I’m so relieved Sarafinah is finally getting the care she needs and this nightmare is behind her, but so many families are still going through it.
Morgan McGarvey
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Morgan McGarvey is an American politician serving as a member of the Kentucky State Senate since January 1, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been involved in various legislative initiatives focusing on education, healthcare, and economic development in Kentucky. McGarvey has worked to address issues such as access to healthcare and improving public education in the state. He represents the 19th district, which includes parts of Jefferson County, and has been an advocate for progressive policies within the state legislature.
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August 3, 2026
As long as this cruel administration continues its campaign of terror in our communities, we have to keep standing up for our neighbors.
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by number of sourcesThis woman has done nothing wrong. She has never been charged with so much as a speeding ticket.
This is one of our neighbors. This is a Louisvillian, somebody who went to the airport to fly to a conference to help other people with sickle cell anemia, who got taken away from her family and sent to a jail where we don’t know that…
LG&E must ensure that this hyper-scale data construction and the development of infrastructure required to serve it do not increase costs for existing ratepayers.
In Kentucky, one in five kids still lives in poverty, and the latest cuts to programs like Medicaid and SNAP will push that number higher," said Congressman McGarvey.
“No disability should get in the way of a student’s education, but right now too many students aren’t getting the specialized support they need to get the same education as their peers,” said Congressman McGarvey.
No disability should get in the way of a student’s education, but right now too many students aren’t getting the specialized support they need to get the same education as their peers.
Numerous large companies are siphoning off hundreds of millions of dollars a year in veterans benefits, all to make a quick dollar on what has for decades been a free service.
Everywhere I go--I bet it is the same in your district too--everywhere I go, we are hearing the same thing: Small business owners are struggling to find and keep qualified workers.
Thank you for bringing us together today to discuss how we can tackle one of the most persistent challenges that faces small businesses and our economy. That is the workforce shortage.
Part of the problem is the longstanding misconception that the only path to the middle class is through a 4-year college degree.
And small business owners in my district in Louisville, Kentucky, accountants, Mr. Harris, shouldn't have to call my office in tears because they haven't gotten guidance from FinCEN on how to comply with BOI reporting requirements and they…
Mr. Harris, I want to ask a question of you as well. In your testimony you said you have no problem with the goals of CTA but you do believe that the current implementation of the BOI reporting requirements without adjustments lead to mass…
People who are just outright opposed to anything can abandon some of the fear mongering that is causing this sort of reaction from my constituents.
Thank you for your support of H.R. 7985 and for including it in today's markup.
The Trump administration got relief out to our small businesses. They saved our main streets.
I can also tell you from going around my district in Louisville, Kentucky, and talking to many successful entrepreneurs that women-owned businesses, that Black-owned businesses, other minority small businesses, it confirms it.
We need to make sure that capital is flowing and we need to be intentional in our policy decisions about it.





