BROWNBACK TO LAUNCH 105 COUNTY TOUR Will visit 20 Kansas counties during Easter recess

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Sam Brownback next week will officially begin his tour of all 105 Kansas counties visiting 20 counties during the upcoming Congressional Easter recess. Brownback has visited 10 Kansas counties so far this year, in addition to the 20 counties he will visit over the next 2 weeks.

Monday, March 17 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Central Brownback to speak to Wichita Downtown Rotary about Air Force tanker contract Broadview Hotel, Exhibition Hall 1 & 2 400 W. Douglas Wichita, Kansas Sedgwick County Media availability to follow at 1:15 p.m. Central OPEN TO MEDIA

Monday, March 17 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Brownback to attend ground-breaking for National Center for Aviation Training Jabara Airport NCAT site Wichita, Kansas Sedgwick County OPEN TO MEDIA

Tuesday, March 18 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Central Town hall meeting Parsons Municipal Building City Commission Room 112 South 17th Street Parsons, Kansas Labette County OPEN TO PUBLIC AND MEDIA

Tuesday, March 18 4:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. Central Town Hall Meeting Fort Scott Community College Heritage Room 2108 South Horton Fort Scott, Kansas Bourbon County OPEN TO PUBLIC AND MEDIA

Wednesday, March 19 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Central Speak to American's for Prosperity Summit Ramada Inn 420 East 6th Street Topeka, Kansas Shawnee County OPEN TO PUBLIC AND MEDIA

Wednesday, March 19 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Central Brownback to visit the NJCAA Men's National Basketball Championship Hutchinson Sports Arena Hutchinson, Kansas Reno County OPEN TO PUBLIC

Tuesday, March 25 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Naval Academy Appointment Signing Ceremony for Sara Ster Blue Valley High School, Senior Lounge 6001 W. 159th Street Stillwell, Kansas Johnson County OPEN TO MEDIA

Wednesday, March 26 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Groundbreaking for Community Housing in Wyandotte, County 12th & Riverview Wyandotte County, Kansas OPEN TO PUBLIC AND MEDIA

Thursday, March 27 9:30 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. Brownback to attend town hall meeting Memorial Union, Stouffer Lounge, 2nd Floor Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas Ellis County Media Availability to immediately follow event OPEN TO PUBLIC AND MEDIA

Thursday, March 27 11:10 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Brownback to attend town hall meeting La Crosse High School 400 Washington La Crosse, Kansas Rush County OPEN TO PUBLIC AND MEDIA

Thursday, March 27 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Central Brownback to Attend Ness City town hall Ness County Bank Building, 2nd Floor 102 W. Main Street Ness City, Kansas Ness County OPEN TO PUBLIC AND MEDIA

Thursday, March 27 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Central Brownback to attend Jetmore Town Hall King Center 312 Main Street Jetmore, Kansas Hodgeman County OPEN TO PUBLIC AND MEDIA

Brownback has events planned in Sedgwick, Montgomery, Labette, Crawford, Bourbon, Hodgeman, Shawnee, Reno, Johnson, Wyandotte, Ellis, Rush, Ness, Saline, Ottawa, Cloud and Clay Counties with additional details to follow for additional counties the week of March 24, 2008.

So far this year, Brownback has visited Atchison, Douglas, Franklin, Johnson, Lyon, Miami, Osage, Sedgwick, Shawnee, and Wabaunsee Counties.

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