Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, is awarding a $980,000 grant to the city of Danville to improve water infrastructure in and around the city’s Corporate Drive Industrial area. The grant is expected to attract millions of dollars in additional… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie today announced Marly Walls of Nelson County as the Second District’s first place winner for the 2017 Congressional Art Competition. Marly, a student at Nelson County High School, submitted a work entitled “Rowan.”“Every year I am excited to see the impressive artwork submitted by high school students across the… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), co-chairs of the Congressional Spectrum Caucus, today reintroduced the Federal Spectrum Incentive Act (H.R.1888).The radio frequencies known as spectrum power wireless technologies such as smartphones, Wi-Fi, the Internet of Things, and other innumerable applications that affect our daily lives.… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today announced the beginning of the 2017 Congressional Art Competition.“I am excited to announce the annual Congressional Art Competition,” said Guthrie. “Every year, I am amazed by the talent of the Second District’s high school students. I look forward to seeing what our young Kentucky artists create this… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, this week introduced legislation to strengthen efforts to recover missing children and support youth who are the victims of violent crimes.The Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act (H.R.1808)… Read more »
Click here to watch Chairman Guthrie’s opening remarks. Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today presided over his first hearing as chairman of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, part of the House Education and the Workforce Committee.The hearing focused on the need to reform federal student aid policies to make college more… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), chairman of the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Vice Ranking Member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, today reintroduced the Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act.For students who receive federal loans, financial counseling… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) this week voted for three bills to improve access to care and benefits for veterans.“Veterans deserve nothing but the best care we can offer, which is what they have earned through their service,” said Guthrie. “Unfortunately, the last several years have been marked by scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs.… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), vice chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health, today praised the full committee’s passage of the American Health Care Act, which will repeal and replace Obamacare.“Today’s vote by the Energy and Commerce Committee is the first step towards saving our health care system,” said… Read more »
