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Guthrie Highlights 2020 Legislative Accomplishments

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement highlighting legislative accomplishments during the second session of the 116th Congress. “Due to the human and financial toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, this has been a very challenging year for Kentucky families and workers,” said Guthrie. “Throughout this public health emergency, I have been working…

Guthrie Announces 2020 Congressional App Challenge Winners

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today announced the 2020 winners of the Congressional App Challenge from Kentucky’s Second District. Students in congressional districts across the country compete in the annual Congressional App Challenge. Congressman Guthrie encourages middle school and high school students in the Second District to participate in the app challenge…

Guthrie Praises New Kentucky Apprenticeship Entity

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), senior member of the House Education and Labor Committee and co-chair of the Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus, released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announcing the recognition of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Workforce Investment as an approved Standards Recognition Entity (SRE). This…

Guthrie Statement on Passage of COVID-19 Relief Package

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement after the Bipartisan-Bicameral Omnibus and COVID Relief Package passed the U.S. House of Representatives. “I’m relieved this package finally came together to provide additional relief for Kentucky families and workers from the impact of COVID-19,” said Guthrie. “I voted in support of much-needed aid for…

Guthrie Encourages Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccines

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, released the following video message after receiving the first of two injections of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. I’m Congressman Brett Guthrie. I’m on the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, the…

E&C Republican Leaders: Second EUA is a Testament to American Ingenuity

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 116th Congress Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after the U.S. Food and…

Guthrie, Engel Bipartisan Bill to Protect Public Health Heads to President’s Desk

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, and Congressman Eliot Engel (NY-16), senior member of the Health Subcommittee, released the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate amended Safeguarding Therapeutics Act (H.R. 5663). This bill is…

Guthrie Announces Butler County Drug-Free Coalition Grant

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today announced that the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is awarding the Butler County Drug-Free Coalition a $125,000 grant to help prevent youth substance use. This grant is awarded from the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program, which aims to reduce youth substance use by empowering community…

Guthrie Energy Efficiency Bill Passes House

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) Ceiling Fan Improvement Act (H.R. 5758) passed in the U.S. House of Representatives today by a vote of 396 to 2. This commonsense bill would update energy conservation standards from the Department of Energy (DOE) to better regulate and acknowledge the efficiency of large-diameter fans. The Ceiling Fan Improvement Act was…

Guthrie Supports Fort Knox and Pay Raises for Troops in NDAA

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement after the House passed the Mac Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA). “I proudly voted to support our brave service members and their families who are serving at Fort Knox and all around the world. The National Defense Authorization Act increases pay for our troops…