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Dr. Roger Marshall, U.S. Senator from Kansas, shared several posts on July 30, 2025, addressing topics ranging from health care reform to economic growth and trade policy.

In a tweet posted at 13:00 UTC, Marshall promoted legislation aimed at increasing transparency in health care pricing. He wrote, "A Free Market Fix for Health Care: Pass the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act. Read my latest op-ed in @DailySignal." The referenced Patients Deserve Price Tags Act seeks to require hospitals and insurers to disclose prices for services before patients receive them.

Later that day at 13:23 UTC, Marshall commented on national economic trends under former President Donald Trump’s administration. He stated, "This is the Trump Effect. America is BOOMING."

At 17:36 UTC the same day, Marshall addressed recent trade agreements and their impact on local industries. He tweeted, "Mr. President, America is not tired of winning. Kansas farmers and manufacturers are ecstatic about these trade deals, and I can’t wait to see what else the President will deliver for the American people."

The Patients Deserve Price Tags Act aligns with ongoing legislative efforts to promote price transparency in health care by mandating disclosure of service costs prior to treatment (https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1876). Such initiatives have been part of broader discussions around lowering medical expenses through increased market competition.

Marshall's comments regarding economic performance reflect common themes among supporters of Trump-era policies who cite low unemployment rates and strong GDP growth during his presidency as evidence of positive economic momentum (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDP).

His remarks about trade deals refer to a series of agreements negotiated during Trump's tenure that aimed to benefit American agriculture and manufacturing sectors—areas particularly significant in Kansas (https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements).