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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Saturday March 23, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Congressman Dunn Questions the Biden Administration's Latest Attempt to Stifle Innovation
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. (Florida-02) and House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Brett Guthrie (Kentucky-02) recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General expressing concern for the Biden Administration's attempt to enable the exercise of march-in authority as a tool for government price controls. "Prescription drug prices and the cos  more

Guthrie's Votes in Favor of Republicans' American Energy Independence Agenda
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), a senior member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, released the following statement after voting for House Republicans Energy Week Agenda including Rep. Gary Palmer's H.R. 1023 - Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act, Rep. Dan Newhouse's H. Res. 987 - Denouncing the harmful, anti-American energy policies of the Biden administration, and Rep. Jeff Duncan's H.R. 1121 -   more

Hearing Wrap Up: Broad, Overreaching Reporting Requirements in the White House AI EO Will Stifle U.S. Innovation
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation held a hearing titled, "White House Overreach on AI." Subcommittee members discussed how the Biden Administration's executive order (EO) on AI will hamstring U.S. innovation and leadership. Subcommittee members highlighted provisions in the EO t  more

House Oversight Committee Comer Announces Field Hearing in Kentucky to Examine Army Corps Inconsistent Fees Charged to Marina Owners
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced a field hearing in Jamestown, Kentucky titled "A Burden to Business: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Assessment of Administrative Fees." The field hearing will examine concerns over information obtained by the Committee detailing the   more

In The Case Of Adeel Mangi's Record, Senate Democrats Plead Ignorance
WASHINGTON, March 22 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations: "I have spoken repeatedly about the nomination of Adeel Mangi to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in New Jersey. As I have explained, his radical associations are truly staggering. And this fact seems to have rubbed some of our Democra  more

McConnell Announces Federal Funding for Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport
WASHINGTON, March 21 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $144,000 in federal funding to the Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport. Today's award will fund the construction of a portion of the new 6,207-square-yard general aviation apron at the airport, according to the FAA. This federal grant was  more

Senate To Take Necessary Step Toward Rebuilding American Hard Power
WASHINGTON, March 22 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding government funding: "The task before Congress this week - completing annual appropriations - is important work every year. In fact, it's among our most basic, fundamental responsibilities. "But not in decades have the stakes of providing for the common defen  more

Transcript of Congressman Morgan McGarvey's Floor Speech Honoring Simmons College Lady Falcons
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following remarks: * * * Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to honor the Simmons College Women's Basketball team on their Division Two National Championship win. A transcript of Congressman McGarvey's remarks is below, and a video of the remarks can be found here: "I rise today to congratulate Louisville's own Simmons College Lady Falcons on their first-ever Di  more