Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), along with Congressmen Tony Cárdenas (CA-29), Erik Paulsen (MN-03), and Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), today wrote to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to urge support for the Medicare Advantage program, which provides care to nearly 19 million seniors and individuals with disabilities. The Medicare… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), along with Congressman Bill Johnson (OH-06), this week introduced the Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overbuilding and Waste (MAPPING NOW) Act.The MAPPING NOW Act would require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to update the National Broadband Map,… Read more »
Washington, DC – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today applauded approval of Kentucky’s application for a Medicaid waiver by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).Since the creation of the Medicaid program, CMS has had authority to waive provisions of the statute in order to tailor the program to the specific needs of individual states. In 2016, Governor Matt… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today announced the appointment of North Bullitt County High School student Kailah Habib to the U.S. Military Academy.“As a West Point graduate myself, it was an honor to nominate Kailah to The U.S. Military Academy,” said Guthrie. “I was thrilled to be able to break the news to her about this appointment yesterday.… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), vice chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee and chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, penned an op-ed in the Danville Advocate-Messenger about the work Congress has done to combat our nation’s opioid… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, today with full committee chairwoman Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC-05) introduced the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act.The PROSPER Act reforms the Higher… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), chairman of the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, along with Congressman John Ratcliffe (TX-04), chairman of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee, wrote the following opinion piece in the Washington Times on the need to close the cyber skills gap: Closing the cyber skills gapAs… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), along with Congressman Pete Aguilar (CA-31), today launched the Congressional E-Commerce Caucus. This bipartisan caucus aims to explore federal policy related to the E-Commerce industry and its impacts on the American economy. The caucus will focus on four policy areas: expanding internet access, investing in infrastructure,… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today released the following statement after the House passed the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):“Today I was proud to vote for the bipartisan, bicameral National Defense Authorization Act. This bill includes the largest pay raise for our troops in eight years – great news for service members… Read more »
