WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, Congressman McGarvey (KY-03) and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07) introduced H.R. 8614. This bill would authorize the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study how surface coal mining affects human health in Central Appalachia. The study will examine how proximity to coal mining operations increases health risks in su  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) continues to stand with veterans and military service members through this legislative work on Capitol Hill. As a senior appropriator, Congressman Rogers is diligently working on the nation's twelve federal funding bills for fiscal year 2025. On Wednesday, the House passed the first of those appropriations bills by prioritizing funding for Military Construction and Vete  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement after voting for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: "As the proud Congressman for Fort Knox and the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center, I am honored to fight in Washington to ensure our servicemembers and our decorated veterans receive the services they have earned.   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on the Judiciary Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Committee on Ways and Means Jason Smith (R-Mo.) today sent criminal referrals to the Department of Justice recommending Hunter and James Biden be charged with making false statements to Congre  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement regarding the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre: "Thirty-five years ago, in the brutal suppression of a peaceful demonstration in Tiananmen Square, the Chinese Communist Party reminded the world that its power is built on fear. "The 1989 democracy movement's example of brave defiance  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding left-wing climate policy: "Since President Biden took office, the cost of energy has risen 41.65%. Fuel oil prices are up 56.8%. Gasoline is up 55.5%, and natural gas is up 22%. "This, of course, is not news to working families who have been struggling to keep up t  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Law of the Sea Treaty: "Unaccountable international judicial juntas have made headlines in recent weeks. "First it was the self-aggrandizing International Criminal Court, whose rogue prosecutor sought preposterous arrest warrants for Israeli leaders in a grotes  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will allocate $5,315,000 to Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) to overhaul the city's aging flood prevention infrastructure. Louisville MSD will use this federal funding, which is included within USACE's Fiscal Year 2024 Work Plan, to continue upgrading the city's fl  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Supreme Court: "The Supreme Court term is about to end, which means it's time for Democrats and their media allies to bully and harass the Justices. "The most recent example of this is the risible attack leveled against Justice Alito for his wife's flags. "I h  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety released the following written testimony by Steven Schafrik, an associate professor and director of Graduate Studies for Mining Engineering at the University of Kentucky, from a hearing dated May 22, 2024, entitled "Digging Deeper for Health and Safety: Examining New Standards and Practices in Mining": * * * I'd like to thank this subcommittee of the United States Senate Commi  more