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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Saturday October 26, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Congressional Taiwan Caucus Co-Chairs Express Concern Over South Africa Request to Relocate Taiwan Liaison Office
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Andy Barr (R-KY), Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, issued a statement expressing concern over South Africa's request to relocate Taiwan Liaison Office: "South Africa's demand that Taiwan relocate its liaison office from Pretoria raises serious concerns about the extent of t  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer Demands NewsGuard Disclose All Government Contracts Amid Censorship Concerns
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is continuing the Committee's investigation into NewsGuard's impact on protected First Amendment speech and how its contracts with government agencies may contribute to censorship under the guise of combatting misinformation. In a follow up letter to NewsGuard Chief Execu  more

Leader McConnell and Speaker Johnson to VP Harris: End The Dangerous Rhetoric
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Leader McConnell and Speaker Johnson released the following statement: "This summer, after the first attempted assassination of a presidential candidate in more than a century, President Biden insisted that 'we cannot allow this violence to be normalized.' In September, after President Trump escaped yet another close call, Vice President Harris acknowledged that 'we all must do   more