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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Friday June 07, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Sanction ICC
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, legislation that would sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it attempts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute Americans or our allies. Co-sponsoring the legislation are Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Lindsey Gra  more

Dr. Paul, Sen. Ernst Work to Promote Access to Safe, Effective Birth Control
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) cosponsored U.S. Senator Joni Ernst's (R-IA) new legislation to promote access to and availability of safe and effective contraception for women and families. The Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act was introduced in the Senate on Tuesday. On Wednesday, after Senate Democrats' so-called Right to Contraception Act failed to pass due to infring  more

Dr. Rand Paul, Sen. Rick Scott Slam Democrats' Attacks on Religious Freedoms & Parental Rights, Political Games on Contraception
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) along with 20 other Republican Senators signed a joint statement slamming Senate Democrats for pushing stunt legislation, the so-called Right to Contraception Act, which misleads the public on the accessibility of contraception and threatens the religious freedoms and parental rights of millions of Americans. This bill was first passed   more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer Probes IRS Code Violations & Pursuit of Radical ESG Policies in Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is today furthering the Committee's review of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies and their impact on American businesses, consumers, and the economy. Chairman Comer is seeking more information to determine whether ESG related actions by re  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer, Reps. Sessions, Perry Lead Probe Into Use of 'Official Time' for Union Activity by Federal Employees
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas), and Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) are today conducting oversight of the use of "official time" by government employees for union activities. In letters to top offi  more

ICYMI: Leader McConnell in The New York Times: "We Cannot Repeat the Mistakes of the 1930s"
WASHINGTON, June 6 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) penned the following op-ed in today's edition of the New York Times: On this day in 1944, the liberation of Western Europe began with immense sacrifice. In a tribute delivered 40 years later from a Normandy cliff, President Ronald Reagan reminded us that "the boys of Pointe du Hoc" were "heroes who helped end a war." That last detai  more