WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Latta Announce Energy Subcommittee Hearing on Energy Demand and Grid Reliability WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, announced a hearing to explore the chall  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Comer Investigates FDIC's Potentially Politically Motivated Attempts to Suppress Crypto-Related Activity WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is looking into the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) potentially politically motivated approach to overseeing cryptocurrency-re  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced federal disaster assistance for Kentucky following a major disaster declaration issued by the President on February 24, 2025. The declaration, prompted by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides that began on February 14 and continue to impact the region, makes affected individuals and businesses eligible for disaster loans. Residents of Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Lee, Letch  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-875) on the Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (H.R. 3120), which aims to ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality and lower cost care. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 16, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose H.R. 3120, the Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, amends the Employee Retirem  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Feb. 22, 2025. * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 242,000, an increase of 22,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 219,000 to 220,000. The 4-week moving average was 224,000, an increase of 8,500   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 (Rep.) -- Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * PLASKETT REINTRODUCES BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH TRANS-ATLANTIC SUBMARINE FIBER OPTIC TABLE LEGISLATION St. Croix, USVI - This week, Congresswoman Plaskett (D-VI-AL) and her Republican colleague, Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1) reintroduced legislation to request an assessment of the value, cost, and feasibility of developing a Trans-Atlantic submarine fib  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Massie Reintroduces Bill Allowing Voting-Age Adults to Purchase Handguns Washington, DC- Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) announces the reintroduction of the "Second Amendment For Every Registrable Voter Act" (SAFER Voter Act), H.R. 1643. The SAFER Voter Act would repeal the federal law that prevents voting-age adults, ages 18 to 20, from purchasing a handgun from a Federal Firear  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Tuberville's Legislation Will Save Women and Girls' Sports WASHINGTON - In January 2025, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) reintroduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, or S.9, to save women's sports and preserve Title IX protections for female athletes. Over the past four years, the Biden administration took a sledgehammer to Title IX - resulting in more   more