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Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today applauded President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Kentuckian Elaine Chao to be Secretary of Transportation. “With her long history of dedication to public service, my friend Elaine Chao is the perfect person to lead President-elect Trump’s plans to improve our nation’s… Read more »

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today released the following statement regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Chairman Tom Price, M.D. to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Seema Verma to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services:“As premiums rise across the country and families… Read more »

Washington, DC– The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act (H.R. 985), a bill introduced by Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) to allow the concrete masonry industry to conduct research, education, and promotion regarding their products. “Because of the nature of concrete products and the difficulty… Read more »

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today toured the new Constellium-UACJ manufacturing plant in recognition of “National Manufacturing Day,” as declared by the National Association of Manufacturers.“A strong manufacturing base is key to growing our economy,” said Congressman Guthrie. “As our nation recovers economically, it is great… Read more »

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) voted for H.R. 5351, a bill to prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. or any other foreign country.H.R. 5351 would block President Obama from transferring detainees to any place in the United States or to other countries until January 21,… Read more »

 Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) voted for H.R. 5620, the Veterans Administration (VA) Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act. “Investigations continue to reveal shortcomings at certain VA facilities, but reports indicate that very few of the employees found to be engaged in wrongdoing have been held accountable,” said… Read more »

Washington, DC– The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill sponsored by Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), H.R. 921, the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act.“This bill addresses a unique problem that sports medicine professionals face when traveling with their teams out of state,” said Congressman Guthrie. “There is a lot of uncertainty regarding the legal… Read more »

Washington, DC – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) this week voted for two bills to ease certain regulatory burdens for small businesses to improve their ability to access capital investment.H.R. 2357, the Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2016, and H.R. 5424, the Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016, make technical changes to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)… Read more »

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) this week voted for multiple bills to fight terrorism, including legislation to thwart terrorism financing and to hold Iran accountable for its state sponsorship of terrorism.“As the fight against terrorism continuously evolves, we must be alert and stay ahead of our enemies and work to protect our nation,” said… Read more »

Washington, DC– The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously passed Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) bipartisan bill, H.R. 3179, the Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act.“I am pleased that my bill to better educate and prepare students to make decisions to finance their college education has passed the House,” said Congressman… Read more »