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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Friday November 22, 2024 ( 5 items )  

After HHS Defies Subpoena, House Oversight Committee Members Comer & McClain Demand Official Testimony on Alcohol Consumption Guidelines
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- 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.) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) are continuing their investigation into the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) development of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In a letter to HHS Assistant Secre  more

Dr. Rand Paul Forces Senate Vote to Stop Biden Administration from Making Ukraine's Debt America's
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) forced a vote in the U.S. Senate on his joint resolution of disapproval (S.J.Res.117) to stop the Biden Administration from making Ukraine's debt the responsibility of the American people. Specifically, the joint resolution of disapproval would have prohibited the Biden Administration's cancellation of $4.65 billion of debt owed by Ukraine to U.S. taxpayers. The Biden Adm  more

Guthrie's Bill to Provide Access to Care and Support Services for Alzheimer's Patients and Their Families Heads to the President's Desk
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, released the following statement after his bill the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024, passed the United States Senate: "Last night, I was honored to see my bill, the BOLD Act, pass the United States Senate and head to the President's de  more

McConnell Meets With Representative Elise Stefanik
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today on his meeting with Representative Elise Stefanik: "I was glad to meet today with President-elect Trump's nominee to serve as Representative of the United States to the United Nations, Representative Elise Stefanik. The world's largest international organization is in dire need of a wake-up call  more

Rep. McGarvey Introduces Bill to Continue Investing in Mining Communities
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Today, Congressman McGarvey introduced a bill to extend the highly successful Clean Energy Demonstration Program on Current and Former Mine Land (CEML) program. The CEML program is already transforming communities across coal country, including in Eastern Kentucky, and it's critical that Congress continue to invest in programs to help the states that powered the 20th century grow and thr  more