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Guthrie Introduces Health Amendments to Protect Access to Medicare Services, Medical Innovation and Energy Amendment to Shield Military Installations from New Energy Tax

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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…

Guthrie: More Comprehensive Action Needed To Address The Overdose Crisis

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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,…

Guthrie Statement on CHIPS and Science Act

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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…

Guthrie’s SMART Spectrum Act Passes House

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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…

Guthrie Supports Telehealth Bill, Helps Introduce Bill to Permanently Protect Telehealth Access

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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…

Guthrie Announces 2022 Congressional App Challenge

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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…

Guthrie, Buchanan Announce Healthy Future Task Force Solutions to Make Health Care More Affordable

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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…

Guthrie Votes to Support Military Readiness and Military Families

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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…

Guthrie, E&C Leaders Request Update from FDA Commissioner on Agency’s Food Safety Reform Efforts

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette…

Guthrie’s SMART Spectrum Act Advances to House Floor

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) bill that would strengthen and improve the utilization of the nation’s spectrum resource passed the full Energy and Commerce Committee today. Guthrie introduced the Simplifying Management, Reallocation, and Transfer of Spectrum Act, or SMART Spectrum Act, to enhance the reliability of spectrum for federal and non-federal users and to…