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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Wednesday June 19, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Biden Admin. Judicial Nominee Puts Radical Ideology Over Rule Of Law
WASHINGTON, June 17 (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 judicial nominations: "Unfortunately, the Democratic Leader has decided that instead of taking up the critical annual defense authorization, the Senate will dedicate floor time this week to the latest in the Biden Administration's parade of unfit nominations to the  more

Dr. Paul Makes Case for Lab Leak at First Full Senate Committee Hearing on COVID-19 Origins
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today, at the first full Senate committee hearing on the origins of COVID-19, which he helped secure, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, examined and made the case for a lab leak. The bipartisan hearing, entitled "Origins of COVID-19:  more

House Committee Chairmen Comer, Jordan Press SEC After Hunter Biden Invoked Then-VP Biden Name in Response to Federal Securities Fraud Investigation
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: As part of the impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today are pressing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for information about its handling of a federal securities investigation invol  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer Announces Second Hearing on CCP Political Warfare, China Efforts to Infiltrate Key Sectors in U.S.
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- 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.) announced a hearing titled "Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party's Political Warfare, Part II." This hearing is the second in the Committee's government-wide investigation into Chinese Communist Party (CCP) political warfare and will focus on China's deliber  more

McConnell: Time To Take Up Overwhelmingly Bipartisan NDAA
WASHINGTON, June 17 (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 defense spending: "Last week, the Armed Services Committee voted to recommend a $25 billion-dollar increase to topline defense spending. "In overwhelming, bipartisan fashion, our colleagues rejected a fourth straight budget request from the Biden Administration th  more