WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Peters Introduce Bill to Protect Americans' DNA, National Security WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Genomic Data Protection Act to give Americans using at-home DNA tests the choice to delete their genomic data and destroy their biological samples. Around 21% of Americans have taken a mail-in a DNA test from a direct-to-consumer geno  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Applauds Passage of a Congressional Review Act Resolution to Stop the Biden-Harris Administration Assault on American Manufacturing WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued the following statement after the House passed H.J. Res. 61,   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Delivers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee markup. Chairman Guthrie's opening statement as prepared for delivery: "Thank you all  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Latta Applaud the Passage of a Congressional Review Act Resolution to stop the Weaponization of Energy Standards Block 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, is  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman McGarvey's Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act Passes Out of Committee Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey's bipartisan Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act of 2025 passed unanimously out of the House Small Business Committee, clearing the path for a full vote on the House floor. Congressman McGarvey, who serves as Vice Ranking Member of the House Small Business Comm  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers Invites Kentucky Energy Industry Leader Joe Craft and Pastor of Somerset First Baptist Church Ryan Coffey to President Trump's Joint Address to Congress WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05), Dean of the House, announced his guests for President Donald J. Trump's joint address to Congress include Joe Craft III, a native of Hazard, Kentucky who is president, chief  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Thompson lead introduction of the Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, and Mike Thompson (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, introduced the Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act. The bipartisan, legislation provides tax incentives to acceler  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by Kentucky Horticulture Council Chairman Jeremy Hinton from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Perspectives From the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 2": * * * Good morning, Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and members of the committee. My name is Jeremy Hinton and I would like to begin my testimony today with a quote. "No other human occ  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Carl Harris, board chairman of the National Association of Home Builders, from a Feb. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "Improving the Federal Environmental Review and Permitting Processes": * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and members of the Committee, I am pleased to appear before you today on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) to share our views on h  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on March 3, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give my sincere thanks to my Communications Director, DJ Griffin, who recently ended his tenure with my office. A proud graduate of Colgate University, DJ began his Washington, DC career as a Senior Associate Director of Research for the Republican National Committee. The White Plains, New   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Rep. Massie Introduces Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act to "End the Fed" WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) announces the introduction of H.R. 1846, the Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act. Rep. Massie's legislation abolishes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and the Federal Reserve banks. It also repeals the Federal Reserve Act, the 1913 law that   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Republican Senators Reintroduce Bill to Increase Accountability at Federal Prisons Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), alongside Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and James Lankford (R-OK) announced the introduction of the Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025. This bill would bring greater accountability t  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Kentucky Disaster Areas USDA announced that people recovering from the impact of recent severe storms, flooding and straight-line winds may be eligible for food assistance through USDA's Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. WASHINGTON, March 5, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that people recovering from the impact   more