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 »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), vice chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, today took to Morning Consultto highlight opportunities to modernize Medicaid’s cumbersome waiver process. Highlighting an example in Kentucky, Guthrie wrote, “Under the leadership of Governor Matt Bevin, Kentucky has applied for a… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), vice chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, applauded President Trump’s signing of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Reauthorization Act of 2017 (H.R. 2430) into law last week. “I am very glad to see the FDA Reauthorization Act was signed into law by President… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today released the following statement after voting in favor of the Make America Secure Act (H.R. 3219). This is a government funding bill made up of four of the twelve annual appropriations bills, including Defense, Legislative Branch, Energy and Water, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs:“Today I was proud to… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), a senior member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, voted for two bills to improve energy infrastructure in the United States, the Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act (H.R. 2883) and the Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act (H.R. 2910).In light of National “Made in… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today released the following statement after the House passed the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (H.R. 2810) by a vote of 344 to 81.“With increased security threats around the world, we must ensure the members of our military are fully trained, equipped, and ready for the national security… Read more »
