Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today announced that the Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention in Glasgow and the Butler County Drug Free Coalition in Morgantown will both receive Office of National Drug Control Policy “Drug-Free Communities” Support Program grants.The Drug-Free Communities program was established in 1997 to partner with local community… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and a group of bipartisan Members of Congress have released a discussion draft to reform the over-the-counter (OTC) monograph system. The bill was introduced by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) along with Energy and Commerce Committee members Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX), Rep. Gene Green (D-TX), Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Rep. Debbie Dingell… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), vice chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health, today released the following statement on Anthem’s decision to no longer offer health care plans in 61 counties in Kentucky, including nine in the Second District:“Anthem’s decision to slash coverage in Kentucky is yet another… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), vice chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, today took to Morning Consultto highlight opportunities to modernize Medicaid’s cumbersome waiver process. Highlighting an example in Kentucky, Guthrie wrote, “Under the leadership of Governor Matt Bevin, Kentucky has applied for a… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), vice chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, applauded President Trump’s signing of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Reauthorization Act of 2017 (H.R. 2430) into law last week. “I am very glad to see the FDA Reauthorization Act was signed into law by President… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), vice chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, today joined a bipartisan majority of members of the full committee to advance the FDA Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2430), which would reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee programs, expediting the FDA review process for new… Read more »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today commented on House passage of the American Health Care Act.“Today, the House voted to repeal and replace Obamacare with my support,” said Guthrie. “As vice chair of the Health Subcommittee, I was proud to work closely with the Trump administration and my colleagues in the House to craft the American Health… 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 »
Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today led a letter urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to keep Medicare Advantage affordable and available to its nearly 18 million beneficiaries.“The Medicare Advantage program is a very important benefit for senior citizens and individuals with disabilities,” said Guthrie. “Many of my… Read more »
