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Guthrie Opposes Biden’s Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. “I do not support federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. I believe the Trump Administration’s extraordinary effort with Operation Warp Speed to produce safe and effective vaccines…

Guthrie Supports Custer Area Volunteer Fire & Rescue Grant

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) supported recent federal grant funding of $66,666 for the Custer Area Volunteer Fire & Rescue. Guthrie voted to fund the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) AFG program, which is the program that awarded the grant to Custer Area Volunteer Fire & Rescue. “The Custer Area Volunteer Fire & Rescue has been awarded…

Guthrie Supports Mt. Washington Fire Protection District Grant

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) supported a federal grant totaling $103,248 to the Mt. Washington Fire Protection District. Guthrie voted to fund the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) AFG program, and the Mt. Washington Fire Protection District has been awarded a six-figure grant from this program. “I’m pleased to see that more than $100,000 in federal…

Guthrie Supports Fifth District Rural Volunteer Fire Department Grant

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) supported a federal grant that has been awarded to the Fifth District Rural Volunteer Fire Department. A federal grant totaling $73,800 is coming from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. Guthrie voted to fund FEMA’s AFG program in Congress to help fire departments purchase…

Guthrie To Host 2021 Service Academy Information Fair

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Please note: Elizabethtown High School is requiring masks to be worn indoors in the common areas during the Service Academy Information Fair. ELIZABETHTOWN, KY - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) will host the 2021 Service Academy Information Fair at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Elizabethtown High School. “I’m happy to host the annual Service Academy Information Fair…

Guthrie Cosponsors Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medals to 13 Fallen Service Members

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) cosponsored legislation to posthumously award 13 U.S. service members, who gave the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan last week, the Congressional Gold Medal. The Congressional Gold Medal would be awarded to Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, Cpl. Hunter Lopez,…

Guthrie Announces WKU Grant for Largest Optical Telescope in Kentucky

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced a $312,294 grant for Western Kentucky University (WKU) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). WKU has been awarded this grant to replace their decades-old telescope and control system with a modern telescope and control system at the university’s Bell Observatory. This will be the largest optical telescope in Kentucky.…

Guthrie Announces Willisburg Fire and Rescue Department Grant

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced a federal grant for a fire department in Washington County. Willisburg Fire and Rescue Department has been awarded a $37,714 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) AFG program. “I’m pleased to announce that the Willisburg Fire and Rescue Department has been awarded a federal grant to purchase personal…

Guthrie, E&C Republican Leaders Statement on FDA COVID-19 Vaccine Approval

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (KY-02), House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (VA-09) released the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced…

Guthrie Announces Barren County Fire Department Grants

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced federal grants for two volunteer fire departments in Barren County. Haywood Volunteer Fire Department in Glasgow and Austin Tracy Volunteer Fire Department in Austin have been awarded $106,666 and $20,064 in grant funding, respectively, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) AFG program. “More than $125,000 in…