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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Saturday June 29, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Guthrie Applauds SCOTUS Decision Repealing Chevron Doctrine
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), a senior member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee and Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court unveiled their decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce which has overturned the decades old Chevron Doctrine: "I applaud the Supreme Court's ruling which made signif  more

Guthrie Votes to Improve Border Security, Strengthen National Defense, and Support Israel
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement after voting for three appropriations bills that passed the House of Representatives this week: the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act by Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-02), the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), and the Department of Defense Appropriations Ac  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Rein in Federal Bureaucracy Regulatory Overreach
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court overturning the Chevron doctrine, under which courts were allowed to defer to agency interpretations of statutes they administer: "Today's Supreme Court decision stops the unelected, unaccountable f  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer Probes Amtrak Use of Eminent Domain to Assert Control of D.C. Union Station
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.) is investigating Amtrak's use of heavy-handed tactics, including eminent domain, to assert control over Washington, D.C.'s Union Station. In a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Chairman Comer requests documents and information on the propose  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer: Hearing Wrap Up - Biden Administration PLA Mandate Boxes Out Small Business, Sidelines Non-Union Workers, Raises Costs for Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation held a hearing titled, "Cutting Competition in Contracting: The Administration's Pricey Project Labor Agreement Mandate." Subcommittee members discussed how the Biden Administration's mandate that firms doing federally-contracted construction work enter into pre-h  more

McConnell on SCOTUS Decision to Overturn Chevron
WASHINGTON, June 28 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: LOUISVILLE, KY - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo: "The Constitution vests Congress with the sole authority to make law. After forty years of Chevron deference, the Supreme Court made it clear today that our system of government leaves no room for an unel  more