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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Saturday April 27, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Congressman Morgan McGarvey Slams Republican Majority Decision to Cut Off Federal Funding for Nonprofits
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following statement on April 26, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) released the following statement on the Republican Majority's changes to the Appropriations and Community Project Funding Process: "I'm devastated that House Republicans have unexpectedly changed the rules for this year's Community Project Funding requests-effectively rendering all nonprofits ineligible for federal funding through this pr  more

McConnell Helps Secure $100K for Henderson City-County Airport
WASHINGTON, April 26 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide $101,203 in federal funding to Henderson City-County Airport. Today's award will help fund a project to extend a critical runway at Henderson City-County Airport in order to meet Federal Aviation Administration standards. This federal grant was funded through the A  more

Senate Homeland Security Committee Leaders Paul, Peters, Senate Finance Committee Leaders Wyden, Crapo Press DHS on Use of Authority to Download Personal Device Data at Borders
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, along with Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mike Crapo (R-ID), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, are pressing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for informa  more