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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Saturday July 13, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Dr. Paul Joins Sen. Schmitt in Efforts to Retake Legislative Authority from Unaccountable Administrative State
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Following the Supreme Court's ruling in Loper Bright, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) joined U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) today in launching a major effort to retake legislative authority away from administrative agencies and place it back where it belongs: the Article I branch. That major effort includes the filing of the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA), the launching of a working group of Sena  more

House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Chairman Barr Delivers Remarks at Field Hearing on Leveraging Third-Party Relationships to Increase Access to Financial Services
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, led by Chairman Andy Barr (KY-06), is holding a field hearing in Lexington, Kentucky entitled "Financial Institution-Fintech Partnerships: Leveraging Third-Party Relationships to Increase Access to F  more

House Oversight Committee Chair Comer Calls for Transparency in Third Party Litigation Funding to Expose Activist & Foreign Influence
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- 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 continuing to investigate activist and foreign influence in third party litigation funding (TPLF) and is calling for disclosure requirements to ensure fairness and integrity in litigation decisions. In a letter to Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts,  more

Smucker Leads Republicans in Letter Opposing EPA Plan Endangering Grid Reliability
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Twenty-six Members Oppose EPA Clean Power Plan 2.0's Impact on Grid * * * Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and twenty-five colleagues have written a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing concern about the impact of the proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 on the PJM Interconnection. These proposed rules will endanger electrical grid reliability for the PJM Interconnection, which s  more