WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Brett Guthrie Announces Full Committee Markup of 12 Bills WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, announced a Full Committee Markup of 12 bills. WHAT: A Full Committee Markup of 12 bills DATE: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 TIME: 2:00 PM ET LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn Hous  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Guthrie Issues Statement on President Trump's Address to a Joint Session of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, released the statement below following President Trump's Joint Address to Congress: "Tonight, President Trump highlighted the many significant ach  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a rule that would allow WYMT-TV, a television station in Hazard, Kentucky, to continue broadcasting on channel 12 instead of switching to channel 20 as previously planned. The petition, filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC, comes after the company was unable to complete construction of its channel 20 facility before its permit expires in March 2025. The FCC's Media Bureau stated that keeping WYMT-TV on ch  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: * * * Federal Grand Jury in Louisville Indicts One Former and Two Current Kentucky State Police Troopers for Federal Civil Rights Violations Louisville, KY - A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment on March 4, 2025, charging one former and two current Kentucky State Police Troopers with violating individuals' civil rights while a  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Full Committee Markup Recap: E&C Advances 10 Bills to the Full House WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce marked up and sent ten pieces of legislation to the full House of Representatives. Chairman Guthrie issued the following statement after the conclusion of today's markup. "Each of these biparti  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * House Passes Four Good Government Oversight Committee Bills WASHINGTON--The House of Representatives today passed four House Oversight and Government Reform Committee bills aimed at enhancing government transparency, cybersecurity, and national security: H.R. 1515, the Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act: Introduced by  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell in Washington Post: We Cannot Defeat Tomorrow's Enemies With Yesterday's Budgets Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) submitted the following op-ed to The Washington Post, printed in today's edition, on the dangers of a clean, full-year Continuing Resolution (CR) at the Fiscal Year 2024 level: Every time Congress faces a government funding de  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Proud to Confirm McMahon as Education Secretary Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding the confirmation of Linda McMahon as U.S. Secretary of Education: "Years of steady decline in student achievement make one thing abundantly clear: our education policies are failing America's children. We need le  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Parents of Former Boone County Schools Maintenance Director Plead Guilty to Evading Financial Reporting Requirements CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Michael P. Barker, 68, and Lana Barker, 65, both of Foster, pleaded guilty today to structuring transactions with one or more domestic financial institutions. According to court documents and statements ma  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Hosts Al Lipphardt, VFW Commander-in-Chief, as His Guest for the President's Joint Address of Congress Lipphardt is a Stone Mountain resident, U.S. Army veteran, and Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is welcoming Alfred J. "Al" Lipphardt, Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., as his guest t  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Champions Fairness, Safety for Women and Girls in Sports Votes to Advance the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today issued a statement after the Senate failed to clear a procedural hurdle to advance S.9, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, to preserve Title IX protections for female athlete  more