Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) program is awarding a $11,520,000 grant to Daviess County to reconstruct KY 331 between 2nd and 4th Streets and the Owensboro Riverport. “I am proud to announce this huge grant for Daviess County to… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) office of Rural Development is awarding a $2,903,720 grant and a $9 million loan to the City of Springfield to improve wastewater systems. “I’m proud to announce this water development investment for Washington County,” said Guthrie.“This… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) office of Rural Development is awarding a $645,000 loan to the Warren County Water District to improve wastewater systems. “I’m proud to announce this water development investment for Warren County,” said Guthrie.“This loan package will be… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today voted in support of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual legislation that authorizes the military. This year’s NDAA includes legislation from Guthrie to make the award-winning energy conservation program at Fort Knox permanent.Guthrie worked with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) secured updated language in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 to allow the Department of the Army (Army) to continue using natural gas as an energy source at Fort Knox.Guthrie introduced legislation earlier this year to… Read more »
Click here to watch Congressman Guthrie’s remarks and this week’s hearings. Washington, DC– At two subcommittee hearings this week, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) addressed broadband internet connectivity and what can be done to create more internet access for Second District residents, as well as the importance of protecting consumers from phishing… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-06), co-chairs of the Congressional Spectrum Caucus, today introduced the “SPECTRUM NOW Act” (H.R. 6017), which would enable government agencies to improve their spectral efficiency and effectiveness and make more spectrum available for commercial wireless use. Senate Commerce… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-06), co-chairs of the Congressional Spectrum Caucus, today applauded the House passage of Ray Baum’s Act (H.R. 4986), a comprehensive telecommunications bill that includes the Spectrum Auction Deposits Act, which Guthrie and Matsui introduced last year.Spectrum – a finite resource… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), along with Congressman Bill Johnson (OH-06), this week introduced the Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overbuilding and Waste (MAPPING NOW) Act.The MAPPING NOW Act would require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to update the National Broadband Map,… 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 »
