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Notes from Brett: A strong Fort Knox equals a stronger Army

| Posted in Op-Eds

Like those in the community, I understand how important of a facility Fort Knox is to the region, the Commonwealth, the Army, and the country. Taxpayers have invested a quarter of a billion dollars over the last decade into Fort Knox and the surrounding region. Those infrastructure investments have only further strengthened Fort Knox's prominence as a first-class installation with state of the art training facilities, access to road, rail and air transportation, and energy efficiency upgrades never before seen on a defense installation. Fort Knox also holds a special place in my heart personally, as I trained there as a cadet in the Army.

Guthrie Supports Bill to Aid Veterans, Reform VA

| Posted in Latest News

This bill will require the VA to offer non-VA care to any veteran who is enrolled in the system as of August 1, 2014, or is a newly discharged combat veteran, and who is unable to schedule an appointment at a VA facility within 30 days or who lives more than 40 miles from a VA hospital or outpatient clinic.

Guthries Student Loan Literacy Bill Passes House

| Posted in Latest News

My bill ensures students have the knowledge to understand how much money they are borrowing, which financial options they should draw from first, and the implications of their future debt load and repayment scenarios. We have seen that students who are equipped with this knowledge leave school with significantly lower debt burdens.