WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement after voting against the partisan $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill. Click HERE for video of Rep. Guthrie speaking against the partisan COVID-19 bill on House floor “I have proudly voted for five bipartisan COVID-19 bills that were signed into law,” said Guthrie. “I support targeted relief for people and small business... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine. “With FDA’s authorization of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, we now have three safe COVID-19 vacci... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported more than 500,000 Americans have lost their lives to COVID-19. “Family, friends, and fellow Kentuckians have been taken away from us too soon because of COVID-19,” said Guthrie. “Now, we’ve crossed a terrible marker in this public health emergenc... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced a personal protective equipment (PPE) grant for West 84 Volunteer Fire Department. This volunteer fire department is being awarded a $4,115 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant to purchase PPE to reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure during medical runs. Guthrie voted in favor of federal funding for first responders to purch... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced a personal protective equipment (PPE) grant for Whitesville Volunteer Fire Department. This volunteer fire department in Daviess County is using their newly awarded grant of $2,782 to acquire PPE to protect against COVID-19. Funding for this Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant was authorized in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) notified Clayton Lewis of his appointment to the U.S. Military Academy (West Point). Lewis is the first student to receive a service academy appointment in 2021, who was nominated through Guthrie’s congressional office. “One of my greatest honors as a member of Congress and a West Point graduate is breaking the news to students about their appoi... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) supported funding for a personal protective equipment (PPE) grant awarded to the Perryville Fire Department. Guthrie voted in favor of funding for first responders to acquire PPE in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) used money authorized by the CARES Act to award the Pe... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee, reintroduced the Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable (TRUSTED) Broadband Networks Act. The TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act advances the goal of Guthrie’s Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, which was signed... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, in his opening remarks at an Energy and Commerce Committee markup criticized Democrats rushing a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill without bipartisan negotiations. The committee markup is part of the partisan budget reconciliation process of the COVID-19 bill. Click HERE to... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, supported legislation introduced last week to protect patients with pre-existing conditions. Guthrie joined the Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act of 2021, which was introduced by Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), as a... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) paid tribute to United States Capitol Police (USCP) Officer Brian Sicknick in a speech on the U.S. House of Representatives floor. Click HERE to watch Rep. Guthrie’s full speech “This week we had a hero lie in honor under the dome of the United States Capitol. United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick gave his life to protect the U.S. ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), reintroduced two bipartisan bills, the Early Educators Apprenticeship Act and the PARTNERS Act, both to help expand job opportunities and career advancement through work-based learning programs. Guthrie, co-founder of the bipartisan Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus, reintroduced the Early Educators Apprenticeship Act with Representative Susan... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) held his first Health Subcommittee hearing since being named Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee. The health care sector and federal health agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are under the Health Subcommittee’s jurisd... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) joined Jeff Nalley on Kentucky Farm Bureau’s “Across Kentucky” after receiving a “Friend of Farm Bureau” Award. Click HERE to listen to the discussion and highlights are below: Guthrie on Representing and Working with Constituents “When you’re talking to Farm Bureau members, you’re talking to people that are wedded to their community. They’re de... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) supported funding to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to first responders in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Using funding authorized from the CARES Act, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently awarded a PPE grant for the Richardsville Volunteer Fire Department. A total of $6,590 was awa... Read More »
