WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Barr Announces Massive Federal Grant to Expand Alltech in Nicholasville * Nicholasville, Kentucky-- Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY-06) celebrated the announcement of a $2.4M federal grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Alltech. Headquartered in Nicholasville for over five decades, Alltech currently employs hundreds of Kentuckians and is a leading company in the development of anim  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Big South Fork Plugging Abandoned Oil Wells to Restore Nature * News Release Date: July 24, 2025 Contact: Daniel Banks, 423-569-9778 Contact: Tom Blount, 423-569-9778 Oneida, Tennessee: Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area encompasses 125,000 acres of rugged terrain within the Cumberland Plateau in southeastern Kentucky and north-central Tennessee. It is  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Comer Subpoenas Ghislaine Maxwell for Deposition at Federal Prison House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued a subpoena to Ghislaine Maxwell for a deposition to occur at Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee on August 11, 2025. The Department of Justice is cooperating an  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Delivers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of Two Bills Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the 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 for being h  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Guthrie Issues Statement on New Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Found Within Our Federal Health Programs Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) announced steps to remove 2.8 million duplicative enrollees in two o  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie on President Trump's AI Action Plan: "The Future of American Competitiveness Depends on Investments in AI" Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued the following statement regarding the release of America's AI Action Plan, which focuses on safeguarding   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Joyce Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplant System Congressman John Joyce (PA-13), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, delivered the following opening statement at today's heari  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Chairman Latta Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Energy Hearing on Pipeline Safety Policy Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing titled Strengthening American Energy: A Review of Pipeline Safety Policy. Subcommittee Chairman Lat  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie, Walberg, and Jordan Applaud President Trump's Executive Order on NIL Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-05), Chairman of the Committee on Education and Workforce, and Congressman Jim Jordan (OH-04), Chairman of the Committee on the  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 24 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Deploying an expeditionary sustainment command * An expeditionary sustainment command (ESC) performs sustainment operations for field armies and corps. It encompasses 74 military occupational specialties (MOSs) and 40 sections and branches. Preparing such a complex and multifaceted unit for deployment demands a careful strategy that optimizes time, resources, and personnel. This article pres  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Full Committee Markup Recap: E&C Advances the SCORE Act and OMUFA Reauthorization to the Full House of Representatives Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, led by Chairman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), reported two pieces of legislation to the full House of Representatives. Chairman Guthrie issued the following statement afte  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- GE Appliances, Louisville, Kentucky, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy outlining concerns regarding the proposed revocation of coverage for miscellaneous refrigeration products. The company argued that such a move would not only undermine federal energy policy goals but also negatively impact American consumers. In its remarks, GE Appliances emphasized that revoking coverage would likely eliminate the preemption for this product class.  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Congress Must Act to Advance Nuclear Energy The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing yesterday titled "The New Atomic Age: Advancing America's Energy Future." During the hearing, members heard from witnesses about the advent of small and micro modular nuc  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Congress Must Close Loopholes and Reform Bid Protest Process Today, the Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing titled "Bid Protest Reform: Understanding the Problem." During the hearing, members discussed the current bid protest process and examined proposals to reform it to prevent furthe  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. House of Representatives conducted 14 committee hearings on July 23, 2025: * * * AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF PROPOSITION 12 Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled "An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12". Testimony was heard from public witnesses. * * * MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup on the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs FY 2026 A  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Praises President Trump's Selection of Paducah as Future Home of AI Infrastructure * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) today praised the Trump Administration's selection of the Department of Energy's Paducah Site, home of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP), as one of four locations for cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) data   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Oversight Committee Leaders Applaud President Trump's Bold Plan to Cement America's Dominance in Artificial Intelligence Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.), and Subco  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Pallone Remarks at Oversight Hearing on Nation's Organ Donation System Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on "Ensuring Patient Safety: Oversight of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transpla  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Push to Protect Drinking Water as Communities Face Rising Contamination Threats * As drinking water contamination from toxic "forever chemicals," also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), increasingly threatens communities in Maine and across the country, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and David Rouzer (R-N.C.) have reintroduced th  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, Massie Introduce Bipartisan PRIME Act to Empower Local Livestock Farmers, Meet Consumer Demand * Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) reintroduced the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act, bipartisan legislation to make it easier for small farms and ranches to serve consumers. The PRIME Act ( H.R. 4700 ) would give individual states fr  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Representatives Massie and Pingree Introduce Bipartisan PRIME Act to Empower Local Livestock Farmers, Meet Consumer Demand Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) announce the re-introduction of the PRIME (Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption) Act to make it easier for small farms and ranches to serve consumers. The PRIME Act (H.R.   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Reintroduces Legislation to Bolster Alabama's Ag Community * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) reintroduced two pieces of legislation--the Farm Board Act and the Mid-South Oilseed Double Cropping Study Act --to improve opportunities and increase market access for Alabama's agriculture community. More information about both bills can be found below. "Our farmer  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Natural Disasters * Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses.   more