WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued the following statement after Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "For far too long, EPA policies have picked winners and losers, limited ec  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced the committee will hold a hearing titled, "Rightsizing Government," on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. At the hearing, the Oversight Committee will examine the dramatic growth in the size and complexity of the federal government, which has le  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell to Serve as Chair of Senate Agriculture Subcommittee Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today that he will Chair the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research in the 119th Congress. The subcommittee is one of five under the authority of the Senate Agriculture Committee and will al  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Today, Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) announced the reintroduction of the Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act, aiming to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for the influx of deadly fentanyl into American communities. This critical piece of legislation passed the House in the 118th Congress. The legislation seeks to amend the Fentanyl Sanctions Act by enabling the U.S. government to impose sanc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSMAN ROGERS WASHINGTON, DC (January 28, 2025) -- U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's executive order temporarily pausing some federal funding for grants and loans that do not promote the Trump Administration's America First agenda. "Americans endured costly extreme policies over the last four years under the Biden Administ  more