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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Wednesday April 16, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Chairman Comer Expands Investigation of Sanctuary Jurisdictions, Invites Sanctuary Governors to Testify
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Comer Expands Investigation of Sanctuary Jurisdictions, Invites Sanctuary Governors to Testify WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today expanded the committee's investigation of sanctuary jurisdictions that provide sanctuaries for criminal, illegal aliens by defying fede  more

Comer Launches Investigation Into 23andMe Bankruptcy, Seeks Testimony to Protect Americans' Personal DNA Data
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Comer Launches Investigation into 23andMe Bankruptcy, Seeks Testimony to Protect Americans' Personal DNA Data WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is launching an investigation into the national security and data privacy concerns resulting from the bankruptcy filing of 23andMe, Inc  more

Comer Opens Hearing on Rooting Out Illicit Products and Restoring Trust in FDA
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Comer Opens Hearing on Rooting Out Illicit Products and Restoring Trust in FDA WASHINGTON--Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at "Restoring Trust in FDA: Rooting Out Illicit Products." In his opening statement, Chairman Comer emphasized that major reforms are  more

Hearing Wrap Up: FDA Must Eliminate Red Tape, Promote Innovation to Root Out Illicit Products and Restore Trust in the Agency
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: FDA Must Eliminate Red Tape, Promote Innovation to Root Out Illicit Products and Restore Trust in the Agency WASHINGTON--Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on "Restoring Trust in FDA: Rooting Out Illicit Products." During the hearing, members exposed how the U.S. Food and Drug   more

ICYMI: Chairmen Guthrie, Palmer, and Griffith Investigate Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grant Recipients
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Chairmen Guthrie, Palmer, and Griffith Investigate Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grant Recipients WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Congres  more

Tax Relief for Working Families: Barr Moves to Modernize Capital Gains
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Tax Relief for Working Families: Barr Moves to Modernize Capital Gains Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) reintroduced the Middle Class Savings Act, a bill that modernizes the federal tax code by aligning and lowering capital gains tax bracket thresholds with current income tax brackets. This commonsense fix will provide middle-income Americans with much-ne  more