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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for 2024-09-19 ( 13 items )  
Dr. Paul and Sen. Booker Introduce FDA Modernization Act 3.0 (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Recently, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Angus King (I-ME), Mike Braun (R-IN), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Kennedy (R-LA), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, a bipartisan bill to direct the FDA to finally implement the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 (FDAMA 2.0), legislation passed by Congress to m more PR

Dr. Rand Paul and Rep. Kat Cammack Introduce REINS Act to Put Power Back in the People's Hands (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03) introduced the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act to help put power back in the people's hands instead of the administrative state. "The whims of an unaccountable administrative state should never rule our lives. For too long, an ever-growing federal bureaucracy has piled regulations and red tape on the b more PR

Five Years After Tobacco 21, McConnell Highlights Progress Against Youth Nicotine Addiction (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (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 the Tobacco-Free Youth Act: "I'd like to end on something the walls of this chamber don't hear enough of: some good news. "According to an annual survey conducted by the CDC and the FDA, the number of young people in America smoking e-cigarettes dropped to its lo more PR

Guthrie's Bill to Provide Access to Care and Support Services for Alzheimer's Patients and Their Families Passes The House (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, released the following statement after his bill the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024, unanimously passed the House of Representatives this evening: "I was proud to see my bill, the BOLD Act, unanimously pass the House of Representatives more PR

HSGAC Passes Dr. Rand Paul's Bipartisan REPUBLIC Act to Rein in Presidential Emergency Powers (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Today, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), which U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is Ranking Member of, passed the bipartisan Reforming Emergency Powers to Uphold the Balances and Limitations Inherent in the Constitution (REPUBLIC) Act. The legislation, which wasintroduced in May, would allow the President to take immediate action in crisis situations but also require congressional  more PR

Markup Wrap Up: Committee Advances Legislation to Reauthorize Critical Drug Programs, Address Use of Official Time for Union Activities, Streamline Permitting, More (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a markup to consider a series of bills to address transparency in the federal government, safeguard American taxpayer dollars, and streamline government processes. "Today, the Oversight Committee introduced commonsense measures to remedy a number of issues that wil more PR

McConnell On The Judicial Bureaucracy And The First Amendment (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (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 judicial ethics: "Free speech has been an animating principle for my entire career in the Senate. I am second to no one in my defense of the First Amendment. So I've found the recent habit of the federal judiciary's bureaucracy to try and abridge its protections a more PR

McConnell: Americans Fed Up With Flip-Flops, VP Harris Must Own Her Record (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (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 Vice President Kamala Harris' record: "In the weeks since Washington Democrats made Vice President Harris their nominee, the American people have had their hands full trying to figure out where her campaign stands on the issues at the top of their mind. "They've  more PR

Oversight Committee Releases Memorandum Detailing the Biden-Harris Administration Worst Policy, Management Failures (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) released a memorandum detailing the Biden-Harris Administration's detrimental policy agenda and poor leadership record, which has fueled high inflation, the worst border crisis in American history, chaos on the global stage, and higher risk of wa more PR

Rep. Comer Staff to Hold Office Hours at VFW Post 4075 Auxiliary Building in Frankfort (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: On Thursday, October 3, 2024, Congressman James Comer's (R-Ky.) Field Representative Mary-Carter Barton, will host office hours on behalf of the Congressman at the VFW Post 4075 Auxiliary Building in Frankfort, Kentucky. Staff will be available to answer questions and assist constituents with federal casework, including Veterans Affairs issues. Congressman Comer's office will hold office  more PR

Rep. McGarvey-Led Bill to Improve VA for Disabled Veterans (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass the Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) and David G. Valadao (CA-22) to make the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) more accessible for disabled veterans. "Anyone who has served our country should be able to access the benefits they've earned witho more PR

Rep. Rogers Issues Statement on Stop-Gap Funding, Election Security Legislation (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following statement on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers released the following statement as the U.S. House of Representatives works to secure U.S. elections and avoid a government shutdown at the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2024. "With the Presidential election only a few weeks away, we cannot afford a government shutdown or bypass a commonsense opportunity to safeguard our elections for the Ame more PR

U.S. Global Leadership Benefits American Workers, Drives Growth in Kentucky (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (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 foreign investments in American companies: "I've noted frequently that America's resolve and willingness to lead are being tested by a dangerous world. How we respond has everything to do with preserving the peace, prosperity, and security America and our allies h more PR