By Megan Moser

Sen. Roger Marshall said Tuesday the budget bill President Trump signed into law Friday will be “the start of a new golden age of American prosperity.”

Marshall, a Kansas Republican and member of the budget committee, said in a phone interview with The Mercury and KMAN Tuesday he was excited by what his party accomplished with its “big, beautiful bill,” which passed the House on a vote of 218-214 and the Senate on a vote of 51-50.

“It’s an era of prosperity and security,” he said. “Security — we’re going to secure the border, make our military stronger. Prosperity — I think, by the largest cut in taxes in American history, it’s going to put gasoline on the economy, just like it did under President Kennedy, under President Reagan, under Trump 45, that cutting taxes grows the economy, and I’m just looking forward to being part of it.”

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Fort Riley soldiers were among those participating in Saturday’s parade in Washington, D.C., marking the 250th anniversary of the Army.

More than 450 soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division, based in Kansas, marched in the parade. They dressed in Gulf War-era uniforms to represent that part of the Army’s history.

The nearly 90-minute parade cycled through the Army’s history, beginning with soldiers marching in Revolutionary War uniforms and ending with symbols of the Army’s future, including small robots carrying the U.S. Army flag and new West Point cadets about to be sworn in.

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Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, additional active-duty military members will soon deploy “to enhance Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection efforts to maintain security at the southern border,” officials said in a statement last week.

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