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Guthrie Introduces Bill to End the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today introduced the Pandemic is Over Act, a bill to end the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). “The COVID-19 pandemic is over. Despite President Biden admitting this in September, his administration just authorized the 12th extension of the COVID-19 public health emergency. It is long overdue for President Biden to end the…

Guthrie, Matsui on Bill to Reauthorize Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program Being Signed Into Law

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as the Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) released the following statements after S.4052, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2022, was signed into law. S.4052, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2022 is the Senate…

Guthrie Sends Bipartisan Letter to Help Seniors Gain Timely Access to Innovative Medical Technologies

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) sent a bipartisan letter with U.S. Representatives Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to urge CMS to streamline the Medicare coverage process to help ensure Medicare beneficiaries can gain timely access to…

Guthrie, Matsui Praise House Passage of Bill to Reauthorize Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as the Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) applauded House passage of S.4052, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2022. The House passed the Senate companion bill of Guthrie’s and Matsui’s H.R.5561, Early Hearing Detection and…

Guthrie Praises Passage of a Maternal and Child Health Bill Honoring the late Congresswoman Walorski

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as the Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, released the following statement after H.R. 8876, the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 passed in the House. “With bipartisan support in the House today, Congresswoman Jackie Walorski’s legacy bill…

Guthrie, Eshoo, Griffith, Peters, Burgess, Matsui Introduce Bill To Help Patients More Quickly Access FDA-Approved Medical Innovation

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) reintroduced the Pre-approval Information Exchange Act with U.S. Representatives Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Scott Peters (CA-52), Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), and Doris Matsui (CA-06) to help patients more quickly access new drugs and medical devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “The…

Guthrie Introduces Bill To Help Prevent Cyberattacks Against Health Care Providers

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as the Republican Leader of Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, introduced the Department of Health and Human Services Cybersecurity Coordination Act to improve federal cybersecurity readiness and reduce cyberattacks that can put patient safety and privacy at risk. Guthrie’s legislation implements…

Guthrie, E&C Republicans to NIH: Why Resume Taxpayer-Supported Grant Funding to EcoHealth?

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (KY-02), House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (VA-09) sent a letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Lawrence Tabak requesting…

Guthrie, E&C Leaders Demand TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, and DOJ Must Do More to Combat Illicit Fentanyl Sales

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader, joined House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (OH-05), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis…

Guthrie and Buchanan: We Will Commit to a Healthier Future

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Republican Healthy Future Task Force co-chairs, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-16), penned an op-ed for the September edition of The Ripon Forum providing an overview of the Task Force’s proposed solutions ahead of the House GOP’s Commitment to America rollout this Friday. “Democrats’ plans for socialized medicine and government-run…