WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) are today reiterating a request to the U.S. Department of the Treasury for Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) for certain groups associated with illegal and antisemitic activit  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the City of Hazard will receive $10,675,000 for improvements to the Coal Fields Regional Industrial Park. This federal funding will help replace an existing water line from the Buckhorn water treatment plant, expanding water capacity for current occupants on site and for future development in the region. Today's fed  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) today announced that they have jointly sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), expressing strong concerns over a preliminary noncompliance finding issued to Fleming County Hospital during its recent re-certification as a critical access hospital (CAH). In a letter dated June 24, 2024, CMS cited Fleming Cou  more

HAZARD, Kentucky, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Today, U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers (KY-05) announced a $10.7 million federal grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the Buckhorn Water Project in Perry County. The grant will be used to build a transmission line from the new water treatment plant that will be built in Buckhorn to the Coalfields Regional Industrial Park in Chavies, which will support new businesses and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David P. Pekoske requesting information related to the management of watchlists and screening procedures by TSA. Thi  more