Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), chairman of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, along with Congressman Todd Rokita (IN-06), chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, led a hearing today on how the opioid crisis impacts communities. According to a recent study, the opioid public health… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) introduced the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act (H.R. 4256). This bipartisan legislation would create a public health infrastructure to combat Alzheimer’s disease and preserve brain health.U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV),… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), co-chairs of the Congressional Spectrum Caucus, introduced the Spectrum Auction Deposits Act (H.R. 4109), a bill that will make it easier for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to auction off spectrum frequencies.Spectrum makes up the radio frequencies that power smartphones, Wi-Fi,… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), chairman of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, along with Congressman John Ratcliffe (TX-04), chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, led a hearing yesterday on public-private solutions for educating a strong cyber workforce.The cybersecurity industry is one of the… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) grilled the former CEO of Equifax Richard Smith about the massive data breach of customers’ personal data during a Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearing yesterday. “Credit reporting services are why you can sit down at a car dealership and walk away with a car that afternoon because somebody… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), vice chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health, and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) today applauded House passage of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 (S. 652). Guthrie and Matsui, along with Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), introduced the Early… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today announced that the Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention in Glasgow and the Butler County Drug Free Coalition in Morgantown will both receive Office of National Drug Control Policy “Drug-Free Communities” Support Program grants.The Drug-Free Communities program was established in 1997 to partner with local community… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and a group of bipartisan Members of Congress have released a discussion draft to reform the over-the-counter (OTC) monograph system. The bill was introduced by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) along with Energy and Commerce Committee members Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX), Rep. Gene Green (D-TX), Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Rep. Debbie Dingell… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), vice chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health, today released the following statement on Anthem’s decision to no longer offer health care plans in 61 counties in Kentucky, including nine in the Second District:“Anthem’s decision to slash coverage in Kentucky is yet another… Read more »
