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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Thursday June 27, 2024 ( 6 items )  

CONGRESSMAN MORGAN MCGARVEY'S STATEMENT ON U.S. SURGEON GENERAL DECLARING GUN VIOLENCE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following statement on June 25, 2024: * * * Congressman McGarvey (KY-03) released the following statement after the U.S. Surgeon General declared firearm violence a national public health crisis: "This announcement confirms what we've known for a long time -- gun violence is a public health epidemic. From mass shootings and self-inflicted injuries to accidental firearm deaths and everyday killings, far too many communities --  more

Hearing Wrap Up: Federal Agencies Have Succumbed to CCP Influence, Oversight Committee is Demanding Answers
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing today titled, "Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party's Political Warfare, Part II." At the hearing, experts detailed how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has successfully waged an influence and infiltration campaign that jeopardizes critical U.S. indu  more

House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State Chairman Massie: Biden Administration Pressured FDA, Ignored Risks During Initial COVID Vaccine Phase
WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSres)-- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, issued the following news release: Today, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, led by Chairman Thomas Massie (R-KY), released an interim staff report titled, "Politics, Private Interests, and the Biden Administration's Deviation from Agency Regulations in the COVID-19   more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer: Federal Bureaucracy is Incapable Of, or Unwilling To, Address CCP Political Warfare Campaign Against America
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled "Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party's Political Warfare, Part II." To date, the Committee's government-wide investigation has outlined how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is waging an i  more

Kentucky Congressional Delegation Supports Governor's Request for Federal Major Disaster Declaration
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * The declaration would aid Kentucky communities hardest hit by the May storms * * * Kentucky's federal delegation, including U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Senator Rand Paul, and Representatives Hal Rogers (KY-05), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Andy Barr (KY-06), James Comer (KY-01), Thomas Massie (KY-04), and Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing their suppor  more

McConnell Helps Secure Nearly $3 Million to Improve Roadways Surrounding Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
WASHINGTON, June 26 (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. Department of Transportation (DOT) will award $2,941,250 to the Boone County Fiscal Court to improve and modernize existing infrastructure along the Limaburg Road corridor in Northern Kentucky. Funded through RAISE, a nationally competitive program administered by the DOT, today's federal funding will help i  more