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Click here to watch Congressman Guthrie’s remarks and this week’s hearings.  Washington, DC– At two subcommittee hearings this week, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) addressed broadband internet connectivity and what can be done to create more internet access for Second District residents, as well as the importance of protecting consumers from phishing… Read more »

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY-02) and Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-CA-53), chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee and co-chairs of the Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus, today introduced the Accessing Professional Partnerships and Resources to… Read more »

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) applauded House passage of the Over-the Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act (H.R. 5333). Congressman Guthrie is an original cosponsor of this legislation, which passed in the House yesterday by a unanimous vote.The Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act was introduced by Congressman Robert E.… Read more »

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY-02) and Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-CA-53), chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, today hosted the first official event of Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus.Guthrie and Davis launchedthe bipartisan Apprenticeship… Read more »

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today applauded the House passage of the Fiscal Year 2019 Defense Appropriations Bill. “Today I voted in support of our troops at Fort Knox and those stationed around the country and world,” said Guthrie.“The Defense Appropriations Bill gives our troops a 2.6 percent pay raise, the largest pay raise in nine… Read more »

Washington, DC– The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6), which includes Congressman Brett Guthrie’s Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act. The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act passed the House by an overwhelmingly bipartisan… Read more »

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) bill to modernize state Medicaid programs and help those who rely on in-home health services get quality care (H.R. 6042) yesterday passed the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously.Many of the most vulnerable Medicaid patients rely on in-home visits for delivery of their health care services, including the disabled and… Read more »

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today released the following statement regarding children and parents being separated at the southern border when parents are detained for illegally entering the United States:“Parents and children need to stay together. Last night, House Republicans met with President Trump to discuss finding a legislative solution that fixes… Read more »

Washington, DC– This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed 39 bills to combat the nationwide opioid epidemic, including Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act (H.R. 5327).The Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act would establish a grant program for treatment facilities to offer all FDA-approved treatments for opioid use… Read more »

Washington, DC– The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act (H.R. 5327), a bill Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), vice chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, introduced earlier this year to combat the ongoing national opioid crisis. The Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act passed the House… Read more »