| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Friday September 27, 2024 ( 9 items ) |
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Dr. Rand Paul Introduces HEMP Act to Relieve Unnecessary Constraints on Hemp Industry, Provide Transparency and Certainty
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release:
Recently, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) continued his efforts to address Kentucky hemp farmers' concerns with federal overreach and bring clarity, transparency, and certainty to regulation by introducing the Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan (HEMP) Act.
"For years, I've led the fight in Washington to restore one of Kentucky's most historically vital crops by legalizing industrial hemp. We achieved a hard-won v
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House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer Probes Biden-Harris Administration Use Of Taxpayer Funded Resources to Fly Zelensky to Pennsylvania to Campaign for Harris
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024:
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is opening an investigation into the Biden-Harris Administration using taxpayer funded resources to fly Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Pennsylvania to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Ch
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House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer, Rep. Langworthy Probe Politicization of FCC With 'Shortcut' Decision to Facilitate a George Soros Deal to Obtain a Major Stake in Over 200 Radio Stations
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024:
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.) are today taking action to investigate potential politicization and apparent attempts to interfere in the 2024 election by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC is taking unprecedented action in this case
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House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer: Oversight Committee Releases Staff Report Detailing Biden-Harris Administration Suffocating Regulatory Blitz
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024:
Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) released a staff report titled "Death by a Thousand Regulations: The Biden-Harris Administration's Campaign to Bury America in Red Tape." The
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House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security Chairman Grothman Opens Hearing on Cost of Biden-Harris Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024:
Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) today opened a hearing titled "The Border Crisis: The Cost of Chaos" by outlining how the Biden-Harris Administration created the worst border crisis in U.S. history. The
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McConnell, Warner Introduce Vital Bill To Support Bourbon Production And Environment
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release:
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) announced today the introduction of the White Oak Resilience Act of 2024, which will mobilize greater federal resources and direct research into safeguarding our nation's White Oak tree population.
White Oak trees are vital to the environmental ecosystem, as well as several trademark American
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New Evidence Suggests Former Governor Andrew Cuomo Attempted to Inappropriately Influence a COVID Select Witness
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024:
Today, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic released new evidence that suggests former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo attempted to inappropriately influence the testimony of a Select Subcommittee witness. In an addendum to its most recent staff memorandum titled "Findings from the Select Subcommittee's Investigati
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Rep. McGarvey Introduces Bill to Invest in Entrepreneurship, Reduce Recidivism
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024:
This week, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-03) and Congressman Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) introduced H.R. 9841, the Prison to Proprietorship for the Formerly Incarcerated Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide in-depth entrepreneurship training to formerly- incarcerated individuals looking to start a business or enter the workforce.
"Nearly all incarcerated people will complete
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Rep. Rogers Votes to Extend Federal Funding, Avoid Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release:
U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05), Dean of the House, voted for the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025 to avoid a government shutdown on September 30th and extend federal funding past the election, through December 20, 2024. Both the House and Senate passed the bipartisan bill on Wednesday, sending it on to the president's desk for his signature.
The funding protects critical benef
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