WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Congressman Buddy Carter (GA-01), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing titled Combatting Existing and Emerging Illicit Drug Threats. "As we gavel in the first Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing, American families across the country continue to suffer from failure  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced the committee's subcommittee membership for the 119th Congress. The Chairman and Ranking Member of the full committee are also ex-officio members of every subco  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the Senate voted, 53-47, to confirm the Honorable Russell Vought as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): "Congratulations to Russ Vought on his   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers Votes for the HALT Fentanyl Act WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05), Dean of the House, voted for the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act to crack down on drug traffickers across the country and provide law enforcement with the tools necessary to help keep fentanyl-related substances off of American streets. Congressman Rogers cosponsored the b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chairwoman Majorie Taylor Greene today announced the Subcommittee's first hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, and be titled "The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud." Since 2003, a staggering $2.7 trillion taxpayer dolla  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation held a hearing titled, "Transgender Lab Rats and Poisoned Puppies: Oversight of Taxpayer Funded Animal Cruelty." Subcommittee members discussed how the federal government wastes millions of dollars on cruel and unnecessary animal research. Subcom  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Law enforcement and advocacy groups are urging Congress to pass H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, led by Committee on Energy and Congress Members Reps. Morgan Griffith (VA-09) and Bob Latta (OH-05). Here's what they have to say: "We commend your early prioritization of this issue and your leadership in pushing this legislation forward. The opi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell, Warner Introduce Vital Bill To Support Bourbon Production And Environment WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) announced today the introduction of the White Oak Resilience Act of 2025, which will mobilize greater federal resources and direct research into safeguarding our nation's White Oak tree population  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Perspectives From the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 2" at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 13, 2025, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * Mr. Bret Erickson, Chairman, U.S. Government Relations Council, International Fresh Produce Association, Edinburg, TX * Mr. Jeremy Hinton, Vice President, Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation, Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled, "Transgender Lab Rats and Poisoned Puppies: Oversight of Taxpayer Funded Animal Cruelty." In her opening statement, Subcommittee Chairwoman Mace highlighted ho  more