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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Friday June 28, 2024 ( 6 items )  

CONGRESSMAN MORGAN MCGARVEY'S STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT DECISION ON IDAHO'S EXTREME ABORTION BAN
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following statement on June 27, 2024: * * * Congressman McGarvey (KY-03) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed an appeal (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-726_6jgm.pdf) that would unpause Idaho's total abortion ban, allowing women in Idaho to receive abortions when their health is at risk: "While today's decision provides temporary relief for Idaho women and families, it offers  more

Hearing Wrap Up: Biden Administration EEOC is Failing to Hold Companies Accountable for Pushing Unlawful DEI Initiatives
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing today titled, "Standing Up for the Rule of Law: Ending Illegal Racial Discrimination and Protecting Men and Women in U.S. Employment Practices." At the hearing, witnesses testified that U.S. companies are pushing unlawful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) prog  more

Hearing Wrap Up: DOD Says Security Clearance Process Updates are 'Unacceptably Late'
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: The Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce held a hearing yesterday titled "Security at Stake: An Examination of DOD's Struggling Background Check System" to examine how the Department of Defense (DOD) has fallen short in its mission to modernize the personnel vetting process with the National Background Investigation Serv  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer Opens Hearing on Unlawful DEI Programs, EEOC Duty to Enforce Title VII of Civil Rights Act
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- 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.) today delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled "Standing Up for the Rule of Law: Ending Illegal Racial Discrimination and Protecting Men and Women in U.S. Employment Practices." Chairman Comer stressed that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), created   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

Sen. Paul Issues Commentary: Our China Policy is a Disaster for US Security and Prosperity
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued thefollowing commentary on June 25, 2024: * * * Our China policy is a Disaster for US Security and Prosperity Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee where he tried, and failed, to sell the Biden administration's spin that it is delivering for the American people by being tough on China. The reality is that the Biden administration's China policy is a disaster for U.S. securit  more