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Guthrie’s Bill to Strengthen Small and Rural Communications Providers Passes House

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) bill to further strengthen our telecommunications networks, especially for small and rural providers, passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Guthrie helped introduced the Open RAN Outreach Act with Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-08), and Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01). The Open RAN Outreach…

Guthrie’s Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Bill Passes the House

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill encourages innovative pharmaceutical manufacturing. Click HERE to watch Guthrie’s House floor speech on this bill Guthrie, who…

Guthrie Reintroduces the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), along with Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), reintroduced the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act. This bipartisan legislation would make improvements to existing law by increasing transparency and the accessibility of information about the cost of college for students and their families. “The financial cost of attending a college…

Guthrie, Matsui Introduce Bill to Continue Newborn Hearing Screening Program

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), along with Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), yesterday introduced the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2021. This bipartisan bill would reauthorize the newborn hearing screening and intervention program. Since this program was started in 1999, this program has been successful in significantly increasing the number of…

Guthrie Again Votes Against Raising the Debt Limit

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement after again voting no to raising the debt limit. “Democrats are once again kicking the can down the road on our national debt. It is unacceptable to ask Republicans to raise the debt ceiling to help Democrats pave the way for their reckless $3.5 trillion tax and spending spree. This spending spree is…

Guthrie Announces Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Grant

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced a grant of $232,050 per year for an anticipated five-year period for Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKYCTC). This grant is from the U.S. Department of Education for the Educational Opportunity Centers Program, which is part of the Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO). SKYCTC plans to target its 10-county…

Guthrie Introduces SMART Spectrum Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today introduced the Simplifying Management, Reallocation, and Transfer of Spectrum Act, or SMART Spectrum Act. The SMART Spectrum Act would create an information sharing capability at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to allow more commercial use of spectrum licensed for federal government use.…

Guthrie, Bonamici Lead Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Workforce Development Month

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Representatives Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced a bipartisan resolution to honor September as National Workforce Development Month. The resolution recognizes that increased investment in workforce development programs will benefit workers and employers. People without a four-year college degree were hit hard by the pandemic, and…

Guthrie Praises Historic Investment, New Jobs for Hardin County from BlueOvalSK Battery Park

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement on Ford Motor Company and SK Innovation investing $5.8 billion for BlueOvalSK battery manufacturing campus in Glendale, Kentucky. “I’m thrilled to see that Hardin County was chosen as the site to build an innovative battery manufacturing campus. With a historic $5.8 billion investment and 5,000 new…