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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement after voting against raising the debt limit. “I cannot support Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s efforts to raise our nation’s debt limit as Democrats pursue a reckless budget that would lead to the highest sustained federal spending levels our country has ever seen. Democrats’ reckless $3.5 trillion tax and… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee Brett Guthrie (KY-02) voted against H.R. 3, Speaker Pelosi’s price control scheme for prescription drugs, failed in the Energy and Commerce Committee markup with a bipartisan vote. Guthrie led amendments to expose: • H.R. 3 will harm those with neurodegenerative diseases by… 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 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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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,… Read more »

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 »