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Guthrie Helps Introduce Bill to Improve Seniors Access to Breakthrough Medical Products

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as the Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health, helped introduce the Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act. “Breakthrough medical devices can give patients a better quality of life and even save lives. That’s why it’s important to ensure seniors can more quickly access…

Guthrie Reintroduces SMART Spectrum Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) reintroduced the Simplifying Management, Access, Reallocation, and Transfer of Spectrum Act, or SMART Spectrum Act with Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) to establish a tool to improve the coordination of shared spectrum and mitigate harmful interference for commercial and federal users. “Spectrum plays a critical role in national…

Guthrie: Empowering patients through price transparency

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health, penned an op-ed in the Washington Examiner on how to empower patients and lower costs through greater price transparency in the health care system. In the op-ed, Guthrie previews a Subcommittee on Health hearing on March 28, 2023, to examine…

Guthrie, E&C Republicans Support Bill to Declassify ALL COVID-19 Origins Reports

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (KY-02), full committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (VA-09), and Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (SC-03) released the following statement after the House passed S. 619, a bill to…

Guthrie Introduces Bill to Reauthorize Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and U.S. Representatives Scott Peters (CA-50), Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08), and Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) introduced the Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Reauthorization Act of 2023 to reauthorize a comprehensive opioid recovery centers program. “The need for wrap-around, coordinated treatment and recovery support resources for people…

Guthrie Announces 2023 Congressional Art Competition

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Tags: Education

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced the start of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Kentucky’s Second District. “I’m encouraging all high school students, who enjoy creating art, to participate in the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. I enjoy hosting this competition each year, and I’m always impressed with the artistic talent of students in…

Guthrie Reintroduces Bill to Improve Transparency on the Cost of College

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Tags: Education

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) reintroduced the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act, a bipartisan bill that would improve transparency for students and their families on the cost of attending college. “With the cost of attending college rising and being a top concern for most students and their families, it should be easier…

Guthrie Resolution Renews Call for U.S. Energy Dominance

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Tags: Energy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves on the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced a resolution to reaffirm U.S. energy dominance by continuing to prevent export restrictions on crude oil or other petroleum products from the United States. In 2015, Guthrie voted to lift restrictions on crude…

Guthrie Announces First Service Academy Appointment for 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced that Reagan Phelps has received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy (West Point). Reagan Phelps is currently a student at Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science and is the first student, who was nominated by Guthrie, to receive a service academy appointment this year. “Congratulations to Reagan Phelps on…