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Guthrie Bill Passes in House Effort to Combat Opioid Crisis

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Click here to view Congressman Guthrie’s speech on the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act.  Washington, DC–Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) bill to combat the opioid crisis, the Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act (H.R. 5327), today passed the House as part of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and (SUPPORT) for…

Guthrie Sports Medicine Legislation Passes House

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Click here to view Congressman Guthrie’s remarks on the House floor today in support of the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act.  Washington, DC– The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act by a vote of 398 to 23. Currently, many states do not offer legal protection for sports…

Guthrie, Dingell Medicaid Bill Approved by Health Subcommittee

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Washington, DC– Today the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee approved Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell’s (MI-12) Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources (EMPOWER) and Care Act (H.R. 5306), which will help certain Medicaid participants receive long-term care in their homes…

House Passes Guthrie, Bonamici Student Loan Bill

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Tags: Education

Washington, DC– Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici’s (OR-01) bill, the Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act (H.R. 1635) by a vote of 406 to 4.The Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act improves the timing, frequency, and content of financial…

Guthrie to Host Annual Academy Day Information Fair

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BOWLING GREEN, KY– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) will host his annual Service Academy Day Information Fair on Thursday, August 23, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. EDT in Elizabethtown.Second District students and their parents are invited to learn more about the United States Service Academies and the application process. Representatives from all five service academies – the U.S.…

Guthrie Health Bill Signed into Law

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Washington, DC– President Donald J. Trump has signed into law Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) health care bill to modernize state Medicaid programs and help those who rely on in-home health services (H.R. 6042).In 2016, Guthrie worked to include language in the comprehensive 21st Century Cures Act that requires state Medicaid programs to adopt electronic visit verification…

Guthrie Votes to Strengthen Military, Secure Fort Knox Energy Independence

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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…

Guthrie, McConnell, Paul Secure Fort Knox Energy Independence in NDAA

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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…

ICYMI: Guthrie Addresses Internet Access, Safety

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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…

Guthrie, Davis Introduce APPRENTICE Act

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Tags: Education

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY-02) and Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-CA-53), chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee and co-chairs of the Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus, today introduced the Accessing Professional Partnerships and Resources to…