WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: * * * Congressman Guthrie Announces Recovery of $9.6 Million for Constituents Through Federal Casework in First Six Months of 2025 * Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced that he helped 535 constituents of Kentucky's Second District recover $9,604,166 through federal casework in the first six months of 2025. "One of the most important responsibilities I have as the Representative of Kentucky's   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- GE Appliances, Louisville, Kentucky, a manufacturer in the home appliance sector, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce, advocating against the inclusion of specific Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) subheadings in the Section 232 action on steel derivatives. The organization emphasizes that imposing tariffs on these component parts would significantly harm U.S. manufacturing and consumers. In the letter penned by Earl F. Jones, Deputy Gener  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: No One is 'Gutting' the Safety Net In case you missed it, the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board wrote the following op-ed this week in defense of the commonsense provisions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Key Takeaways: * Medicaid spending has risen by roughly 60 percent since 2019,   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, July 9 -- The Kentucky Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 8, 2025: * * * KDP Connects With Hundreds of Kentuckians Through Rural Listening Tour FRANKFORT, Ky. - Today, Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) Chair Colmon Elridge released the following statement celebrating another successful round of the KDP's Rural Listening Tour, which gave hundreds of Kentuckians a place to ask questions and voice concerns about what their communities need, since Kentucky'  more

ERLANGER, Kentucky, July 8 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * Major Richard Star Act: DAV advocates for combat-injured military retirees * Under current law, not all retired service members with a service-connected disability receive their full retirement pay and disability benefits. A veteran must have completed a minimum of 20 years of service and have a combined Department of Veterans Affairs disability rating of 50% or more to qu  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell on Continuing U.S. Lethal Assistance to Ukraine * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today regarding the delivery of weapons to Ukraine: "Today, the strategic incoherence of underfunding our military and restricting lethal assistance to partners like Ukraine is measured in the avoidable erosion of American c  more