WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as co-chair of the Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus, released the following statement on President Biden’s student loan debt plan.
“President Biden’s plan to cancel student debt means Americans who decided to pursue careers that did not require taking on student debt or who worked hard to pay off their debt already,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as the Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, released the following statement ahead of managing floor debate and voting no on the “Inflation Expansion Act.”
“Despite this bill’s misleading name, this legislation will have a negligible to no impact on reducing the sky-high inflation… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) introduced health and energy amendments to Democrats’ “Inflation Expansion Act.”
“The mislabeled Inflation Reduction Act will not reduce inflation, but it will raise taxes in a recession, result in fewer medical cures coming to market, and allow money to be taken from Medicare to pay for Obamacare subsidies for American households… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an op-ed for The News-Enterprise, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) writes that more comprehensive action is needed to reverse Kentucky’s devastating increases in overdose rates. The Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy’s report shows that overdose deaths increased by 14.5% in 2021 compared to 2020 and that fentanyl was involved in over 70% of overdoses.
Guthrie,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement after voting against the CHIPS and Science Act.
“Many Kentuckians have seen and felt the impact of the chips shortage, and the global supply chain crisis has further highlighted vulnerabilities in our domestic semiconductor supply chain. However, the CHIPS bill that passed the House is the wrong… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) Simplifying Management, Reallocation, and Transfer of Spectrum Act, or SMART Spectrum Act passed the House of Representatives today.
The SMART Spectrum Act would better facilitate sharing of underutilized spectrum that is licensed to the federal government by improving how federal and non-federal users share that spectrum.
“With the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) voted in favor of H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021, and helped introduce H.R. 8491 to take further steps to permanently protect telehealth access.
The Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021, which passed the House of Representatives today, would extend certain telehealth flexibilities granted during… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced that the Congressional App Challenge in Kentucky’s Second District has officially begun.
“The Congressional App Challenge is an opportunity for students to discover their potential with coding. I’m happy to host this competition for the fourth year in a row and announce the 2022 Congressional App Challenge for… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Healthy Future Task Force co-chairs, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-16), and the Affordability Subcommittee announced the Task Force’s solutions to make health care more accessible and affordable.
In an op-ed for The Daily Signal, the co-chairs and Affordability Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01), Subcommittee Member Rick… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement after voting for the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
“As our nation’s adversaries continue to modernize and invest in their militaries, the United States needs to ensure our service members have the best, cutting-edge equipment and training to face our adversaries at any time and at any… Read more »
