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Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today issued the following statement following the news of the passing of Elizabethtown Mayor Tim Walker: Read more »

As a member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, I know how important student loans are to our nation's students and graduates, said Congressman Guthrie. Read more »

Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today voted in support of H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act. Read more »

Congressmen Guthrie and Loebsack introduced H.R. 2041 today, which would block a Department of Labor proposal to expand the definition of "fiduciary" under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act to include appraisers of Employee Stock Ownership Plans Read more »

This is the 37th time the House has voted to repeal, defund, or dismantle Obamacare. The American people overwhelmingly oppose the law, which has already driven up insurance premiums by as much as 400 percent.

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) issued the following statement today following his vote to repeal Obamacare:

“This is the 37^th time the House has voted to repeal, defund, or dismantle Obamacare.  The American people overwhelmingly oppose the law, which has already driven up insurance premiums by as much as 400 percent. 

“There is a litany of reasons why the health care law is bad for patients, providers, and employers - the increased cost of insurance, the burdens on employers and small businesses, and the expansion of already-unsustainable entitlement programs, just to name a few.

“As we learn more about the IRS’ targeting of conservative groups, we should be increasingly mindful that Obamacare expands the IRS by adding thousands of additional agents and gives the IRS increased ability to use their heavy hand over our nation’s small businesses.  The same IRS that targeted their political enemies has enhanced authority to enforce Obamacare on our nation’s employers.

“The focus should be on making our health care system more affordable.  Obamacare takes the opposite approach and increases costs, which is one of the many reasons why I am proud the House voted to repeal it again today.”

You can view the report on premium increases from the House Energy and Commerce Committee here.

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Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today announced Jacob Walters of Upton as the First Place winner for Kentucky's Second District in the 2013 Congressional Art Competition. Read more »

Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today voted in support of H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013. Read more »

Today, President Obama finally introduced his budget. It can be summarized as $1.1 trillion in new taxes and another $8.2 trillion in debt. Put simply, it is not serious. Read more »

Today, my colleagues in the House supported a budget that has proved to be a responsible plan to balance the budget in 10 years. As I have said in the past, this budget preserves our entitlement programs, repeals Obamacare, and puts the fiscal health of

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) issued the following statement today after passage of the House Republican budget, which was introduced by Congressman Paul Ryan (WI-01):

“Today, my colleagues in the House supported a budget that has proved to be a responsible plan to balance the budget in 10 years. As I have said in the past, this budget preserves our entitlement programs, repeals Obamacare, and puts the fiscal health of our nation first.

“House and Senate Democrats have a starkly different vision for the fiscal future of our nation. That could not be more evident by the fact that it took them nearly four years to introduce a budget. Their plan is not responsible, centering around tax increases instead of addressing our entitlement crisis, and does not balance.

“While Congress continues to debate a path forward on the budget, it is encouraging to see that the House and Senate were able to come together and pass the continuing resolution to fund the government through the fiscal year without waiting until the 11^th hour. The CR continues to reduce federal spending and limits the growth of government, and I am pleased that we avoided pushing the issue to the brink and threatening a government shutdown.”

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Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today voted in favor of the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act, which passed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 215-202. Read more »