WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Today, Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) introduced the White Oak Resilience Act, a crucial piece of legislation which would ensure a sustainable future of the American white oak. At current consumption rates, the American white oak tree population will begin to decline significantly in the next 10-15 years, with even more extreme declines over the next several decades. White oak is not only a c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Today, Congressman Andy Barr's (KY-06) bipartisan legislation, the Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2023, passed unanimously out of the House Financial Services Committee. The Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act is a vital and comprehensive measure to safeguard global interests. Under this proposed legislation, the President would be required to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (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 left-wing climate policy: "The Biden Administration announced yesterday that it is seeking new recruits in its war on affordable and reliable American energy - to fill the ranks of a new program called the American Climate Corps. "While th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing today titled "Bidenomics: A Perfect Storm of Spending, Debt, and Inflation" to examine the failures of President Biden's "Bidenomics" policies and their impacts on American households, workers, and small businesses. Key Takeaways: "Bideno  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- 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.) is probing the United States' efforts to relocate Afghans in the United States following the Biden Administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. In a letter to two senior officials in charge of Afghan resettlement, Chairman Comer requests docume  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today's markup of several bills, including the bipartisan D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act, which transfer the administrative jurisdiction over the RFK stadium site from the Secretary of the Interior to the Admini  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) held a markup of several bills, including the bipartisan D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act, which transfers the administrative jurisdiction over the RFK stadium site, allowing the District of Columbia to revitalize th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (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) commented today following the announcement Mark Haney will conclude his tenure as the President of the Kentucky Farm Bureau: "Today, my good friend, Mark Haney, will retire as President of the Kentucky Farm Bureau after 15 years at the helm and over two decades on the executive committee. Mark has shown him  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (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: "As I've discussed this week, competition with China is a global proposition. But increasingly, the Biden Administration's approach to the PRC reflects a faulty assessment of the challenges this competition presents.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (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) issued the following statement today after meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine: "This morning I was proud to welcome President Zelensky to the Capitol. And I was glad our colleagues had an opportunity to hear from him firsthand and ask questions about the state of Ukraine's counteroffensive  more