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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.… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. “I’ve been to Bagram Air Base firsthand and visited our brave troops. The United States can’t stay in Afghanistan forever, but we also can’t leave overnight. The Biden Administration’s botched withdrawal process is not only a let down to the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending a third COVID-19 vaccine dose for immunocompromised individuals. “Today’s recommendation by CDC’s independent vaccine advisory panel gives people who are… Read more »

DANVILLE, KY – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) yesterday hosted a roundtable on the opioid crisis and human trafficking with Attorney General Daniel Cameron in Danville, Kentucky. City officials, educators, representatives of recovery centers, law enforcement officers, and other members of the community from Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, and Washington counties participated in the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced a $60,650 grant for the Shepherdsville Fire Department. “I’m thrilled the Shepherdsville Fire Department is receiving more than $60,000 to help improve response capabilities and better protect firefighters’ health from harmful vehicle exhaust emissions. Funds from this grant will be used to purchase a vehicle exhaust system… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), member of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, introduced a bill to promote transparency and accountability at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Federal Trade Commission Transparency Act would require the FTC to publicly publish documents to be considered by the Commission on the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement after re-launching the bipartisan Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus for the 117th Congress with Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01). Guthrie at a recent visit to the Breckinridge County Area Technology Center. Click HERE to download… Read more »