WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC), and 16 other Republicans sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday pushing back on the Bureau's credit card late fee proposal. Congressman Barr, who chairs the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, led the letter, which you can read here. "In Dece  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Ahead of Daylight Saving Time, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act of 2023 for the 118th Congress. The legislation would end the antiquated practice of changing clocks twice a year. "The Sunshine Protection Act will allow states the freedom to decide if they want to permanently follow Daylight Saving Time or not without needing approval from Congress.  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) will hold a full committee hearing titled "Oversight of Our Nation's Largest Employer: Reviewing the U.S. Office of Personnel Management." The hearing will examine the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) administration of human capital policy for the federal workforce   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) will hold a subcommittee hearing titled "Inflation: A Preventable Crisis" to examine the inflationary crisis brought on by Democrats' reckless government spending, how record-high inflation has impacted Americans and the economy, and policies to prevent future in  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) will hold a hearing titled "Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Go Viral: Inspectors General on Curing the Disease." This subcommittee hearing will examine ways the federal government can limit improper payments in vulnerable pandemic relief funds and ensure feder  more