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Vice President JD Vance to visit Olathe manufacturer with Sen. Roger Marshall

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Vice President JD Vance will visit an Olathe manufacturer on Monday, Sept. 14, his office has announced, along with Republican Sen. Roger Marshall. The invitations to the event come via a flyer from MAGA, Inc., which said the event will be at Webco Manufacturing Inc., a metal fabrication plant at...

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