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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Thursday February 13, 2025 ( 9 items )  

Chairman Bilirakis Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Hearing on American Leadership in Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Bilirakis Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Hearing on American Leadership in Manufacturing Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing titled AI in Manufactu  more

Chairman Guthrie and Vice Chairman Joyce Announce Creation of Privacy Working Group
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie and Vice Chairman Joyce Announce Creation of Privacy Working Group Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, announced the establishment of a comprehensive da  more

Comer: DOGE Subcommittee is Exposing Government Waste, Identifying Solutions
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Comer: DOGE Subcommittee is Exposing Government Waste, Identifying Solutions House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered an opening statement at the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency's (DOGE) first hearing titled "The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud." In his remarks, Chairman Comer c  more

Comer: DOGE Subcommittee is Exposing Government Waste, Identifying Solutions
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Comer: DOGE Subcommittee is Exposing Government Waste, Identifying Solutions House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered an opening statement at the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency's (DOGE) first hearing titled "The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge   more

DOGE Subcommittee Chairwoman Greene Opens First Hearing With a Vow to Fight the War on Waste
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * DOGE Subcommittee Chairwoman Greene Opens First Hearing with a Vow to Fight the War on Waste Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene delivered an opening statement at the Subcommittee's first hearing titled "The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payme  more

Hearing Wrap Up: America's Welfare State Needs Immediate Reform
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: America's Welfare State Needs Immediate Reform The Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing titled "Examining the Growth of the Welfare State, Part 1" to scrutinize the enormous expansion of welfare programs over the last 60 years and evaluate strategies to reform deficiencies in the welfare sys  more

Hearing Wrap Up: DOGE Subcommittee's First Hearing Uncovers Billions Lost to Fraud and Improper Payments, Launches "War on Waste"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: DOGE Subcommittee's First Hearing Uncovers Billions Lost to Fraud and Improper Payments, Launches "War on Waste" The Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) held its inaugural hearing today titled "The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud" to investiga  more

McConnell Comments on Gabbard Nomination
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Comments on Gabbard Nomination Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement today on the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to serve as Director of National Intelligence: "The Senate's power of advice and consent is not an option; it is an obligation, and one we c  more

Rep. Massie Introduces Legislation to End Taxpayer-Funded Censorship Programs
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Massie Introduces Legislation to End Taxpayer-Funded Censorship Programs Representative Thomas Massie announces the introduction of H.R. 1233, legislation designed to prohibit the expenditure of taxpayer funds on programs that censor the free speech of Americans. "Were it not for Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, claims of government censorship of online speech would be dismissed," said Re  more