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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Thursday July 11, 2024 ( 10 items )  

House Financial Services Subcommittee Sets July 12 Hearing on Financial Institution-Fintech Partnerships
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittees on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Financial Institution-Fintech Partnerships: Leveraging Third-Party Relationships to Increase Access to Financial Services" at 10 a.m. on July 12, 2024, at Alltech, 401 Cross Street, Lexington, Kentucky, 40508: Witnesses * Mr. Steve Trager, Executive Chair, Republic Bank & Trust Company * Mr. Kirk Chartier, Chief Strategy  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer Calls on Federal Agencies to Rein in Regulatory Overreach in Wake of Supreme Court Decision
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- 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 calling on several federal agencies to respect the limits placed on their regulatory authority following the Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. In letters to the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council, General Services Administratio  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer Opens Hearing on Oversight of EPA
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered opening remarks at a hearing on "Oversight of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency." Chairman Comer detailed how the EPA under the Biden Administration has pushed a whole-of-government climate agenda, including the implementation of bu  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer Seeks Transcribed Interview With President Biden Physician
WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: Following evidence of President Joe Biden's declining mental state, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is calling on President Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, to appear for a transcribed interview regarding his medical assessments of President Biden and his private endeavors with the Biden fami  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer Subpoenas White House Aides Running Interference for President Biden Amid Cognitive Decline
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued subpoenas to three key White House staff who are reportedly running interference for President Biden and doing the President's job for him amid his declining cognitive state. According to one former Biden aide, these three employees - Annie T  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer: Hearing Wrap Up - Biden Administration EPA Abused Its Authority to Advance Radical Climate Agenda
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing today titled, "Oversight of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency." Members exposed how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Biden Administration has operated outside its rulemaking authority and implemented burdensome regulations and sweeping exe  more

McConnell Delivers Remarks At The Reagan Institute NATO Summit Event
WASHINGTON, July 9 (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 at the Reagan Institute regarding NATO's 75th Anniversary: "The world remembers Ronald Reagan as the Great Communicator, and rightly so. With plainspoken persuasion, he took an animating principlepeace through strengthto halls of power from London to Berlin and Tokyo to Geneva. "Just as often,   more

McConnell On Facing Global Challenges: NATO "Only As Strong As Its Weakest Link"
WASHINGTON, July 10 (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 NATO: "As I said yesterday, NATO members have taken some promising steps toward making the alliance fit for purpose. But now is not the time to get complacent. "The threats we face are grave and growing. How we meet them will determine the future of the order that  more

McConnell Remembers Senator Inhofe on Senate Floor
WASHINGTON, July 10 (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 Senator Jim Inhofe: "Yesterday morning, the Senate was greeted by some sad news. A longtime former colleague and dear friend of so many of usJim Inhofepassed away. "As many of our colleagues are familiar, Jim's path to the Senate was an adventure of its own: "Hon  more

Sen. Paul Introduces Risky Research Review Act to Oversee Gain-of-Function Research Funding
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the Risky Research Review Act, a first-of-its-kind proposal to establish a Life Sciences Research Security Board within the Executive Branch. This independent board will oversee the  more