WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers Votes for Full-Year Funding Bill to Keep the Government Running WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05), Dean of the House, voted in support of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act to maintain current federal funding levels and avoid a government shutdown on Friday, March 14, 2025. The legislation maintains funding for our troops and includes the largest pay raise for junior enlisted pers more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Further Collaboration Needed Between Federal, State, & Local Law Enforcement to Bring Down Transnational Criminal Organizations WASHINGTON--The Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement held a hearing titled, "Enhancing Federal, State, and Local Coordination in the Fight Against Criminal Illegal Aliens." Subcommittee members discussed the need for increased collaborati more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Preventing Fraud in Government Payment Systems Through Bipartisan, Commonsense Solutions WASHINGTON--The Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing today titled "Shifting Gears: Moving from Recovery to Prevention of Improper Payments and Fraud" to continue a multi-year long investigation into flaws in federal government payment systems. Sub more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement from a Feb. 25, 2025, confirmation hearing for Troy Edgar to be deputy secretary of Homeland Security and Dan Bishop to be deputy secretary of the Office of Management and Budget: * * * For far too long, federal spending has increased unchecked, amassing over $36 trillion in debt that our children and grandchildren will one day inherit. Here in Washington, the default mindset seems t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Senator McConnell Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Support Families of Retired Fallen Law Enforcement Officers The bill is named after Chief Herbert D. Proffitt, a Korean war veteran and law enforcement officer of 55 years who retired in 2009 as Chief of the Tompkinsville, Kentucky Police Department Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the Chief Herbe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Subcommittee on Environment Holds Hearing on Renewing Brownfields Sites, Discusses Redevelopment of American Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing titled Maximizing Opportunities for Redeveloping Brownfields Sites: Assessing the Potential for New American Innovation. "The Brownfields Program su more PR