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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… 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 »

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 »