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Guthrie Statement on Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised Individuals

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending a third COVID-19 vaccine dose for immunocompromised individuals. “Today’s recommendation by CDC’s independent vaccine advisory panel gives people who are…

Guthrie and Nunes Announce Healthy Future Task Force Subcommittees and Chairs

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Devin Nunes (CA-22) announced the subcommittees for the Healthy Future Task Force and each respective subcommittee’s chair. “The Healthy Future Task Force is taking action to modernize, personalize, and improve health care for all…

Guthrie’s Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Bill Advances

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, reintroduced the National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act with Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ). “A challenge for Operation Warp Speed was finding manufacturing capacity in the U.S. to…

Guthrie: Standing up for bipartisanship against government takeover of prescription drug prices

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) authored an op-ed in The Washington Times to encourage a bipartisan path to lower prescription drug costs. Guthrie, who serves as the Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee and co-leader of the Healthy Future Task Force, makes the case for passing the Lower Costs, More Cures Act, a bipartisan…

Guthrie and Nunes Announce Goal of Healthy Future Task Force

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy today announced the formation of the Healthy Future Task Force, led by Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Devin Nunes (CA-22). The Task Force will build on Republican health policy successes and craft a patient-focused agenda for…

Guthrie: American People Deserve Transparency and Answers on COVID-19’s Origins

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, today shared House Republicans’ plan to hold China accountable for lack of transparency with COVID-19 and provide justice and transparency for the American people on COVID-19. Guthrie focused on ensuring U.S. taxpayer dollars are not going towards gain of…

Guthrie Statement on Supreme Court’s Ruling on Obamacare

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare. “Thankfully, even with today’s Supreme Court ruling, Americans will not be impacted by the unfair Obamacare individual mandate tax penalty because GOP-led legislation reduced the…

Guthrie, Crow, Burgess, and Eshoo Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Establish the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY) introduced the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act, alongside Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO), Michael C. Burgess, M.D (R-TX), and Anna Eshoo (D-CA). This bipartisan legislation would establish the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program to promote the recruitment of public health professionals at local, state, and tribal…

Guthrie and Rodgers on House Passage of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Bills

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a series of bipartisan mental health bills:  “The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic shutdowns have left too…

Guthrie Statement on FDA’s First COVID-19 Vaccine Authorization for Ages 12 to 15

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds. “Each new FDA authorization on COVID-19 vaccines is a step forward in defeating this terrible virus,” said Guthrie. “I’m thrilled there’s a COVID-19 vaccine that is safe and…