WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) applauds the appointment of former Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer to serve as chair of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services.

“As the co-chair of the Senate Rural Health Caucus, I am glad to see my colleague and friend, Jeff Colyer, appointed to this important role within HHS,” said Sen. Roberts. “As a doctor and a Kansan, Gov. Colyer will be a strong voice for improving health care in our most underserved rural communities in not only Kansas, but across the country. I look forward to working with him in this new role.”