WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Rand Paul Releases HSGAC Budget Reconciliation Text WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, has released legislative text to be considered as part of Senate Republicans' budget reconciliation bill. The proposal builds on the Tru  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congress Sends the HALT Fentanyl Act on to the President's Desk to be Signed into Law * WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05), Dean of the House, voted on Thursday to send the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act on to President Trump's desk to be signed into law. Congressman Rogers cosponsored the bipartisan HALT Fentanyl Act to permanently classify chemically al  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers' Statement on Israeli Strikes on Iran * WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers issued the following statement after Israel launched a strike on Iran on Thursday night, followed by a retaliatory missile attack from Iran. "The United States must stand firm in our support of Israel, and provide strength for our allied nation against Iran's nuclear threats. We will protec  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The Filson Historical Society in Louisville, Kentucky, intends to repatriate 123 cultural items, identified as unassociated funerary objects, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The Society has determined a cultural connection between these objects and various Indian Tribes. This process allows for the return of these culturally important items, which may occur on or after July 11, 2025. The inventory describes 123 unasso  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, posted the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Government Procurement Process Must Modernize to Boost Defense Innovation Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs held a hearing today titled "Clearing the Path: Reforming Procurement to Accelerate Defense Innovation." During the hearing, members underscored how burdensome defense acquisition and p  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Statement on Israeli Strikes in Iran * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today regarding Israeli strikes in Iran last night: "Iran's war against Israel and the United States is decades old. Directly and by proxy, it has plotted and conducted attacks against U.S. servicemembers, diplomats, former officials,  more