WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the border crisis: "On the Biden Administration's watch, America's southern border has descended into humanitarian disaster. And across the country, Democrats' open border policies have turned every state into a border state. "The fentanyl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding competition with China: "In the past two months, the Chinese government has reminded the world just how an authoritarian communist state operates. "In July, President Xi announced he had replaced the PRC's foreign minister after the offici  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following remarks on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled "The Role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers in Prescription Drug Markets Part II: Not What the Doctor Ordered." In his opening statement, Chairman Comer noted that this is the committee's second hearing on PBMs and emphasized that their tactics are c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Congressman Morgan McGarvey's (KY-03) legislation to protect the education benefits of veterans. H.R. 3981, the Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act, strengthens the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) oversight capacity to prevent fraud and protect veterans from exploitative educational institutions. The bill now aw  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled "The Role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers in Prescription Drug Markets Part II: Not What the Doctor Ordered." At the hearing, members and witnesses highlighted how Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) have monopolized the pharmaceutical marketplace and push anticompetitive practic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, issued the following news release: The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, led by Chairman Andy Barr (KY-06), is holding a hearing entitled "A Holistic Review of Regulators: Regulatory Overreach and Economic Consequences." Read Chairman Barr's opening remarks as prepared for delivery: "Last wee  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 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.) and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) are threatening the compulsory process to obtain compliance with a May 1, 2023, oversight request for documents and information related to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 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.) delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled "The Role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers in Prescription Drug Markets Part II: Not What the Doctor Ordered."In his opening statement, Chairman Comer noted that this is the committee's second hearing on PBMs and e  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today regarding the passing of former Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones: "Elaine and I were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Governor Brereton Jones. The people of Kentucky benefited from Governor Jones' leadership, both when he was in public office and after  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Iran: "Today, five American hostages are on their way home from unjust detention in Iran. "Unfortunately, the deal that secured their release may very well be the latest example of President Biden rewarding and incentivizing Tehran's bad b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the economy: "In a speech last month, President Biden claimed that American wages were growing faster than inflation, quote, 'That's Bidenomics.' "Unfortunately for working families, the truth of Bidenomics is quite the opposite. "Even as  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, the Biden Administration announced its plan to withhold funding from schools with hunting and archery programs, based on purposeful misinterpretation of a provision in last year's gun control legislation. As a continuation of his efforts to fight back against this assault on American values and these important school programs, last week, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced th  more