Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States House of Representatives has today given thumbs up to H.R. 1527, the Rural Veterans Access to Care Act. This legislation allows veterans enrolled in the health system, who live over 60 miles from a VA hospital, to receive primary care from a non-VA health care facility. The program can also be used by veterans where travel to a VA facility would cause a hardship or other difficulties.

Congresswoman Nancy Boyda (Kansas Second District) issued the following statement after today’s vote:

Bush Fundraiser to Cost Taxpayers Hundreds of Thousands; Boyda Campaign to Rally for Accountable Government

TOPEKA, KS – In remembrance of the terrorist attacks of seven years ago, Congresswoman Nancy Boyda (Kansas Second District) will remove her campaign's advertisements from the airwaves for the day of September 11, 2008.
 
In the 2004 and 2006 election seasons, Congresswoman Boyda also aired no advertisements on September 11th.
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Nancy Boyda (Kansas Second District) issued the following statement in response to an announcement by President Bush that oil would be released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR):

In Letter Sent Last Friday, Boyda Outlines Vision for a Thoughtful and Informed Election Season
 
TOPEKA, KS – On Friday, August 22, Congresswoman Nancy Boyda (Kansas Second District) wrote to challenger Lynn Jenkins to formally propose a series of four town hall debates in the Kansas Second District Congressional race.
 
The proposed debates – two in September and two in October – will offer Second District voters the opportunity to learn more about the policies and ideas of both candidates for Congress.
 

TV Commercial, 16-Page Newspaper Insert Highlight Boyda's Vision for Energy Independence

TOPEKA, KS – Beginning today, Congresswoman Nancy Boyda (Kansas Second District) is publishing a 16-page newspaper insert in 48 newspapers across the Kansas Second Congressional District. The tabloid-sized Voter’s Guide: A 2020 Vision for America’s Energy Future unveils Congresswoman Boyda’s proposals for America’s energy policy, including a detailed look at where America’s energy will come from in

CONGRESSWOMAN BOYDA KICKS OFF RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN WITH EVENTS IN PITTSBURG, TOPEKA 

TOPEKA, KS – Congresswoman Nancy Boyda (Kansas Second District) today officially kicked off her campaign for re-election to the U.S.

AT BOYDA’S REQUEST, DCCC PULLS RESERVED AD TIME IN KANSAS SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 

20-Page Newspaper Insert Highlights Accomplishments in Congress and Sets Tone for Upcoming Campaign

TOPEKA, KS - Over the next week, Congresswoman Nancy Boyda (Kansas Second District) will publish a 20-page newspaper insert in 48 newspapers across the Kansas Second Congressional District. The tabloid-sized Congressional Update highlights Congresswoman Boyda's legislative and constituent service accomplishments from the last two years, and it sets the tone for her upcoming 2008 re-election campaign.