primary.

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It's unfortunate that an issue that families face in Kansas has spread across the country. When our servicemen and women make the ultimate sacrifice to protect Americans, their families are entitled to bury their fallen heroes in a peaceful setting and with dignity.

We have had a series of discussions about where we are. It is clear to me that the April 30 deadline will come and go without significant agreement.

I think there is general belief here that agreement is still possible.

The Farm Bill should be written by the United States Congress and an extension is not required for the purposes of the WTO. I think it's very important that the House and Senate committees proceed with that plan to produce a 2007 Farm Bill.