WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Today, Representatives Andy Barr (KY-06) and Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) introduced the Bank Failure Prevention Act, a crucial step towards enhancing competition in the United States' banking system. The bill requires the Federal Reserve to act on merger applications in a timely fashion. Doing so will end uncertainty, reduce the likelihood of banks to fail, and maintain the diverse U.S. banking e  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- 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 Oversight Committee Republican lawmakers are launching an investigation into the Biden Administration's decision to reinstitute funding to the United Nation's Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in light of recent reporting revealing some UNRWA staff members actively part  more