WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding higher education: "As students head back to school, college campuses across the country are hoping this academic year begins more calmly than the last one ended. "Back in May, the tantrums of campus radicals made some elite schools so inhospitable to learning par  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) joined "Varney & Company" with Stuart Varney on Fox Business to discuss a committee report released today titled "Examining Widespread Failures and Fraud in Pandemic Unemployment Relief Programs." He pointed out how Congressional Democrats' and the Bide  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Barr's legislation, the "Science and Technology Agreement Enhanced Congressional Notification Act", which seeks to establish a new era of rigorous transparency and accountability in United States and People's Republic of China relations by enforcing congressional supervision on any scientific and technological partnership agreem  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "Countering the PRC Malign Influence Fund Authorization Act of 2023," introduced by Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06), which authorizes $325 million annually for fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to combat the Chinese Communist Party's global influence. The funds support initiatives to counter CCP disinformation, promote transparency, reduce c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the recent Kentucky state work period: "I need to begin today by addressing the shooting that took place along I-75 in southeastern Kentucky this past weekend. My office is in close contact with local law enforcement as their search for the perpetrator continues.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) released a staff report titled "Widespread Failures and Fraud in Pandemic Unemployment Relief Programs." The report details information, documents,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) introduced the Congressional Banking Regulation Priorities and Accountability Act of 2024 which requires enhanced consultation by Federal financial regulatory agencies with Congress and the public regarding their engagement with international organizations. This Act protects the sovereignty of the United States and strengthens Congress's oversight of the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) released a staff report titled "Widespread Failures and Fraud in Pandemic Unemployment Relief Programs." The report details information, documents, and communications obtained by the Committee showing how state  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations: "As we reconvened this week, the Democratic Leader announced that the Senate would, in his words, 'continue confirming the Biden-Harris administration's well-qualified judges and nominees'. Nearly all the way through the Administration's term  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities: "The challenges facing an American-led order and American interests around the world are no less serious, nor less connected, than they were the last time the Senate convened. "Last week, Iran was expected to transfer ballistic missil  more