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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Saturday May 20, 2023 ( 5 items )  

House Committee Chairs Comer, Jordan, Green Demand Information From DHS on Risk Posed by Aliens With Terrorist Ties Crossing Border
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) are investigating how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is handling the elevated national security risk presented by an  more

House Committee Members Comer, Sessions, Rep. Boebert Lead Probe of Heightened Federal Agency Telework
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- 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.), Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), and Oversight Committee Republicans sent letters to 25 federal agencies to conduct oversight over telework and remote work rates and policies.   more

House Oversight Committee Chair Comer: FBI Delay in Producing Unclassified Record is Unacceptable
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on May 19, 2023, and letter: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today reiterated his demand that the FBI produce an unclassified record alleging a criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national. The document, an FBI-generated FD-1023 form, allegedly details an arrangement invo  more

Quigley, Blumenauer, Buchanan and Fitzpatrick Urge Investigation Into Kentucky Derby Horse Deaths
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) Vern Buchanan (FL-16) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), sent a letter to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) calling for transparency into its investigation of eight horse deaths that occurred in the leadup to this year's Kentucky Derby. The members are requesting that HISA also examine the steps it will take to prev  more

Senate Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Paul, Sens. Peters, Lankford Bipartisan Bill to Simplify Application Process for Federal Disaster Assistance Advances From Committee
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Gary Peters (D-MI), and James Lankford (R-OK) to simplify the application process for federal disaster recovery assistance has advanced out of committee. The legislation would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a universal applicat  more