WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05), Dean of the House, voted for the Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2024, which includes six federal funding bills to avoid a partial government shutdown on Friday. The legislation now moves on to the Senate for consideration. "This bipartisan funding package makes significant spending cuts, while securing strong commitments to the safet  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Recently, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and 15 other Republican Senators in raising serious concerns to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Monica Bertagnolli, M.D. following President Biden's proposal that attempts to allow agencies to seize drug pa  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled "Examining the White House's Role in Pandemic Preparedness and Response" to discuss the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy's (OPPR) role in responding to and preventing future pandemics. The newly appointed Director of OPPR, Major General Paul Fredrichs, exp  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today invited Hunter Biden and his business associates to testify at an upcoming hearing titled, "Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden's Abuse of Public Office." Following interviews with key witnesses, this hearing will afford Americans the opportunit  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following statement on March 6, 2024: * * * House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after the Department of Defense (DoD) announced it is removing the grounding order on the V-22 Osprey aircraft on March 7, 2024: "DoD is lifting the Osprey grounding order despite not providing the Oversight Committee a  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following statement on March 6, 2024: * * * House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued a statement after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a new climate disclosure rule. "Nearly two years ago, at the urging of leftist activists and the self-appointed policy makers of big finance, the SEC wildly ste  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today spoke at an event hosted by The Hill which focused on bipartisan efforts at reforming certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) practices. In his remarks, Chairman Comer highlighted the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability's work to bring ac  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- 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 Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) introduced H.R. 7532 the Federal AI Governance and Transparency Act, which focuses government resources on increasing transparency, oversight, and responsible use of federal AI systems while protecting the public's privacy, civil ri  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations: "I've spoken repeatedly about President Biden's attempt to give life tenure on the federal bench to an activist tied to an extremist group that unabashedly celebrates terrorism. I've already made absolutely clear that the  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding appropriations: "Last week, Congress avoided a harmful and unnecessary government shutdown. And this week, we'll take a major step forward on one of the most basic responsibilities of government. "Our colleagues, Senator Collins and Senator M  more