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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Saturday April 13, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Congressman Morgan McGarvey Convenes Congressional Progressive Caucus Special Order Hour on Pressing Need for Gun Violence Prevention
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: On Thursday, April 11th, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) led his Congressional Progressive Caucus colleagues in a Special Order Hour on the pressing need to pass gun violence prevention legislation in the wake of the anniversary of the Old National Bank mass shooting. Reps. Tlaib (D-MI), DeSaulnier (D-CA), and Neguse (D-CO) also joined to call on House Republicans to bring gun safe  more

Dr. Paul, Sen. Vance Demand Answers Following OMB Data Bringing Price Tag of Ukraine Aid to More Than $125 Billion
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Recently, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), JD Vance (R-OH), and fifteen colleagues from the House and Senate sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young demanding answers on American aid to Ukraine after new data revealed previous OMB totals vastly undercounted the price tag of Ukraine aid. The lawmakers wrote: In January 2023, based on the information then available to us,  more

Hearing Wrap Up: FDA Has Stumbled From Crisis to Crisis
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- 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 "Oversight of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration." At the hearing, lawmakers asked FDA Commissioner Robert Califf about a pattern of issues within the FDA to ensure the FDA is completing its role of regulatory oversight of the food and drug industries, prioritizing safet  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer & Rep. Waltz Seek Information About Proposed Rules That Could Jeopardize Mariners Safety & Disrupt Economic Activity
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Representative Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) today are raising concerns the Biden Administration's proposed whale habitat protection rules could endanger the lives of mariners and disrupt vital economic activity. In a letter to National Oceanic and Atmospheri  more

Oversight Committee Seeks Information on Commerce Department Efforts to Push Costly, Outdated Regulations on Critical Internet Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is seeking information from the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) on its efforts to push costly, outdated, and unnecessary regulatory obstacles on the deployment and maintenance of critical internet infrastructure. In a letter to DOC Secretary Gi  more