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Washington, DC– The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee today concluded a two-day hearing on over two dozen pieces of legislation to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic, including Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018 (H.R. 5327).Guthrie, vice chair of the Health Subcommittee, introduced this… Read more »

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), vice chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, and Congressman Gene Green (D-TX), ranking member of the Health Subcommittee, today introduced the Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018 (H.R. 5327). Guthrie and Green were joined by colleagues Congressmen Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and Larry… Read more »

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) today introduced the Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources (EMPOWER) and Care Act (H.R. 5306) to ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries can receive the best long-term care possible in their communities or in their own homes.The federal Money Follows the Person… 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) today announced the beginning of the 2018 Congressional Art Competition.The Congressional Art Competition is an annual high school art contest held by each member of the U.S. House of Representatives in their respective congressional districts.“Every year, I am honored to host the Congressional Art Competition for Second… Read more »

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), senior member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, penned an op-ed in the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer about the work the Energy and Commerce Committee has accomplished and will continue to work on this Congress.“The Energy and Commerce Committee has the broadest jurisdiction of any committee in the House, ranging… Read more »

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today announced the appointment of Larue County High School student William Pearman to the United States Naval Academy.“One of my greatest honors as a member of Congress is to nominate students like Will to our nation’s military academies,” said Guthrie. “I am thrilled to announce Will’s appointment to… Read more »

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today announced the appointment of Owensboro Catholic High School student Xavier Evans to the United States Naval Academy.“One of my greatest honors as a member of Congress is to nominate students like Xavier to our nation’s military academies,” said Guthrie. “I am thrilled to announce Xavier’s… Read more »

Washington, DC– Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), along with Congressmen Tony Cárdenas (CA-29), Erik Paulsen (MN-03), and Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), today wrote to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to urge support for the Medicare Advantage program, which provides care to nearly 19 million seniors and individuals with disabilities. The Medicare… 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 »