WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Chairman Boozman Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing for USDA Deputy Secretary and General Counsel WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) delivered the following opening remarks at the hearing to consider the nominations of Judge Stephen Vaden t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Applauds President Trump's Executive Order to Support American Coal WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, released the following statement celebrating the work being done by President Trump to support American coal and its role in domesti more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie, First Lady Melania Trump, Chairman Bilirakis Join Advocates in Celebrating Committee Passage of TAKE IT DOWN Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, along with advocates for the TAKE IT DOWN Act, issued the following statements of supp more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Touts IIJA Investments in Memphis International Airport Busiest air cargo airport in North America has a newly modernized terminal and improved energy efficiency WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today touted major improvements made at Memphis International Airport because of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs A more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers Hosts Barbourville Independent High School Students on Capitol Hill as Winners of the Congressional App Challenge WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05), Dean of the House, selected a team of students from Barbourville High School as Kentucky's Fifth District winners of the Congressional App Challenge. The students designed a fully functional mobile application c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Full Committee Markup Recap: E&C Advances 20 Bills to the Full House WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, led by Chairman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), reported 20 pieces of legislation to the full House of Representatives. "Today's markup featured a variety of bills aiming to bolster our economy, protect  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Delivers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee markup. Chairman Guthrie's opening statement as prepared for delivery: "Thank you all for b more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 8 -- The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet issued the following news on April 7, 2025: * * * Gov. Beshear Announces Funding To Protect School Children From Diesel Emissions Fayette County Public Schools receive $247,500 FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 7,2025) - Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Fayette County Public Schools will receive $247,500 to replace six older model diesel school buses and reduce diesel emissions from its fleet, improving air quality for  more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 9 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (South Kentucky RECC) a two-week extension to respond to a significant data request from the Kentucky Attorney General in its ongoing rate adjustment case. The PSC issued an order on April 8, 2025, amending the procedural schedule. South Kentucky RECC filed an application for a general rate adjustment with the PSC on February 3, 2025. Subsequently, on Fe more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 9 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced a hearing to examine the fuel adjustment clause application of Big Rivers Electric Corporation (BREC) for the period of May 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023. The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, June 4, 2025, beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time at the PSC's offices in Frankfort. The PSC, acting on its own motion, issued an order on April 8, 2025, setting the date for the hearing in Case No. 2024 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Comments on Colby Nomination Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today on the nomination of Elbridge Colby to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy: "Preparing to deter or defeat an historic alignment of adversaries must be the top priority for the United States and the West. But the more we indulge the fict more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell in Wall Street Journal: Executive Order Invites Leftwing Election Takeover Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) submitted the following op-ed to The Wall Street Journal, printed in today's edition, on voting and election integrity: Easier to vote, harder to cheat. That was the pitch the last time Washington passed major updates to the way Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Colleagues Question HHS Secretary RFK Jr. on Decision to Fire Workers Tasked with Protecting Coal Miner Health and Safety WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), joined by U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushing back on his decision to gut the National Institute of Oc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * WTAS: Widespread Industry Support of Bipartisan SUPPORT Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, led by Chairman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), will mark up 26 bills, including H.R. 2483, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation, which is co-led by Cha more PR