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Brett Guthrie is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 2nd congressional district since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he has focused on various issues including healthcare, education, and economic development. Guthrie has been involved in securing Medicaid for vulnerable populations, emphasizing support for mothers, children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities. Throughout his tenure, he has worked on legislation aimed at improving the quality of life for his constituents in Kentucky.
Again, let me state what this bill is not. It is not doing away with the calorie count or the ability for people to understand what calorie content, or caloric content, is available in each product. I am one who looks at that. I don't know…
I am pleased to be here. I rise in support of H.R. 1624, the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act. This bill, which I introduced along with my friend from California (Mr. Cardenas), Congressman Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, and…
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3134. This bill would defund Planned Parenthood and its clinics for 1 full year. This summer, a series of disturbing videos shined a light on the gruesome…
I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my disapproval of President Obama's deal with Iran. I ask myself this question: Has Iran earned the right to be trusted? We must ask this because we know there are…
I am pleased that, today, the House is considering H.R. 1344, the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2015. This bipartisan bill sets a strong precedent for working together on the many big issues before Congress this month…
In closing, I thank my friend from California (Mrs. Capps) so much for our working together to move this bipartisan bill forward. I thank our subcommittee ranking member, Mr. Green, and our chairman, Chairman Pitts. I was involved in this…
I appreciate Mr. Whitfield, Dr. Bucshon, certainly Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Pallone for bringing this forward. It is important. It is important to my State, and it is important to our neighboring States and citizens throughout this country. I…
During the hearing in the Committee on Energy and Commerce, one of the physicians testifying, a neonatologist, turned out to practice with my first cousin, so I got to do research further into what is moving forward in this bill. I learned…
``Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a law, be presented to the President of the United States: if he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his…
I want to thank my friend from California for yielding. I rise today, Mr. Speaker, to talk about this devastating disease that impacts nearly every family in America: Alzheimer's disease. According to the Alzheimer's Association…
She is from our beloved mountains. We had that connection. She has been special to me. So my prayers are with her. The one thing I want to share, because we are short of time, is we are doing research into this. The Alzheimer's Association…
I will just take a couple of minutes. Thank you for yielding. I thank Representative Tonko for cosponsoring and working on this legislation together. I will have to give also my sympathies to Ms. Slaughter. She took me in when I first got…
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