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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Friday October 18, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Four Libraries Expand Preservation Steward Agreements With GPO
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Government Publishing Office issued the following news release: Libraries at the University of Minnesota, the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, the University of Kentucky, and the University of South Carolina have expanded upon their Preservation Steward collections with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). To help libraries meet the needs of efficient Government document stewardship in the digital era, GPO has established Preservation Stewards to support c  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer Releases Oversight Committee Accomplishments for 118th Congress
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today released the committee's accomplishments for the 118th Congress under Republican leadership. In a 72-page booklet provided to Republican committee members, Chairman Comer outlines how Republicans restored the House Oversight and Accountability Commi  more

ICYMI: Guthrie and Griffith "The Biden-Harris EPA- From the Government Not Here to Help"
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: In Case You Missed It Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), recently published a joint op-ed in The Washington Reporter detailing how the Biden-Harris Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been providing solutions in search of a problem in the name of "climate justice." Below are the highlights of their op-ed published by The Washington Reporter. Click HERE to read th  more

McConnell Secures Over $33 Million in Federal Funding for the Paducah and Louisville Railway
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will provide $33,780,304 in federal funding to Paducah and Louisville (P&L) Transportation to support several infrastructure projects along its 280-mile main line between Louisville and Paducah, Kentucky; including upgrades to signals and track infrastructure, installation   more

Rep. Rogers Announces $10 M Earmark to Expand Morehead State University Space Science Network
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: MOREHEAD, KY (Oct. 17, 2024) - U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) visited Morehead State University's Space Science Center on Thursday to announce a federal earmark totaling nearly $10 million in Community Project Funding to broaden the region's highly competitive deep space network. The funding will be used to enhance the two space tracking stations on campus to support future government-funded and com  more