Thursday - November 28, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Tuesday October 01, 2024 ( 3 items )  

CBO Issues Cost Estimate for Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate on Sept. 30, 2024, for the Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2023 (S. 1277): * * * S. 1277 would allow the National Park Service (NPS) to acquire an additional 980 acres of land to include in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. Of the land, 550 acres are currently owned by The Nature Conservancy, a nonprofit organization. The other 430 acres are owned by multiple landholders. Using  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer Subpoenas DHS After Whistleblower Reveals Information on Governor Walz Ties to CCP
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued a subpoena to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for intelligence reports, documents, and communications in its possession related to Governor Timothy Walz's connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). A  more

Rep. Comer: Kentuckians Are Paying Far Too Much for Life-Saving Prescription Drugs, It's Time to Act
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following commentary on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.) published an op-ed on his Oversight Committee investigation which has exposed how the three largest Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)--CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and OptumRx--monopolized the pharmaceutical marketplace by deploying anticompetitive pricing tactics that are raising prescription drug prices, undermining community pharmacies, and har  more