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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Wednesday May 08, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Barr and McConnell Announce Over $1.5 Million to Address Substance Use Epidemic in Kentucky
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) and U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will allocate $1,501,532 to Kentucky for the Recovery Housing Program. This program was created by Congressman Barr and Senator McConnell's Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry (CAREER) Act. In 2018,   more

Congressman Morgan McGarvey's Office Accepting Applications for Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, May 8 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) announced his office is participating in the U.S. House of Representatives Green & Gold Congressional Aide Program to provide employment opportunities to veterans, Gold Star Families, and active-duty spouses. Congressman McGarvey's office is currently accepting applications for a Green & Gold Congressional Aide -- more information can be f  more

Guthrie Votes in Support of Americans' Right to Have Gas Appliances
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as a senior member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, released the following statement after voting for Rep. Debbie Lesko's (AZ-08) H.R. 6192, the Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act: "This afternoon I was proud to vote alongside my Energy & Commerce Committee colleagues in support of Americans' freedom to make their own decisions. In just the last four years,  more

McConnell and Barr Announce Over $1.5 Million to Address Substance Use Epidemic in Kentucky
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) announced today the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will allocate $1,501,532 to Kentucky for the Recovery Housing Program. This program was created by Senator McConnell and Congressman Barr's Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry (CAREER) Act.  more

McConnell Remarks On Ongoing Campus Chaos
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding college campus protests: "Yesterday, the world marked Holocaust Remembrance Day - an annual reminder of mankind's horrifying capacity for evil, and of our obligation to combat hatred towards Jews wherever it emerges. "Today, of course, anti-Semitic hate is welling u  more

Members of Kentucky Congressional Delegation Support Governor's Request for Federal Major Disaster Declaration
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Today, Kentucky's federal delegation, including U.S. Senator Rand Paul, U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, and Representatives Hal Rogers (KY-05), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Andy Barr (KY-06), James Comer (KY-01), and Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing their support for Governor Andy Beshear's request for a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Kentucky s  more

Members of Kentucky Congressional Delegation Support Governor's Request for Federal Major Disaster Declaration
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Kentucky's federal delegation, including U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Senator Rand Paul, and Representatives Hal Rogers (KY-05), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Andy Barr (KY-06), James Comer (KY-01), and Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing their support for Governor Andy Beshear's request for a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Kentucky stemming from  more

With Radicals Controlling Campuses, Biden Admin. Plows Forward On Student Loan Socialism
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding student loan socialism: "Last week brought news that some of the biggest names backing President Biden's re-election campaign are also behind major left-wing groups stoking campus chaos - from training on occupation and resistance tactics to outright Hamas apologetic  more