WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Recently, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Angus King (I-ME), Mike Braun (R-IN), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Kennedy (R-LA), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, a bipartisan bill to direct the FDA to finally implement the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 (FDAMA 2.0), legislation passed by Congress to m  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03) introduced the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act to help put power back in the people's hands instead of the administrative state. "The whims of an unaccountable administrative state should never rule our lives. For too long, an ever-growing federal bureaucracy has piled regulations and red tape on the b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (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 Tobacco-Free Youth Act: "I'd like to end on something the walls of this chamber don't hear enough of: some good news. "According to an annual survey conducted by the CDC and the FDA, the number of young people in America smoking e-cigarettes dropped to its lo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, released the following statement after his bill the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024, unanimously passed the House of Representatives this evening: "I was proud to see my bill, the BOLD Act, unanimously pass the House of Representatives  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Today, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), which U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is Ranking Member of, passed the bipartisan Reforming Emergency Powers to Uphold the Balances and Limitations Inherent in the Constitution (REPUBLIC) Act. The legislation, which wasintroduced in May, would allow the President to take immediate action in crisis situations but also require congressional   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a markup to consider a series of bills to address transparency in the federal government, safeguard American taxpayer dollars, and streamline government processes. "Today, the Oversight Committee introduced commonsense measures to remedy a number of issues that wil  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (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 ethics: "Free speech has been an animating principle for my entire career in the Senate. I am second to no one in my defense of the First Amendment. So I've found the recent habit of the federal judiciary's bureaucracy to try and abridge its protections a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (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 Vice President Kamala Harris' record: "In the weeks since Washington Democrats made Vice President Harris their nominee, the American people have had their hands full trying to figure out where her campaign stands on the issues at the top of their mind. "They've   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) released a memorandum detailing the Biden-Harris Administration's detrimental policy agenda and poor leadership record, which has fueled high inflation, the worst border crisis in American history, chaos on the global stage, and higher risk of wa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: On Thursday, October 3, 2024, Congressman James Comer's (R-Ky.) Field Representative Mary-Carter Barton, will host office hours on behalf of the Congressman at the VFW Post 4075 Auxiliary Building in Frankfort, Kentucky. Staff will be available to answer questions and assist constituents with federal casework, including Veterans Affairs issues. Congressman Comer's office will hold office   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass the Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) and David G. Valadao (CA-22) to make the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) more accessible for disabled veterans. "Anyone who has served our country should be able to access the benefits they've earned witho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following statement on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers released the following statement as the U.S. House of Representatives works to secure U.S. elections and avoid a government shutdown at the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2024. "With the Presidential election only a few weeks away, we cannot afford a government shutdown or bypass a commonsense opportunity to safeguard our elections for the Ame  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (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 foreign investments in American companies: "I've noted frequently that America's resolve and willingness to lead are being tested by a dangerous world. How we respond has everything to do with preserving the peace, prosperity, and security America and our allies h  more