{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where state = \"KY\" and year = 2013 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://paul.senate.gov?p=video&id=1060", "Sen. Rand Paul Appears on CNN's The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer - December 18, 2013", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=3d30fc40-cff8-4130-9306-e1ccf2452fac", "McConnell to Oppose Confirmation of IRS Commissioner Nominee", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor\u00a0regarding the nomination of John Koskien to lead the IRS:\r\n\u201cEarlier this year, the Internal Revenue Service admitted responsibility for an incredible abuse of power.  \u00a0  \u201cIn the midst of an election season, it targeted and harassed Americans for the supposed crime of thinking differently.\r\n\u201cAn agency with access to some of the most personal information of every taxpaying American betrayed their trust. And in doing so, it showed the lengths to which this administration will go to stifle those who dissent from its policies.   \u00a0  \u201cAll of this was, and remains, an outrage.\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s the kind of thing we might expect from a banana republic or a third-world dictatorship, not the world\u2019s leading democracy. And the worst part is, we still don\u2019t know everything that happened \u2014 or if it\u2019s still going on.\r\n\u201cThat\u2019s because the bipartisan investigation into all this still hasn't concluded yet.\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s unclear to me how seriously the White House is taking this investigation. In many ways it seems to have treated the scandal more as a public relations problem to get past than a serious problem to solve.   \u00a0  \u201cAnd now \u2014 get this \u2014 they just expect the elected representatives of the people to roll over and rubber stamp a new presidential nominee to head the IRS. They want Congress to forget what happened too, and just move on.\r\n\u201cThey expect us to just clear the way tomorrow and let them ram through the President\u2019s new pick to run the IRS.   \u00a0  \u201cLook: The American people deserve answers about how and why this targeting happened. They deserve justice too. And I will not be supporting any nominee to lead this agency until the American people get the answers they deserve.  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0   \u201cBut, of course, the Democrats in charge of the Senate changed the rules a few weeks back in order to ensure they could get their way on nominees, no matter what the American people think. It\u2019s the same kind of attitude we\u2019ve seen on the NDAA bill too, where the Majority Leader prevented other members from offering amendments.   \u00a0  \u201cThey\u2019ll just do what they want \u2013 even if it means breaking the rules.  \u00a0  \u201cSo, if John Koskinen does find himself confirmed tomorrow, I want him to know a few things.  \u00a0  \u201cFirst of all, he should understand that I don\u2019t hold any animus toward him personally.   \u00a0  \u201cUnder different circumstances, I might very well have been able to support him.   \u00a0  \u201cWe had a good conversation when we met recently to discuss his nomination.   \u00a0  \u201cBut he\u2019s also someone I\u2019ll be keeping a close watch on, as will the other members of my conference. As will the American people. Because big challenges lie ahead for the next IRS Commissioner, whoever he or she may be.\r\n\u201cWe expect the next IRS Commissioner to cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation into this scandal.   \u00a0  \u201cWe expect whoever is eventually confirmed to hold those who broke or bent the rules accountable.\r\n\u201cWe expect the next Commissioner to fairly implement the laws that he or she is charged with executing.   \u00a0  \u201cTo his credit, Mr. Koskinen has assured me he agrees with me on a topic I feel strongly about \u2013 that the IRS should stay out of regulating political speech. He told me so himself. And I was pleased to hear it.   \u00a0  \u201cAnd so were he to become Commissioner, I\u2019d expect him to oppose the extremely misguided proposed IRS rule that aims to overturn more than 50 years of settled law and practice by unfairly targeting the speech of those who criticize the Administration while leaving its supporters untouched. This proposed rule, which redefines what \u2018social welfare\u2019 means in order to target certain groups that seek to educate the public, would end up penalizing federal, state, and local organizations for the supposed \u2018crime\u2019 of providing information \u2013 much of it non-partisan or bipartisan.   \u00a0  \u201cThe goal is clear: to make it easier to push through the back door what Congressional Democrats have been unable to pass through the front door \u2014 discriminatory policies that seek to silence those who dare oppose them.  \u00a0  \u201cIt\u2019s just the latest in a long and troubling pattern of Chicago-style tactics under this administration. And it\u2019s exactly the kind of political meddling that the next Commissioner needs to ensure never happens again.  \u00a0  \u201cLet\u2019s not forget: the IRS should be a boring place, an impartial agency of tax collectors, not the Vanguard of the Left.\r\n\u201cThe next Commissioner needs to see to it that the organization finally returns to its mission.   \u00a0  \u201cAnd he or she needs to root out those who would have the IRS target Americans for the way they think.  \u00a0  \u201cLastly, as I\u2019ve told Mr. Koskinen, I\u2019m deeply concerned about the IRS\u2019 role in implementing Obamacare.   \u00a0  \u201cThe fact of the matter is, Obamacare represents a dramatic expansion of the use of the tax code to pick winners and losers. It gives the agency broad new responsibilities for enforcing Obamacare\u2019s most onerous mandates, and to hand out nearly a trillion dollars in taxpayer subsidies. And in order to do all this, it will need to know who has insurance, penalize those who don\u2019t, and determine who\u2019s eligible for subsidies and how much they ought to receive \u2013 something that the agency has a very troubled history in doing with other programs.   \u00a0  \u201cAnd if they get any of that wrong, they\u2019ll need to come back and repossess subsidies after the fact too.   \u00a0  \u201cIn my view, the IRS doesn\u2019t have any business snooping even further into the lives of our constituents \u2014 especially at a time when it\u2019s already under a cloud of scandal. It\u2019s just one of the many reasons I opposed Obamacare in the first place, and why I continue to oppose it.   \u00a0  \u201cSo if Mr. Koskinen is to become Commissioner, then \u2014 at a minimum \u2014 I expect him to hold the agency to the highest standards when it comes to protecting the privacy of the people we represent.  \u00a0  \u201cI expect him to provide regular, transparent updates to Congress on the status of implementation, and to let us know of any problems as soon as they arise.  \u00a0  \u201cThe last thing we need is for the IRS to compound the pain it and Obamacare have already inflicted upon the American people by allowing fraud and further mistreatment to happen under its watch.\r\n\u201cThe IRS has done a lot to lose the trust of the American people. It will need to do a lot more to regain it.  \u00a0  \u201cFollowing the advice I just laid out would put the IRS on a better path. And, if Mr. Koskinen ends up becoming the next Commissioner, that advice will form the criteria upon which his performance will be judged.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://guthrie.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24&itemid=1386", "Guthrie Receives Award for Protecting Seniors", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Brett Guthrie", "G000558", "guthrie.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2013 The American Life Sciences Innovation Council (ALSIC) presented Congressman Guthrie with the Medicare Access Champion Award.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cI am honored to receive this award,\u201d said Congressman Guthrie. \u201cI know how important it is for seniors to receive the specialized care they need and am proud to do all I can to help them.\u201d\r\n\r\n\tThe Medicare Access Champion Award recognizes Congressman Guthrie\u2019s work on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and its Health Subcommittee. Protecting reimbursement rates under Medicare Part B ensures that seniors have access to specialized medications and treatments.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cMedicare Part B benefits are essential to Kentuckians. Reduced access to treatment would mean higher costs \u2013 something that would be devastating to patients and the entire Medicare system,\u201d added Congressman Guthrie.\r\n\r\n\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140201110530/http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1059", "Sens. Paul and McConnell Introduce Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2013", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Skip to Content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tHome\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tAbout Rand\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tAbout Kentucky\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tIssues\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tServices\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tNews\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tContact\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t Sens. Paul and McConnell Introduce Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2013 \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. -\u00a0Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) today introduced S.1852, the Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2013. This bill provides for the establishment of free market enterprise zones in order to help facilitate the creation of new jobs, entrepreneurial opportunities, enhance and renew educational opportunities and increase community involvement in bankrupt or economically distressed areas. These zones will apply to any zip code with unemployment greater than one and a half times the national average. This bill will dramatically reduce taxes and red tape so that families and businesses can grow and thrive.\n\u00a0\"In order to change our course, we must reverse the trend toward more Big Government by ending the corporate welfare and crony capitalism that limits choice and stifles competition. We must encourage policies that will lift up the individual, allow for the creation of new jobs, improve the school system and get these communities back to work. The answer to poverty and unemployment is not another government bailout; it is simply leaving more money in the hands of those who earned it. The Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2013 will do just that,\" Sen. Paul said.\n\"I am proud to co-sponsor Senator Paul's bill and I applaud him for his work to help distressed areas around the nation, including those in Kentucky,\" Sen. McConnell said. \"In addition to helping bring businesses to distressed areas, this legislation will assist in job creation by unraveling burdensome federal regulations that are stifling economic 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14\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t28Jan 14\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t24Jan 14\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t 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14\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t30Jan 14", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=3371c270-28c1-4566-b0be-1ff07c01302e", "Sens. Paul and McConnell Introduce Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2013", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) today introduced S.1852, the Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2013. This bill provides for the establishment of free market enterprise zones in order to help facilitate the creation of new jobs, entrepreneurial opportunities, enhance and renew educational opportunities and increase community involvement in bankrupt or economically distressed areas. These zones will apply to any zip code with unemployment greater than one and a half times the national average. This bill will dramatically reduce taxes and red tape so that families and businesses can grow and thrive.\r\n\u201cIn order to change our course, we must reverse the trend toward more Big Government by ending the corporate welfare and crony capitalism that limits choice and stifles competition. We must encourage policies that will lift up the individual, allow for the creation of new jobs, improve the school system and get these communities back to work. The answer to poverty and unemployment is not another government bailout; it is simply leaving more money in the hands of those who earned it. The Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2013 will do just that,\u201d Sen. Paul said.\r\n\u201cI am proud to co-sponsor Senator Paul\u2019s bill and I applaud him for his work to help distressed areas around the nation, including those in Kentucky,\u201d Sen. McConnell said. \u201cIn addition to helping bring businesses to distressed areas, this legislation will assist in job creation by unraveling burdensome federal regulations that are stifling economic development.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=96e664f2-736c-4eee-b9cf-32980b999df9", "Senate Democrats Rush Defense Bill, Block Minority from Amendments, Debate", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor\u00a0regarding the National Defense Authorization Act and the majority\u2019s continued powergrab:\r\n\u201cThe National Defense Authorization Act is one of the essential pieces of legislation the Senate considers every year.\r\n\u201cThis is legislation that authorizes funding for our troops and the equipment and the support they need to carry out their mission.\r\n\u201cThis is legislation that \u2013 along with the funding that follows in the Appropriations bill \u2013 puts muscle behind America\u2019s most important strategic objectives across the globe.\r\n\u201cAnd yet, under the Democrat majority, this bill has basically languished since the summer.\r\n\u201cAbout 6 months \u2014 6 months \u2014 have elapsed since the Armed Services Committee first reported the NDAA out for floor action.\r\n\u201cNow, with just days to go before Christmas \u2014 after wasting valuable time ramming through political appointee after political appointee \u2014 the majority wants to rush this crucial legislation through without the debate it deserves. They want to push it through the Senate without even giving the minority the ability to offer more than a single amendment.\r\n\u201cJust to give you some perspective, 381 amendments were proposed to this bill last year, and we agreed on 142 of them. The year before that, hundreds were again proposed and many were agreed to.\r\n\u201cAnd keep in mind that all of this follows right on the heels of the Democrats\u2019 \u2018nuclear\u2019 power grab just a few weeks back.\r\n\u201cSo this is what\u2019s become of the Senate under the current Democrat majority: rules and traditions of the Senate that have served us well for years are broken or ignored in the interest of a short-term power grab.\r\n\u201cAnd some of the most important legislation that we consider as a body is rushed through at the last minute without a real opportunity for debate or amendment.\r\n\u201cSome have suggested that the Senate has become a lot like the House under the current Democrat leadership. From the standpoint of the minority, it\u2019s worse.\r\n\u201cCommittee chairmen have been cut out of the process. Senators who thought they\u2019d have an opportunity to legislate have been told they\u2019re basically irrelevant.\r\n\u201cAnd evidently so are the rules.\r\n\u201cThe Senate rules are now just as optional to Washington Democrats as the Obamacare mandates they decide they don\u2019t like. All of which obviously makes a mockery of our institutions and our laws, and all of which suggests that this is a majority that has zero confidence in its own ideas.\r\n\u201cThis is a majority that can\u2019t allow the minority to have a meaningful say when it comes to nominees\u2026this is a majority that won\u2019t allow members to offer amendments when it counts\u2026\r\n\u201cWhy? Because of a fear that the minority might actually win the argument and carry the day.\r\n\u201cAnd that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re seeing with the NDAA.\r\n\u201cThe Majority Leader won\u2019t allow a robust amendment process because he can\u2019t stomach a vote on Iran sanctions.\r\n\u201cHe knows the Administration would lose that vote decisively, and he knows that many members of his own caucus would vote alongside Republicans to strengthen those sanctions.\r\n\u201cSo rather than allow a democratic vote that might embarrass the Administration, the Majority Leader simply won\u2019t permit that vote to happen.\r\n\u201cHere\u2019s another consequence: by denying the Senate the ability to legislate, debate and amend the National Defense Authorization Act, the Defense Appropriations Act, and additional Iran sanctions \u2013 and by refusing the Senate the ability to vote on the Authorization for the Use of force against Syria \u2013 the Majority Leader has abdicated this chamber\u2019s constitutional role in shaping and overseeing national security policy.\r\n\u201cWithout considering these matters, the Senate has been unable to address the programs, policies, and weapons systems necessary to make the President\u2019s strategic pivot to the Asia-Pacific theater real. Are the programs in place adequate to address China\u2019s aggressive encroachment upon the territorial and navigational rights of other nations in the region? Through defense legislation, have we considered the necessary tradeoffs to fund adequate force structure? Can we execute this pivot and maintain adequate force structure in the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean?\r\n\u201cWe won\u2019t have that debate.\r\n\u201cWe have been denied the opportunity to consider additional Iran sanctions. Despite the assertions of the administration that it has worked with the Congress to craft the current sanctions regime, each time sanctions have been enacted during the Obama Administration these bills have basically been forced upon the President. Despite the fact that the administration concedes that sanctions have brought the Iranians to the negotiating table, it is actively working to forestall additional sanctions tied to verification of the interim agreement. The Senate should not be denied a vote concerning Iran \u2013 the President retains the power to veto anything we might pass.\r\n\u201cWhat are our policies for preventing the ungoverned portions of Syria from becoming a terrorist safe haven?\r\n\u201cUnfortunately, we will not be having that debate this session of Congress.\r\n\u201cWhat is our policy for capturing, interrogating, and detaining terrorists? And if we had a coherent policy, would it survive after we draw down our forces from Afghanistan?\r\n\u201cWe will not have that debate.\r\n\u201cThis is not simply a matter of denying the minority a voice in shaping foreign policy, it\u2019s an erosion of the Senate\u2019s responsibility. We have given President Obama a free reign in shaping these matters and our allies in Asia and in the Arab world are now questioning our commitment to remaining forward deployed and combat ready.\r\n\u201cMost importantly, though, the courageous men and women who defend us every day shouldn\u2019t have to suffer from these tactics.\r\n\u201cStill, despite the egregious abuses we\u2019re seeing here of the legislative process, the underlying bill is an important one.\r\n\u201cIt contains the authorization needed for key military construction projects on our military bases, for multi-year procurement that\u2019s more efficient \u2013 that saves the taxpayers money \u2013 and for the combat pay and special pay our troops deserve.\r\n\u201cIt also extends the prohibition on bringing Guantanamo Bay prisoners into the United States \u2013 a provision I and many Americans strongly support.\r\n\u201cAnd it authorizes funding for the next generation of aircraft carriers, something that\u2019s central to the success of the President\u2019s \u2018pivot\u2019 to the Asian theater I mentioned earlier.\r\n\u201cIn short, there are a lot of good things in this bill, even if the process that got us here was unacceptable.\r\n\u201cBut let me be clear: the bill before us would be markedly improved if Senators were allowed to offer amendments, and more than just a day or two to debate it.\r\n\u201cThe Democrats who run the Senate really need to think hard about what they\u2019re doing.\r\n\u201cThis is just about the only regular order legislation we even consider any more \u2013 it\u2019s one of the only chances Senators can count on to offer important amendments.\r\n\u201cAnd now, the Senate Democrat majority is even trying to shut that down too.\r\n\u201cSo in closing, I\u2019d remind my colleagues on the other side that one day they\u2019ll find themselves in the minority again. And they should think long and hard about what they\u2019re doing to this institution. Because the Senate is bigger than any one party or presidential administration.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=fcd8eca9-0d21-4c00-a3fb-3f09ffbbacac", "McConnell Shines Light on Kentuckians\u2019 Coal Jobs Concerns", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) refused to host a \u201clistening session\u201d in coal country, U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell held a pro-coal listening session of his own in Pikeville, Kentucky on December 6th. Yesterday, every comment and testimony from the hearing was delivered to the EPA. Senator McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the powerful testimony and comments he heard from Kentuckians:\r\n\u201cI rise today to give voice to the people of eastern Kentucky who are hurting due to this administration\u2019s War on Coal. Recently, I traveled to Pikeville, Kentucky, to hear first-hand from coal miners, their families, those in the energy industry, and others about how their communities are being ravaged by the EPA\u2019s excessive, overly burdensome regulations on coal.\r\n\u201cThe EPA did not want to listen to these folks, so I did. I held this listening session to put a human face on the suffering that is being felt in Appalachia due in large part to this administration\u2019s War on Coal. I want to share with my colleagues just a little of what I heard.\r\n\u201cBehind me is a picture of Howard Abshire. Howard is a former production foreman and a fourth-generation coal miner. Sitting in the audience during his testimony was Howard\u2019s son, Griffin, a fifth-generation coal miner.\r\n\u201cBoth Howard and Griffin are out of work. Two of the over 5,000 Kentucky jobs lost in the War on Coal were theirs.\r\n\u201cHoward is holding up a piece of coal to show us just what\u2019s at stake\u2014coal mining is what the EPA wants to stamp out, but coal is also the powerful substance that powers our homes, provides light and heat, and fuels the commerce of goods and services worldwide.\r\n\u201c\u2018This is coal,\u2019 he said when he held that piece up. \u2018This keeps the lights on.\u2019\r\n\u201cHoward is only one of many coal miners laid off for lack of coal mining work. \u2018Look in our schools. Look in our nursing homes. Look in our pharmacies. We\u2019re hurting,\u2019 he said. \u2018We need help. We don\u2019t want to be bailed out. We want to work.\u2019\r\n\u201cSeated next to Howard is Jimmy Rose, a veteran and former coal miner. Jimmy was perhaps the most famous attendee at the listening session because he brought attention to the War on Coal to a national television audience on \u2018America\u2019s Got Talent.\u2019 His song \u2018Coal Keeps the Lights On\u2019 spoke directly to the hardship in his community largely caused by the War on Coal.\r\n\u201c\u2018It\u2019s in our heritage, it\u2019s in our blood,\u2019 Jimmy said. Addressing the administration, Jimmy said: \u2018Look at what you\u2019re doing, and who you\u2019re affecting\u2026Coal mining is a way of life, just like I say in the song. Don\u2019t kill our way of life. I hope one day I can always say coal kept the lights on.\u2019\r\n\u201cI also heard from Monty Boyd, the owner of Whayne Supply Company and Walker Machinery, a mining and construction equipment distributor that serves Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia, and Ohio. The companies employ 1,900 people and operate 25 store locations.\r\n\u201cWhayne Supply this year celebrated 100 years of operations. Yet, this is what Monty had to say:\r\n\u2018At a time when I should be excited about our future, I am full of concern and uncertainty because our future outlook is bleak due to the regulatory ambush on the coal industry by the EPA.\u2019\r\n\u201cHe went on to say,\r\n\u2018Coal in Kentucky is more than just mining. It is the driving force that keeps our energy rates affordable, keeps our manufacturing sector competitive, and is the economic life blood of eastern Kentucky.\u2019\r\n\u2018I am disheartened to continually see the federal government and the EPA take such an anti-business stance that destroys an industry that is vital to our regional economy. The federal government appears to be choosing the winners and losers in regard to the energy sector of America.\u2019\r\n\u201cThose are strong words from someone with a good perspective on Kentucky\u2019s coal industry. I also heard from Anita Miller, a manager of safety for Apollo Fuels in Middlesboro. She has worked in the industry for more than 15 years. She had this to say:\r\n\u2018My son walked earlier than my daughter\u2026every time she would try to stand up, he would either knock her down, or put his hand on her head so she couldn\u2019t stand. This is what is happening to the coal industry.\u2019\r\n\u201cAnita went on to say:\r\n\u2018Every time we try to stand up for ourselves, someone either knocks or holds us down\u2026You can\u2019t really buy anything or make plans for the future, because you don\u2019t know what the future holds.\u2019\r\n\u2018My wish is that the people who are trying so hard to destroy the coal industry would just stop for a minute and think about the hot showers they take, the lights they turn on, and that first hot cup of coffee in the morning, and remember that it came from electricity powered by coal.\u2019\r\n\u201cI couldn\u2019t agree more with what Anita says. It is apparently too easy for EPA bureaucrats in Washington to make decisions that have a huge impact on the people of eastern Kentucky, without thinking of the consequences. And, I might add, without bothering to meet face-to-face with the people they hurt.\r\n\u201cThe EPA scheduled listening sessions for its new regulations only in cities far away from coal country, both geographically and philosophically\u2014cities including New York, Boston, Seattle, and San Francisco. They held 11 listening sessions in all, but the closest one to eastern Kentucky was in Atlanta, requiring Kentuckians to make a 14-hour round trip drive to attend.\r\n\u201cClearly, the EPA did not want real input.\r\n\u201cThat is why I convened the listening session in Pikeville that resulted in the powerful testimony I\u2019ve shared with my colleagues today. Since the EPA would not come to Kentucky, I\u2019ve brought the voices of Kentuckians to the EPA.\r\n\u201cWe held three panels, composed of those in the coal industry, miners and their families, and local elected officials to illuminate the disruption in these communities caused in large part by the War on Coal.\r\n\u201cMany of my constituents filled out comment cards also, and my office delivered them yesterday to the EPA along with the hearing testimony.\r\n\u201cI want to leave my colleagues with the comments of one Kentuckian, Justine Bradford, who is a retired teacher in Pikeville. Here is what she wrote:\r\n\u2018Dear EPA, will you please tell Santa Claus all we want for Christmas this year is to be able to work. Here in eastern Kentucky, we too are real people. Please help us find a job! Come and work in our shoes.\u2019\r\n\u201cThe people of eastern Kentucky believe in coal, and with good reason. The abundance of coal in America, and in Kentucky in particular, is a God-given resource. For decades it has powered our factories, transported our goods, and warmed our homes.\r\n\u201cYes, the blessings of coal come with the responsibility to use it in an environmentally friendly way. But they also come with the responsibility to see that hard-working Kentuckians who rely on coal for an honest day\u2019s work and steady pay are given every chance to earn that.\r\n\u201cAnd they come with the right for all Americans to take full advantage of this God-given domestic resource to produce clean, cheap, and safe energy.\r\n\u201cThese things have been true for many decades. There\u2019s no reason they shouldn\u2019t still hold true now.\r\n\u201cEastern Kentucky must look for some economic opportunities beyond coal. I support that, and I know the people of the region can accomplish great things. It\u2019s vital that we consider eastern Kentucky\u2019s future.\r\n\u201cBut let me make this point: It is equally vital that we not give up on eastern Kentucky\u2019s present. And coal is the key to the present in eastern Kentucky.\r\n\u201cSo the EPA has the testimony I heard in Pikeville, whether they want it or not. Eastern Kentucky is going to continue to push back in this War on Coal.\r\n\u201cThis war isn\u2019t over yet, not by a long shot. This president will be gone in three years, and the coal will still be in the ground.\r\n\u201cThe people of the region are resilient, and they will keep fighting. So I\u2019m very hopeful for a positive outlook in eastern Kentucky and the Appalachian region. And I will defend them in every way that I can.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=6518f553-f0e8-48f3-8f25-8a618663e4f5", "McConnell Statement on Ryan-Murray Budget Plan", "2013-12-17", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement\u00a0regarding the Ryan-Murray budget plan:\r\n\u201cWhile I appreciate the challenges that House and Senate negotiators faced in crafting the budgetary guidelines, I cannot support the legislation they have agreed to. The Budget Control Act (BCA) was designed to cut spending in the short and long term, and I remain convinced that Congress should continue to adhere to the fiscal restraints it set. For the first time since the Korean War, government spending has declined for two years in a row as a result of the BCA. This was hard-won progress on the road to getting our nation\u2019s fiscal house in order. We should not go back on that commitment.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=8dbd128c-4c1f-43c8-b6e0-80df824715f1", "McConnell to Democrats: Help Stop The Painful Impact of Obamacare", "2013-12-17", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor calling on Washington Democrats to work with Republicans on commonsense health care reform:\r\n\u201cEarlier this morning, the Senate voted to advance the Ryan-Murray Budget Agreement that passed the House last week. The legislation's been a topic of much discussion over the past several days and there are sincere\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 arguments on both sides. While I appreciate the challenges that House and Senate negotiators faced in crafting these budgetary guidelines, I voted against this legislation because, in my view, congress should continue to adhere to the fiscal restraints that both parties agreed to under the Budget Control Act.\r\n\u201cI was the principal Republican negotiator of that agreement. I've been particularly invested in its success and was very proud of it. As a result of the Budget Control Act, government spending has declined for two years, two years in a row, for the first time since the Korean War. This was hard-won progress on the road to getting our nation's fiscal house in order.\r\n\u201cAs I said, I fully appreciate the constraints that Chairman Ryan and Chairman Murray faced in their negotiations and there are clearly some good things to be said about their agreement. But in my view, we should not go back on the commitment we made under the B.C.A.\r\n\u201cNonetheless, this has been a very important public debate.\r\n\u201cUnfortunately, our colleagues on the other side do not seem terribly interested in this or other substantive issues this week \u2013 least\u00a0 of all Obamacare, which has been wreaking havoc on our constituents for months now but which Democrats seem entirely uninterested in discussing.\r\n\u201cInstead, for much of this week, the Democrat-run Senate has decided to devote its attention to pushing through nominations \u2014 to spending time seating political appointees at places like the Department of Interior. Positions that, while they might be important, are not emergencies that need to be attended to right this second.\r\n\u201cMeanwhile, out in the real world, millions of Americans will continue to suffer under a law they told Washington not to pass in the first place, a law that Washington Democrats still stubbornly refuse to change in any meaningful way.\r\n\u201cOur colleagues on the other side seem to think they have no responsibility to do anything about the impact of Obamacare since the White House issued a press release declaring partial victory in fixing the website.\r\n\u201cThat\u2019s their whole approach to this rolling disaster: let the White House dodge and deflect on any problem that arises until people forget about the last one. Point the finger at some bureaucrat or some web technician, and basically do nothing.\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re now nearly three months into this national calamity, and what have Democrats done about it? Well, they\u2019ve issued a lot of talking points and some half-hearted apologies. They\u2019ve mouthed nostrums about \u2018private sector velocity.\u2019 They\u2019ve waived laws for fear of the political impact of leaving them in place. And there\u2019s been hardly any accountability for the massive consequences faced by American consumers as a result of this failed law. In other words, they haven\u2019t done much of anything. They\u2019ve treated this whole thing as a public relations problem to get past rather than a real-life problem for middle-class Americans to be solved. They\u2019re engaged in daily battle aimed at one overriding goal: to protect this law.\r\n\u201cAnd yet, nearly every day we hear more about its painful impact.\r\n\u201cSince the October rollout, millions of Americans have lost their insurance plans.\r\n\u201cMore than 280,000 have lost coverage in Kentucky alone. And so many are feeling the squeeze of this law.\r\n\u201cFolks like Lana Lynch \u2013 a mom from Brandenburg, Kentucky who told me the annual out-of-pocket expenses for her family rose from $1,500 to $7,000 under Obamacare.\r\n\u201cAnd folks like Barrett Simpson from Sweeden, Kentucky. Barrett had a health plan he liked and wanted to keep \u2013 a $540 a month policy that was, in his words, \u2018perfect\u2019 for his family. The folks responsible for Obamacare apparently thought they knew better than he did about the needs of his family, so he lost it. Here\u2019s what he had to say about that:\r\n\u2018[My] plan is being eliminated because of the ACA, and the cheapest, closest similar plan will cost [u]s $1,400 next year. We can keep the plan until end of next year, but we will have to pick a new one. We don't need the extra coverage for maternity, vision or dental but yet we will be forced to pay for it.\u2019\r\n\u201cAnd he continued:\r\n\u2018These changes are absurd. Most people in this country who were content with what they had are now paying for what Obama is trying to do for a very few.\u2019\r\n\u201cBarrett closed his letter by asking me to work to repeal Obamacare.\r\n\u201cWell, Barrett and Lana should know this \u2013 in fact, every Kentuckian should know this\u2026every American should know this: The members on my side of the aisle hear you. Loud and clear. We aren\u2019t going to give up this fight.\r\n\u201cNo matter how much the other side tries to distract the country\u2019s attention.\r\n\u201cWe won\u2019t be fooled. And we know you won\u2019t be either.\r\n\u201cLook: the folks each of us were sent here to represent \u2013 not the government \u2013 should be the ones choosing plans that make the most sense for their families. And when our colleagues on the other side go around referring to insurance being lost as \u2018junk\u2019 that\u2019s just beyond offensive to the people we represent.\r\n\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of ivory tower thinking that goes on in this city. Way too much of it.\r\n\u201cAnd it\u2019s time for our Washington Democrat friends to finally climb out of the ivory tower and see the reality of their ideas in action \u2013 to witness the failure of their policies first hand.\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s time for Washington Democrats to drop their refusal to change anything of real substance in Obamacare and it\u2019s time for them to listen closely to the people who sent us here in the first place.\r\n\u201cAnd here\u2019s what so many Americans are saying: that they want Democrats to start working with Republicans to improve our nation\u2019s health care system in a positive way \u2013 to help us implement real, patient-centered, common-sense reforms that can actually lower costs and improve the quality of care.\r\n\u201cBecause we were sent here to solve problems, not to make them worse as Obamacare does.\r\n\u201cSo let\u2019s erase that mistake and start over with real reform. Working together, we can do it.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://barr.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/barr-joins-members-of-the-kentucky-delegation-in-filing-amicus-brief-at", "Barr Joins Members of the Kentucky Delegation in Filing Amicus Brief at U.S. Supreme Court to Support Kentucky Coal Jobs", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Andy Barr", "B001282", "barr.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that he filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court to support Kentucky\u2019s coal miners, their families, small businesses and all those negatively affected by the Administration\u2019s War on Coal. Senator McConnell\u2019s amicus brief was joined by Senator Rand Paul and Congressmen Hal Rogers, Ed Whitfield, Brett Guthrie, Thomas Massie and Andy Barr of Kentucky. Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, also joined the brief.\u00a0 The amicus brief was filed in a sequel case (Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental Protection Agency) to the Supreme Court\u2019s 2007 ruling in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency that the EPA may regulate greenhouse gases as hazardous pollutants under the Clean Air Act \u2013 which resulted in the EPA\u2019s 2010 first-ever permitting requirements for motor vehicles, known as the \u201cTailpipe Rule.\u201d The EPA has since used the Tailpipe Rule to trigger regulations on coal-fired power plants and other stationary sources. Senator McConnell (R-KY) said: \u201cThe President and the EPA have been misusing the 2007 ruling and subsequent regulations on automobiles to overregulate new and existing coal-fired power plants out of business, thus escalating their war on coal and Kentucky jobs. I am filing this amicus brief with the Supreme Court today because I believe the Obama Administration is usurping the lawmaking power. The EPA should not have used the Tailpipe Rule to further regulate coal-fired power plants. This is just another EPA power grab in their ongoing crusade to shut down our nation\u2019s coal mines, and it must be stopped.\u201d\nSenator Rand Paul (R-KY) said: \u201cThis case is an egregious example of the EPA\u2019s violation of the law in pursuit of its overzealous, anti-coal agenda. The ability to create laws is the purview of Congress and the EPA has clearly overstepped its authority. In doing so, accountability has been thrown out the window and Kentucky families are left with nothing but frustration and the likelihood of even higher energy costs and more job losses.\u201d\nCongressman Hal Rogers (KY-05) said: \"The EPA's power-grabbing schemes are unbelievable, and unconstitutional. This federal agency wants to bend the rules to suit its own agenda by undermining the authority of Congress.\u00a0Time and again, the courts have struck down the overreaching arm of the EPA, and I hope that our highest court will see through the agency's efforts to impose one-size-fits-all regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.\u00a0No region has realized the cost of the EPA's job-killing regulations more than the Central Appalachian coalfields, where power plants and mines are shutting down, and thousands of coal miners are losing their jobs every year.\u00a0\"\nCongressman Ed Whitfield (KY-01) said: \u201cPresident Obama and his EPA have once again moved forward with an extreme regulation that makes it illegal to build a coal-fired electricity plant in America.\u00a0 This move is another attempt to bankrupt the coal industry to fulfill a campaign promise to radical environmentalists. As Chairman of the Energy and Power Subcommittee, I look forward to working with Senator McConnell as well as other Republicans and Democrats in the United States Congress to take any action possible to prevent this regulation from taking effect.\u00a0 We simply cannot afford to place America at an economic disadvantage, particularly when CO2 energy-related emissions are at their lowest levels in 20 years.\u201d\nCongressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) said: \u201cA June 2013 report from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet indicated that 92 percent of Kentuckians get their energy from coal-fired power plants. With more than 14,000 Kentuckians employed in the industry, coal quite literally keeps the lights on. Coal should remain a part of our all-of-the-above energy policy, and we must do all that we can to protect these jobs and increase our access to affordable energy. The future of the Commonwealth depends on it.\u201d\nCongressman Thomas Massie (KY-04) said: \"The EPA acted unconstitutionally by re-writing a statute passed by Congress. The Constitution reserves lawmaking authority for the legislative branch, not unelected bureaucrats in the executive branch. This is another example of the Administration\u2019s repeated attempts to undermine the voice of the American people and force their anti-coal, anti-jobs agenda upon the Commonwealth of Kentucky.\"\nCongressman Andy Barr (KY-06) said: \u201cThis case is an important opportunity for the Supreme Court to make clear that the EPA\u2019s legislation by regulation aimed at killing the coal industry and stifling our economic recovery is unconstitutional. For the EPA to amend or misinterpret unambiguous provisions of the Clean Air Act to advance its War on Coal is not acceptable and it intrudes on Congress\u2019s lawmaking authority as reserved by the Constitution.\u00a0Just because the votes for the President\u2019s environmental agenda don\u2019t exist in either the House or the Senate, doesn\u2019t change the fact that the EPA\u2019s overreach is unlawful.\u201d \u00a0\nBackground: An amicus brief is a brief filed in a court by someone who is not a party in the case. \u00a0Such briefs may supplement the legal arguments made by the parties and can aid the court by bringing to its attention aspects of the case not covered by the parties, such as the impact of the issues in the case on \u00a0third parties.\u00a0\n\u00a0\n####", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://paul.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=1057", "Senator McConnell Leads Kentucky Delegation in Filing Amicus Brief at U.S. Supreme Court to Support Kentucky Coal Jobs", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://paul.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=1058", "Sen. Paul Applauds the Protection of Fourth Amendment Rights", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=679e9e1f-3a3c-45f6-8fae-68525f467d62", "McConnell: Kentuckians Upset about Higher Costs, Fewer Options under Obamacare", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor\u00a0regarding the consequences of Obamacare on consumers:\r\n\u201cA few weeks ago, the Obama Administration declared that it had met its goals for fixing the Obamacare website.\r\n\u201cAnd with the web site fixed, they led us to assume that Obamacare was \u2018fixed\u2019 as well.\r\n\u201cBut that was never true. As I\u2019ve been saying all along, the problems here are much bigger than a website.\r\n\u201cAnd even the administration\u2019s claims about the Web site have been greatly exaggerated.\r\n\u201cRecent news reports suggest that many Americans who thought they\u2019d enrolled on the exchanges will find out that they do not, in fact, have coverage on January 1st, largely as a result of lingering problems with the site.\r\n\u201cBut an even bigger problem lies with the coverage options folks are finding if they actually make it through the website.\r\n\u201cFor the folks patient enough to successfully navigate through Healthcare.gov, many are finding that Obamacare offers higher premiums, costs, or deductibles \u2013 sometimes all three \u2013 in exchange for coverage that\u2019s in many cases inferior to what they had before.\r\n\u201cFewer choices, restricted hospital networks, losing doctors our constituents know and trust.\u00a0\r\n\u201cThat\u2019s what many are getting in exchange for higher costs and skyrocketing premiums, even after the President promised that reform would \u2018cut costs and make coverage more affordable for families and small businesses.\u2019\r\n\u201cDespite the President\u2019s serial pledges to the contrary, the government\u2019s own studies on this issue now indicate that Obamacare will actually increase the cost of health care in America by more than $620 billion.\r\n\u201cAs one California woman recently put it, Obamacare feels like being \u2018forced into a lower coverage plan, for more money.\u2019\r\n\u201cMany Kentuckians feel the same way.\r\n\u201cGiselle Martino is a constituent of mine from Prospect, Kentucky.\r\n\u201cHere\u2019s what she recently wrote to me after losing her coverage:\r\n\u2018I paid a very high premium to have a major medical plan. I am now forced into the exchange for a lesser plan with more exclusions and higher deductibles. I will most likely never reach those deductibles. How does this help me? I'm basically paying into the plan for the others. If I must pay for my higher tier heart drugs anyway, why should I bother with the health plan? What a disappointment this administration has caused.\u2019\r\n\u201cHigher costs and less care: that\u2019s what Obamacare means for Giselle Martino.\r\n\u201cObamacare\u2019s been a disappointment for Mike Conn from Prestonsburg too.\r\n\u201cHere\u2019s what he had to say about this law:\r\n\u2018A policy that has similar coverage to what we had would cost us around $1100 a month. [That] is a 100% increase for me and my wife. I was informed by the individual that was helping me find coverage that it was because we live in eastern Kentucky.\u2019\r\n\u201cMike says his plan is no longer available in that part of the state. And now he\u2019s evidently facing a 100% increase in cost because of where he lives.\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s not fair. Mike and Giselle both have every right to be upset.\r\n\u201cBut that\u2019s the reality of Obamacare for too many Kentuckians \u2013 a state where 280,000 have already lost the coverage they had because of this law. It\u2019s a reality facing millions of Americans across the country. And when the White House was asked today if they were confident that those millions of Americans with cancelled policies would be able to sign up for new insurance before January 1st, they couldn\u2019t give a straight answer.\r\n\u201cAnd that\u2019s why Republicans are going to maintain our focus where it belongs \u2013 on the people we represent on the issues that truly matter to them. Because our constituents understand that Obamacare is about so much more than a website.\r\n\u201cThe Administration needs to start understanding that too.\r\n\u201cFixing a few lines of code isn\u2019t going to help people keep the plans they like \u2013 plans that work for their families.\r\n\u201cIt isn\u2019t going to help our constituents afford the law\u2019s exorbitant premiums and deductibles.\r\n\u201cIt isn\u2019t going to help our constituents cope with fewer choices and lower quality of care.\r\n\u201cThese are the things that actually matter to the middle class.\r\n\u201cSo the Administration and its allies in Congress can talk until they\u2019re hoarse about a website, or about nominees, or about whatever else they think they can say to distract Americans from the failures of this law.\r\n\u201cBut it isn\u2019t going to work.\r\n\u201cAnd to the millions of Americans suffering under Obamacare, you should know that Republicans are on your side.\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to keep fighting for true health reform that lowers costs, for reform that promotes choice and a better quality of care. And we\u2019re going to keep fighting against the idea that government knows better than you do when it comes to your family\u2019s health care. That\u2019s what our constituents expect of us. I know it\u2019s what Kentuckians expect.\r\n\u201cAnd that\u2019s just what Republicans are going to continue to do.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=cca123f4-9b79-45b1-b86d-b3c98473cc45", "Senator McConnell Leads Kentucky Delegation in Filing Amicus Brief at U.S. Supreme Court to Support Kentucky Coal Jobs", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that he filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court to support Kentucky\u2019s coal miners, their families, small businesses and all those negatively affected by the Administration\u2019s War on Coal. Senator McConnell\u2019s amicus brief was joined by Senator Rand Paul and Congressmen Hal Rogers, Ed Whitfield, Brett Guthrie, Thomas Massie and Andy Barr of Kentucky. Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, also joined the brief.\r\nThe amicus brief was filed in a sequel case (Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental Protection Agency) to the Supreme Court\u2019s 2007 ruling in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency that the EPA may regulate greenhouse gases as hazardous pollutants under the Clean Air Act \u2013 which resulted in the EPA\u2019s 2010 first-ever permitting requirements for motor vehicles, known as the \u201cTailpipe Rule.\u201d The EPA has since used the Tailpipe Rule to trigger regulations on coal-fired power plants and other stationary sources.\r\nSenator McConnell (R-KY) said: \u201cThe President and the EPA have been misusing the 2007 ruling and subsequent regulations on automobiles to overregulate new and existing coal-fired power plants out of business, thus escalating their war on coal and Kentucky jobs. I am filing this amicus brief with the Supreme Court today because I believe the Obama Administration is usurping the lawmaking power. The EPA should not have used the Tailpipe Rule to further regulate coal-fired power plants. This is just another EPA power grab in their ongoing crusade to shut down our nation\u2019s coal mines, and it must be stopped.\u201d\r\nSenator Rand Paul (R-KY) said: \u201cThis case is an egregious example of the EPA\u2019s violation of the law in pursuit of its overzealous, anti-coal agenda. The ability to create laws is the purview of Congress and the EPA has clearly overstepped its authority. In doing so, accountability has been thrown out the window and Kentucky families are left with nothing but frustration and the likelihood of even higher energy costs and more job losses.\u201d\r\nCongressman Hal Rogers (KY-05) said: \"The EPA's power-grabbing schemes are unbelievable, and unconstitutional. This federal agency wants to bend the rules to suit its own agenda by undermining the authority of Congress. Time and again, the courts have struck down the overreaching arm of the EPA, and I hope that our highest court will see through the agency's efforts to impose one-size-fits-all regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. No region has realized the cost of the EPA's job-killing regulations more than the Central Appalachian coalfields, where power plants and mines are shutting down, and thousands of coal miners are losing their jobs every year. \"\r\nCongressman Ed Whitfield (KY-01) said: \u201cPresident Obama and his EPA have once again moved forward with an extreme regulation that makes it illegal to build a coal-fired electricity plant in America.\u00a0 This move is another attempt to bankrupt the coal industry to fulfill a campaign promise to radical environmentalists. As Chairman of the Energy and Power Subcommittee, I look forward to working with Senator McConnell as well as other Republicans and Democrats in the United States Congress to take any action possible to prevent this regulation from taking effect.\u00a0 We simply cannot afford to place America at an economic disadvantage, particularly when CO2 energy-related emissions are at their lowest levels in 20 years.\u201d\r\nCongressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) said: \u201cA June 2013 report from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet indicated that 92 percent of Kentuckians get their energy from coal-fired power plants. With more than 14,000 Kentuckians employed in the industry, coal quite literally keeps the lights on. Coal should remain a part of our all-of-the-above energy policy, and we must do all that we can to protect these jobs and increase our access to affordable energy. The future of the Commonwealth depends on it.\u201d\r\nCongressman Thomas Massie (KY-04) said: \"The EPA acted unconstitutionally by re-writing a statute passed by Congress. The Constitution reserves lawmaking authority for the legislative branch, not unelected bureaucrats in the executive branch. This is another example of the Administration\u2019s repeated attempts to undermine the voice of the American people and force their anti-coal, anti-jobs agenda upon the Commonwealth of Kentucky.\"\r\nCongressman Andy Barr (KY-06) said: \u201cThis case is an important opportunity for the Supreme Court to make clear that the EPA\u2019s legislation by regulation aimed at killing the coal industry and stifling our economic recovery is unconstitutional. For the EPA to amend or misinterpret unambiguous provisions of the Clean Air Act to advance its War on Coal is not acceptable and it intrudes on Congress\u2019s lawmaking authority as reserved by the Constitution. Just because the votes for the President\u2019s environmental agenda don\u2019t exist in either the House nor the Senate, doesn\u2019t change the fact that the EPA\u2019s overreach is unlawful.\u201d\r\nBackground: An amicus brief is a brief filed in a court by someone who is not a party in the case.\u00a0 Such briefs may supplement the legal arguments made by the parties and can aid the court by bringing to its attention aspects of the case not covered by the parties, such as the impact of the issues in the case on\u00a0 third parties.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://yarmuth.house.gov/press/statement-on-reducing-gun-violence/", "Statement on Reducing Gun Violence", "2013-12-14", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "KY", "John Yarmuth", "Y000062", "yarmuth.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "LOUISVILLE  Today, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the massacre in Newtown, Conn. A gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.\r\n\r\n\tIn the year since a gunman murdered 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than 190 children in the United States have lost their lives to guns. Families in our community and across the country have suffered unimaginable grief and loss as a result of gun violence.\r\n\r\n\tRightly, millions of Americans have demanded that something be done to reverse the dramatic increases in gun violence in our schools, public spaces, and homes. But by and large, the response of our elected officials  particularly Congress  has been a failure. While most states have enacted new laws pertaining to guns during the past year, nearly two-thirds of them loosen measures designed to increase gun safety. Instead of responding to gun violence with rational, commonsense measures that address its numerous causes, far too many of our leaders have responded out of fear  of an influential gun lobby and the vast networks of misinformation it promotes.\r\n\r\n\tReducing gun violence requires a commitment to understanding and compassion, as well as the will to act. The losses we have endured from gun violence will remain forever, but the way we respond to them can change today.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://barr.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/barr-statement-on-bipartisan-budget-act-of-2013", "Barr Statement on Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013", "2013-12-13", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Andy Barr", "B001282", "barr.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Congressman Andy Barr released the following statement regarding his support for the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 332-94: \u201cThe agreement approved by the House of Representatives today honors the principles I pledged to support when I came to Washington: It reduces the deficit and reforms unsustainable spending programs without raising taxes. \u201cUnlike the deal to raise the debt ceiling in October, which was produced in the absence any meaningful bipartisan cooperation and without any substantive fiscal reforms, today\u2019s agreement was produced through a real and deliberative process that will result in modest reforms representing an important step in the right direction. \u201cThis agreement sets the very important precedent of trading short-term, temporary sequester relief for long-term, permanent reform of mandatory spending, which is the true driver of our long term debt.\u00a0 Perhaps most importantly, this agreement does not ask more of hardworking taxpayers and removes the threat of another government shutdown.\u201d ###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://paul.senate.gov?p=news&id=1055", "Breitbart Op-Ed: Budget Surrender is a Step Backwards", "2013-12-13", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140220235621/http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=video&id=1056", "Sen. Rand Paul Appears on CBS This Morning - December 12, 2013", "2013-12-13", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Skip to Content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tHome\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tAbout Rand\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tAbout Kentucky\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tIssues\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tServices\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tNews\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tContact\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t Sen. Rand Paul Appears on CBS This Morning - December 12, 2013 Dec 13, 2013\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t 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14\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t30Jan 14", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://guthrie.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24&itemid=1384", "Guthrie Supports Bipartisan Budget Agreement That Reduces Deficit", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Brett Guthrie", "G000558", "guthrie.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2013 Congressman Brett Guthrie today issued the following statement after voting in support of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2013:\r\n\r\n\t\u201cPassing a budget is the basic job of Congress, and something that is long overdue after the past few years of partisan bickering and governing by crisis.\u00a0 Today, Congress voted to reduce the deficit without raising taxes on Kentucky families. I continue to hear from people who are tired of Congress lurching from one flashpoint to the next, failing to work together to improve America\u2019s economy. I know I am tired of it, and today\u2019s vote moves us toward that objective.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cWe have divided government and that usually means not everyone gets everything they want, and that\u2019s true today. I want further reductions in spending and meaningful entitlement and tax reform. This deal reduces the deficit, holds the line against tax increases, and protects against the repeated brinkmanship with which we have become all too familiar.\u00a0 I commend Chairman Ryan for his leadership on this effort and look forward to tackling more of our nation\u2019s pressing issues in the coming months.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://guthrie.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24&itemid=1385", "Guthrie's Urotrauma Bill Included in NDAA Reauthorization", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Brett Guthrie", "G000558", "guthrie.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2013 Today, the House passed the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included a provision from legislation introduced by Congressman Brett Guthrie.\r\n\r\n\tCongressman Guthrie introduced H.R. 984, legislation \u201cto direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a task force on urotrauma\u201d in March 2013. The House Veterans Affairs Committee held a hearing on H.R. 984 in May and the bill was the basis for language included in the House NDAA bill in June 2013.\r\n\r\n\tUrotrauma includes injuries to the kidneys, reproductive organs, and urinary organs.\u00a0 These injuries are now among the most common and debilitating kinds suffered by our troops as a result of IED blasts.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cUrotrauma has quickly become a signature wound of IEDs and currently accounts for one-eighth of all injuries suffered by our troops in Afghanistan,\u201d said Congressman Guthrie when he first introduced his legislation.\r\n\r\n\tThis provision of the NDAA reauthorization will require the Department of Defense (DoD) to work with the Departments of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop and implement a comprehensive policy on improvements to the care, management, and transition of recovering members of the Armed Forces with urotrauma.\r\n\r\n\tAt a minimum, the required improvements to care will include establishing eligibility for the Recovery Care Coordinator Program, returning soldiers to active duty when appropriate, and streamlining the transition process from DoD to VA care for service members who suffer urotrauma injuries. DoD and VA will file a report to update Congress on their progress within one year of implementation.\r\n\r\n\tAn original cosponsor of the urotrauma amendment in the U.S. Senate, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell worked to ensure Congressman Guthrie\u2019s language was included in the bill. \u201cI applaud Congressman Guthrie for leading on this issue and his work to improve care for our service members and veterans that have experienced urotrauma,\u201d said Senator McConnell.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cI\u2019m grateful for the support of Senator McConnell in moving this legislation toward passage. We owe so much to our service members and I will continue working to ensure they have the best resources for combating these debilitating injuries,\u201d added Congressman Guthrie.\r\n\r\n\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221000506/http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=video&id=1054", "SENATE FLOOR: Sen. 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12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16Nov 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t15Oct 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10Feb 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Paul Speaks Out Against Nuclear Option \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. -\u00a0Sen. Rand Paul took to the Senate floor today to oppose Senate Democrats' use of the so-called nuclear option, stating that \"The death of the filibuster is death of dialogue.\" A video of the floor speech can be found below. \nCLICK HERE TO WATCH TO SEN. 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12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t15Oct 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10Feb 14\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4Feb 14\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t30Jan 14", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140919154116/http://whitfield.house.gov/press-release/whitfield-statement-passage-bipartisan-budget-act-2013", "Whitfield Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Edward Whitfield", "W000413", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield, (KY-01), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, today released the following statement regarding his vote to pass the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, which will set spending limits for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015.\n\u201cThe first district of Kentucky consists of many important initiatives that rely on federal dollars such as legacy clean-up costs at the Paducah Department of Energy site, our soldiers at Fort Campbell, those who rely on our community health centers, and many others.\u00a0 These entities cannot adequately fulfill their duties to the people of Kentucky when we are continually relying on short-term budget extensions.\u00a0 This is why I voted for a budget framework that creates fiscal stability over the next two years.\u00a0\n\u201cWhile this framework produces modest savings overtime, we must do more to address the deficit and challenges presented by mandatory spending programs.\u00a0 It is now up to Congress to pass the actual appropriations bills that prioritize the spending within the framework and fund the programs important to the people of Kentucky.\n\u201cI still believe it is important that we reform our budget process to create consistent long-term stability.\u00a0 One way we could improve the process is to go to a two year budget cycle where one year could be devoted to the budget itself, and the second year would be an evaluation and oversight of all government spending to determine that which is effective and that which is a waste or abuse of taxpayer dollars.\u201d\nThe Bipartisan Budget Act framework envisions reducing the deficit by between $20 and $23 billion.\u00a0 For more information on the bipartisan budget agreement, please visit the House Budget Committee website here. \u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=e7da14df-5389-4dcb-8256-f9ca6f62c011", "Latest Obamacare Delay Is Another Example of Law\u2019s Many Difficulties for Consumers", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement\u00a0regarding the Obama administration\u2019s decision to extend enrollment for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan:\r\n\u201cDespite the administration\u2019s promises that Obamacare enrollment is on track, this announcement is a clear admission that Obamacare is failing Americans with pre-existing conditions who are losing the plans they already had. Millions of people were tossed off of the plans they already had but only a fraction of that number have been able to sign up on the Obamacare exchanges. How many extensions and waivers is it going to take for the administration to admit the consequences of Obamacare that are hitting millions of Americans they promised it would help?\u2019", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://yarmuth.house.gov/press/rep-yarmuth-honors-state-champion-desales-colts-on-house-floor/", "Rep. Yarmuth Honors State Champion DeSales Colts on House Floor", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "KY", "John Yarmuth", "Y000062", "yarmuth.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON  In a speech on the House Floor this afternoon, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) congratulated the DeSales Colts on their victory in Saturday's Class 2A High School Football Championship game.\r\n\r\n\tThe full text of the speech is below.\r\n\r\n\r\n\tClick on the image to view the video.\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\tMr. Speaker, last weekend in Louisville, the world-famous Twin Spires of Churchill Downs glowed orange in support of something the hallowed track knows well: a champion. \r\n\r\n\tThe DeSales High School Colts of Louisville's South End entered the state championship on a streak of dominance, posting six shutouts and holding opponents to just 9.4 points per game. When they lined up against Newport Central Catholic to play for the title on Saturday, the DeSales defense hadn't allowed a point in two weeks. \r\n\r\n\tFueled by three touchdowns from all-time leading rusher Dylan Byrd, two passing scores from quarterback Nathan Roush, and a defense anchored by middle linebacker Matt Bouchard, the Colts overcame a tough opponent 34-26, taking state for the first time in school history. \r\n\r\n\tThe title caps a remarkable 14-1 season for the Colts, who became only the second South End team ever to win state. \r\n\r\n\tFor DeSales head coach Harold Davis, the title run offered a nice symmetry: Davis was a senior safety on the 1981 DeSales team, one of only two others in school history to play in the finals. \r\n\r\n\tThe debate over the best Colts team in school history will continue back home, but there's no question this year's team now stands at the top. They might have been outsized through much of the playoffs, but they were never outmatched or outplayed. \r\n\r\n\tMr. Speaker, today I am proud to join all of Louisville in honoring the DeSales Colts, Kentucky's 2013 Class 2A High School Football Champions. Go Colts!", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://yarmuth.house.gov/press/statement-on-bipartisan-budget-deal/", "Statement on Bipartisan Budget Deal", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "KY", "John Yarmuth", "Y000062", "yarmuth.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON  Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) issued the following statement on H.J. Res. 59, the Bipartisan Budget Act. The House approved the two-year agreement in a 332-94 vote this afternoon, with Yarmuth voting in favor.\r\n\r\n\tThis bipartisan budget compromise is far from perfect, but it will resolve another immediate threat of shutdown and lessen the impact of radical cuts to education, medical research, and other key federal investments that strengthen Louisville families and bolster our economy. Congress needs to move beyond legislation by self-imposed crisis, and this is a start.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://barr.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/dont-let-obamacare-extinguish-volunteer-firefighters", "Barr: Don\u2019t Let Obamacare Extinguish Volunteer Firefighters", "2013-12-11", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Andy Barr", "B001282", "barr.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON - After hearing from folks across the Sixth District about their concerns and sending a letter to IRS Acting Commissioner Werfel seeking clarification about how Obamacare treats volunteer firefighters under the employer mandate, yesterday Congressman Andy Barr helped introduce H.R. 3685, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act.\n\u201cUnfortunately, the more we learn about Obamacare, the more disappointing it becomes,\u201d said Congressman Barr.\u00a0 \u201cI am disappointed that President Obama\u2019s healthcare law is not only wreaking havoc on American families, small businesses and our economy, but now could be endangering our communities that rely on emergency response services provided by volunteer firefighters and EMTs.\u201d\nBarr is an original cosponsor of\u00a0this\u00a0legislation authored by Congressman Lou Barletta (PA), which would simply ensure that emergency services volunteers are not counted as full-time employees under the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act. Emergency services volunteers would include: volunteer firefighters and volunteers providing emergency medical services.\nBarr continued, \u201cForcing volunteer fire companies to comply with the employer mandate will potentially lead to the closure of firehouses and layoff of volunteer firefighters as the fire companies try to avoid classification as a large employer. And considering that over 90 percent of fire departments in Kentucky are either fully or mostly volunteer, we must do everything we can to ensure that our brave and selfless volunteer firefighters do not become the next victim of Obamacare\u2019s costly mandates.\nThe legislation is supported by the National Volunteer Fire Council and the International Association of Fire Chiefs.\u00a0\n\u201cIt is critically important that fire and EMS agencies not be forced to offer health insurance to volunteer personnel,\u201d said Philip C. Stittleburg, Chairman of the National Volunteer Fire Council.\u00a0 \u201cAgencies don\u2019t have the resources to provide health benefits to their volunteers and individual volunteers have no expectation of receiving such benefits from the agencies they serve.\u00a0 On behalf of the National Volunteer Fire Council I\u2019d like to thank Congressman Barletta and all of the original co-sponsors for introducing this legislation to clarify that volunteers will not be treated as employees under the health care reform law.\u201d\n\u201cThe IAFC strongly supports Rep. Barletta\u2019s bill to clarify the status of volunteer firefighters under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,\u201d said Chief William Metcalf, President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs.\u00a0 \u201cThis is a bipartisan issue which could have serious impacts on staffing at fire departments across the United States. The IAFC looks forward to working with Congress and the Administration to help ensure fire departments of all types are able to continue saving lives and serving their communities.\u201d\nClick here for Congressman Barr\u2019s letter to IRS Acting Commissioner Werfel seeking clarification about how the Affordable Care Act treats these volunteer firefighters under the employer mandate.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://guthrie.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24&itemid=1383", "Guthrie's Spectrum Bill Passes through Committee", "2013-12-11", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Brett Guthrie", "G000558", "guthrie.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2013 A bill introduced by Congressman Brett Guthrie was marked up and passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cThis bill would encourage additional spectrum, a necessary component for the advancement of American innovation, to be made available for commercial use,\u201d said Congressman Guthrie. \u201cIt is encouraging to see a focus placed on this legislation and the underlying spectrum shortage.\u201d\r\n\r\n\tH.R. 3674, the \u201cFederal Spectrum Incentive Act\u201d would provide financial incentives to encourage government agencies to relocate from their existing spectrum bands in order to free up additional spectrum for commercial and innovation purposes.\u00a0 Agencies could use these funds to accommodate relocation costs or to offset sequestration cuts.\r\n\r\n\tCongressman Guthrie introduced H.R. 3674 on December 9, 2013, with bipartisan support. Congressman Guthrie and Congresswoman Doris Matsui, co-chairs of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Federal Spectrum Working Group, previously introduced H.R. 2739, the \u201cEfficient Use of Government Spectrum Act\u201d on July 18, 2013, which sought to reallocate and auction the 1755-1780 MHz spectrum block.\r\n\r\n\tAddressing the nation\u2019s spectrum shortage is also a key tenet of Congressman Guthrie\u2019s REBUILD Act, H.R. 3355.\r\n\r\n\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20131215195224/http://www.paul.senate.gov:80/?p=press_release&id=1052", "Sen. 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Paul Opposes Budget Deal \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. -\u00a0Sen. Rand Paul today issued the following statement opposing the Ryan- Murray Budget Deal:\n\"There is a recurring theme in Washington budget negotiations. It's I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.[i]\u00a0 I think it's a huge mistake to trade sequester cuts now, for the promise of cuts later,\" Sen. Paul said. \"The small sequester spending cuts were not nearly enough to address our deficit problem. Undoing tens of billions of this modest spending restraint is shameful and must be opposed. I cannot support a budget that raises taxes and never balances, nor can I support a deal that does nothing to reduce our nation's $17.3 trillion debt.\"\n\u00a0\n###\n\u00a0\n  \n[i] E.C. Segar. Popeye, J. 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13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12Dec 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12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16Nov 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t15Oct 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t13Dec 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12Dec 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t9Dec 13", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140919154143/http://whitfield.house.gov/press-release/whitfield-chastises-health-secretary-botched-obamacare-rollout", "Whitfield Chastises Health Secretary On Botched Obamacare Rollout", "2013-12-11", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Edward Whitfield", "W000413", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "View comments\u00a0here.\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chastised Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius during questioning at today\u2019s Health Subcommittee hearing entitled \u201cPPACA Implementation Failures: What\u2019s Next?\u201d\u00a0 The hearing focused on problems with the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).\u00a0\n\u201cOur very first concern is with the people we represent,\u201d stated Whitfield during his questioning.\u00a0 \u201cSome people said we are simply trying to put up obstacles to the successful implementation of this Act, and I can tell you that we are here because our constituents are genuinely concerned and upset about what is going on.\u201d\nSince the October 1 start of open enrollment, major media outlets have described the launch of PPACA\u2019s exchange program as \u201cplagued by problems\u201d and \u201cnothing short of disastrous.\u201d\u00a0 The launch of the exchanges has been fraught with significant problems that are leading to major delays for Americans attempting to shop for health coverage.\n\u201cThe President said that everyone\u2019s premiums would decrease, the President said people would be able to keep their plan, and the President said people would be able to keep their doctor.\u00a0 It is turning out that is simply not the case and so there is a lot of frustration and we are upset about it,\u201d concluded Whitfield.\nFor more information on today\u2019s hearing, please visit the Energy and Commerce Committee website.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://paul.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=1051", "Sen. Paul?s Statement on the Legacy of South African President Nelson Mandela", "2013-12-10", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://barr.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/barr-statement-on-soar-summit", "Barr Statement on SOAR Summit", "2013-12-09", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Andy Barr", "B001282", "barr.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON - Congressman Andy Barr released the following statement regarding today's Shaping Our Appalachian Future (SOAR)\u00a0Summit: \"I applaud Congressman Hal Rogers and Governor Steve Beshear for spearheading this initiative. The response today demonstrates the overwhelming interest in finding new opportunities to build community and economic success in the Appalachian region. The breakout committees have come up with many great ideas, and our challenge is to sustain and build upon this activity. Moving forward, I will continue today's conversation in the Eastern counties in the Sixth District, and continue this initiative's efforts to bring people together to drive regional success.\"\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://guthrie.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24&itemid=1382", "Guthrie Introduces Legislation to Auction off Federal Spectrum", "2013-12-09", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Brett Guthrie", "G000558", "guthrie.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2013 Congressman Brett Guthrie today introduced H.R. 3674, the \u201cFederal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013,\u201d a bipartisan bill to encourage additional spectrum to be freed up for auction.\u00a0 Reps. Guthrie and Doris Matsui (D-CA) were joined by Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry Waxman (D-CA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA).\r\n\r\n\t\u201cSpectrum is essential to the development and growth of businesses in our country,\u201d said Congressman Guthrie. \u201cThe efficient use of our limited spectrum resources is critical for continued innovation in the ever-changing technological world.\u201d\r\n\r\n\tH.R. 3674 would provide financial incentives to encourage government agencies to relocate from their existing spectrum in order to free up additional spectrum for commercial and innovation purposes.\u00a0 Agencies could use these funds to accommodate relocation costs or to offset sequestration cuts.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cThe Federal Spectrum Incentive Act would advance some of the goals of the REBUILD Act I introduced in October. In order to boost American competitiveness, we need to give manufacturers and other key industries the spectrum they need to innovate,\u201d added Congressman Guthrie.\r\n\r\n\tRepresentatives Guthrie and Matsui, co-chairs of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Spectrum Working Group, previously introduced H.R. 2739, the \u201cEfficient Use of Government Spectrum Act.\u201d The bipartisan bill would reallocate and auction the 1755-1780 MHz spectrum block.\r\n\r\n\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://paul.senate.gov?p=video&id=1049", "Sen. Rand Paul Appears on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace - December 8, 2013", "2013-12-09", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://paul.senate.gov?p=video&id=1050", "Sen. Rand Paul Appears on Cashin' In with Eric Bolling on Fox News - December 7, 2013", "2013-12-09", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://barr.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/statement-on-the-72nd-anniversary-of-the-attack-on-pearl-harbor", "Statement on the 72nd Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor", "2013-12-07", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Andy Barr", "B001282", "barr.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "LEXINGTON \u2014 Congressman Andy Barr released the following statement commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941:\n\u201cToday, we remember and honor the thousands of Americans who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Though it has been 72 years since the attack, we have not forgotten the effect it had on our country nor the service of the \u2018Greatest Generation\u2019 who answered the call of duty and fought to preserve the freedoms we have today.\n\u201cAs we remember those who gave their lives on this day 72 years ago, Carol and I send our thoughts and prayers to all members of our Armed Forces and their loved ones.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20131209210200/http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1048", "Sen. Paul Proposes Billion Dollar Free Market Stimulus Plan for Detroit", "2013-12-06", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Skip to Content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tHome\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tAbout Rand\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tAbout Kentucky\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tIssues\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tServices\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tNews\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tContact\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t Sen. Paul Proposes Billion Dollar Free Market Stimulus Plan for Detroit \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. -\u00a0Sen. Rand Paul today presented a plan to the Detroit Economic Club that provides depressed or bankrupt areas with new economic opportunities. The Economic Freedom Zone Act of 2013 removes the shackles of Big Government by reducing taxes, government regulations and burdensome union work requirements. These zones will apply to any zip code with unemployment greater than one and a half times the national average. Economic Freedom Zones will dramatically reduce taxes and red tape so that families and businesses in Detroit and cities like it can grow and thrive. The answer to poverty and unemployment is not another government bailout; it is simply leaving more money in the hands of those who earned it. The Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2013 will do just that.\n\u00a0\nCLICK HERE TO WATCH SEN. 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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t19Dec 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16Nov 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t15Oct 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10Feb 14\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4Feb 14\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t30Jan 14", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=4f4b1c20-56e9-42ce-87c7-bf01e95bd387", "Senator McConnell Holds Pro-Coal Hearing in Coal Country", "2013-12-06", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- Since the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) refused to host a \u201clistening session\u201d in coal country, U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell held a pro-coal listening session of his own today in Eastern Kentucky at the University of Pikeville.\r\n\r\nAttending the session in Pikeville, Kentucky were eastern Kentucky community leaders, small business owners and coal mining families negatively affected by the President\u2019s War on Coal.\r\nDuring the hearing, Senator McConnell said, \u201cSince the EPA will not come to Pikeville to hear your message, I will deliver Pikeville\u2019s message to them. I have called today\u2019s session so that those in the region affected by this administration\u2019s War on Coal will finally have a chance to be heard, just as I personally spoke on behalf of Kentuckians at a recent EPA hearing in Washington. And following the testimony today, I plan on taking the experiences you share with me directly to the EPA, so it can hear from all of us how President Obama\u2019s War on Coal is negatively affecting our coal miners and economy in eastern Kentucky.\u201d\r\nThe following are Senator McConnell\u2019s full remarks (as prepared) from the event and the list of panel participants:\r\nHello, and welcome to this important listening session that will afford the voices of coal country and eastern Kentucky the opportunity to be heard in Washington, D.C.\r\nI want to start by thanking University of Pikeville President Dr. James Hurley for inviting us and providing this facility to hold this event today. He is a great leader of the university, he cares deeply about this region, and he is devoted to providing quality education for the people of eastern Kentucky. Thank you, President Hurley.\r\nOf course, I also would like to thank University of Pikeville Chancellor Paul Patton. Governor Patton, you ably led this school to new heights, including the opening of this new Coal Building, just as you so ably led the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It\u2019s good to see you.\r\nI would note that I am the proud holder of an honorary degree from the University of Pikeville - Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine. And in no small part I have Governor Patton to thank.\u00a0\r\nI don\u2019t want it to escape notice what I just mentioned\u2014that the building we\u2019re assembled in today on the University of Pikeville campus is called The Coal Building. Coal literally built this place, as it has built infrastructure and economic security for so many across our great Commonwealth over the years.\r\nI organized this session because the EPA claimed it wanted citizen input on the future carbon regulations it intends to impose on existing power plants. However, its listening sessions were only scheduled for cities like New York, Boston, Seattle, and San Francisco\u2014cities far away from coal country.\r\nThere were 11 listening sessions in all, but the closest one to eastern Kentucky was all the way in Atlanta, Georgia\u2014requiring Kentuckians to make a 14-hour round trip drive to attend. Clearly, the EPA only wanted to hear applause for their efforts.\r\nI don\u2019t think it\u2019s right that the EPA would consider taking such drastic steps without listening to the people who would be most affected\u2014Kentucky\u2019s coal miners, their families, and the many people throughout the state whose jobs and well-being depend on coal. And I couldn\u2019t think of a more fitting place than Pikeville. On numerous occasions, I asked the EPA to hold a listening session in Pikeville, but the bureaucracy has not deigned to respond to my invitation.\r\nSo if the EPA will not come to Pikeville to hear your message, I will deliver Pikeville\u2019s message to them. I have called today\u2019s session so that those in the region affected by this administration\u2019s War on Coal will finally have a chance to be heard, just as I personally spoke on behalf of Kentuckians at a recent EPA hearing in Washington.\r\nAnd following the testimony today, I plan on taking the experiences you share with me directly to the EPA, so it can hear from all of us how President Obama\u2019s War on Coal is negatively affecting our coal miners and economy in eastern Kentucky.\r\nI want to thank Congressman Hal Rogers and Governor Steve Beshear for the very important efforts they will announce next week to forge a stronger economic future for eastern Kentucky. I appreciate the work they\u2019re doing and I look forward to seeing its results.\r\nIt is obviously vital that we consider eastern Kentucky\u2019s future. But it is equally important that we not give up on eastern Kentucky\u2019s present. And coal is key to the present in eastern Kentucky.\r\nCoal is crucial to the region\u2019s people, economy, and way of life. Coal employs thousands of people in the Bluegrass State. Coal pays more than $1 billion dollars in direct wages to Kentuckians every year. For every miner employed, three more Kentuckians hold jobs indirectly dependent on coal.\r\nThat\u2019s why for many of us, to put it in the words of one of our panelists today, \u201cCoal Keeps the Lights On.\u201d\r\nSome who write for what I would call the more liberal state newspapers\u2019 editorial boards claim that the recent steep decline in coal jobs is not about overly harsh EPA regulations. They claim there\u2019s no such thing as this administration\u2019s War on Coal. It\u2019s just the natural decline of coal, they say.\r\nBut that just doesn\u2019t square with the facts. Yes, we need an \u201call of the above\u201d strategy to develop our domestic energy resources. But coal provides roughly 40 percent the country\u2019s electricity and over 90 percent of Kentucky\u2019s electricity. The Commonwealth benefits from some of the lowest energy prices in the nation thanks to our supply of coal. Indeed, those low energy prices are one of our best competitive advantages in relation to other states.\r\nIt is, in large part, this administration\u2019s War on Coal that has caused the number of Kentucky coal jobs to plummet from 18,600 in 2009, when President Obama took office, to fewer than 13,000 today.\r\nIf you don\u2019t believe there is a War on Coal, just listen to the president. The president has openly stated his intentions for the coal industry. He has said, and I quote:\r\n\u201cIf somebody wants to build a coal power plant, they can\u2014it\u2019s just that it will bankrupt them.\u201d\r\nClearly this administration\u2014with its radical regulatory ideology\u2014wants to eliminate coal as a viable fuel source and they don\u2019t care who it hurts.\r\nOne of the first things this president did upon taking office in 2009 was to try to push through Congress his cap-and-tax bill, which was designed to hike utility rates and bankrupt the coal industry.\r\nIt could not even pass a Congress entirely controlled by his own party. That\u2019s how extreme this president\u2019s agenda is. Because he could not get these unheard-of energy taxes enacted into law, now he is trying to enact them through the bureaucracy. He has unleashed the EPA to fulfill the same extreme mandates that were in his cap-and-tax bill.\r\nWell, the EPA is not going to do anything without hearing from Kentucky first. The messages you share with me today, I will deliver directly to the EPA in Washington so they hear firsthand how this War on Coal is hurting Kentucky miners and their families.\r\nWe\u2019re going to hear testimony from three panels today. The first consists of managers and owners of Kentucky companies in the energy sector who can directly testify to the effect the War on Coal is having on their industry, the jobs that are lost, and more.\r\nThe second panel consists of Kentucky miners and others in the industry who are being directly impacted by the EPA\u2019s drastic tactics. They will tell us how the loss of coal jobs is affecting them, their families, and their communities.\r\nThis panel will include perhaps Kentucky\u2019s most famous coal miner and star singer and songwriter, Jimmy Rose. Jimmy, your spotlighting this issue for a national audience has made Kentucky proud, and drawn new attention to the human costs of the president\u2019s War on Coal.\r\nOur final panel consists of elected officials from the region who will testify how the damage done to the coal industry is hurting their constituents and their communities.\r\nBecause I want to hear from as many Kentuckians as possible, we\u2019re also circulating comment cards for all of you who are interested in sharing your story about how the War on Coal is impacting you, your family, your business and your community. Please write down as much as you like and my staff will collect the cards at the end of the session. Your contributions will also be included in the testimony I take back to the EPA.\r\nI\u2019m also pleased that my friends Congressman Hal Rogers and Senator Rand Paul have provided written statements for today\u2019s proceedings that will be included in the packet we deliver to the EPA. The more voices we present to them, the better.\r\nI\u2019m looking forward to hearing what you all have to say, and I\u2019m looking forward to delivering your message to the EPA. Let\u2019s begin with our first panel.\r\nPANEL 1: Industry Representatives  James H. Booth, President and CEO of Booth Energy  Monty Boyd, President and CEO of Whayne Supply Company  Charles J. Baird, Chairman of Coal Operators and Associates  Kathy Walker, President and CEO of Elm Street Resources  David Moss, Vice President of the Kentucky Coal Association  \r\nPANEL 2: Miners and Families  Jimmy Rose, veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, former coal miner, and third-place finisher on America\u2019s Got Talent  Howard Abshire, Former Production Foreman   Gary Lockhart, Manager of Security and Contractors, James River Coal Company  Anita Miller, Safety Director, Appolo Fuels  Traci Nolen, Training and Program Development Coordinator, Eastern Kentucky   Concentrated Employment Program   \r\nPANEL 3: Elected Officials  State Senator Robert Stivers, President, Kentucky State Senate  State Senator Brandon Smith, Majority Whip, Kentucky State Senate  State Representative Jill York  State Representative Fitz Steele  Albey Brock, County Judge-Executive, Bell County", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://yarmuth.house.gov/press/rep-yarmuth-family-health-centers-break-ground-on-expansion/", "Rep. Yarmuth, Family Health Centers Break Ground on Expansion", "2013-12-06", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "KY", "John Yarmuth", "Y000062", "yarmuth.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "LOUISVILLE  This morning, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) and the Family Health Centers (FHC) Board of Governors broke ground on the East Broadway Community Health Center, the largest expansion project in the 37-year history of the nonprofit agency.\r\n\r\n\tThe $6 million renovation project is supported through a $5 million federal grant, part of a series of capital investments made in community health centers through the Affordable Care Act. The expanded health center will be located at 834 East Broadway, in a building that recently housed an antique mall.\r\n\r\n\tOccupying the first three floors of the five-story building, the East Broadway Community Health Center will significantly expand FHC's current operation, from 8,400 square feet to more than 30,000 square feet. The renovated site, which will offer primary care integrated with behavioral health services, as well as on-site radiology, dental, and pharmacy services, is scheduled to open in the fall of 2014.\r\n\r\n\tThe Family Health Centers expansion on East Broadway is a key step toward achieving our goal of ensuring that every Louisvillian has access to quality, affordable health care, said Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3). As tens of thousands of Kentuckians realize the benefits of the Affordable Care Act in their everyday lives, I am proud to support this critical investment in health infrastructure that will expand access and care in our community.\r\n\r\n\tRecent federal investments in community health centers are helping build the infrastructure to care for the more than 100,000 uninsured Louisville residents who are gaining access to coverage under the Affordable Care Act. The expanded FHC-East Broadway Community Health Center will provide capacity to serve an additional 10,000 individuals every year. At present, FHC-East Broadway serves approximately 5,800 patients annually.\r\n\r\n\tThis is the largest expansion project by Family Health Centers in our 37-year history, said Bill Wagner, FHC Executive Director. With so many people gaining health insurance through the Affordable Care Act and kynect, the Kentucky insurance exchange, services and providers are needed to care for these individuals. This expanded site will allow Family Health Centers to meet this community need.\r\n\r\n\tFamily Health Centers is funding the remaining $1 million of the project's capital expenses through reserves and fundraising efforts, including online fundraising through Crowdrise.\r\n\r\n\tThis expansion project is an important investment in the East Broadway corridor and an important step toward our goal of creating a much healthier city, said Mayor Greg Fischer. Providing access to timely preventive and primary care services is essential to keeping people healthy and keeping health care costs down.\r\n\r\n\tFamily Health Centers is a nonprofit community health center established by the Louisville-Jefferson County Board of Health in 1976 to provide residents of Louisville and Jefferson County access to high-quality primary and preventive health care services without regard to the ability to pay. Family Health Centers is the largest safety-net primary care provider in the state, providing services to more than 42,000 individuals annually through a network of seven health center locations throughout Louisville Metro.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases?ID=2E796066-E3F8-42E4-8ED4-38D3CB3E4DFF", "Rogers Welcomes New Chief of Staff", "2013-12-05", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Harold Rogers", "R000395", "halrogers.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "David Thomas, Chief of Staff\r\nWASHINGTON, D.C. --?U.S. Rep. Harold \"Hal\" Rogers (KY-05) welcomes David Thomas as his new Chief of Staff in Washington, D.C.Thomas is a proven government affairs professional, having served as a trusted advisor in the White House during the second Bush Administration, as Chief of Staff for U.S. Rep. Tom Davis (VA-11) for five years, and most recently as Executive Director of the Republican Main Street Partnership in Washington, D.C. \"David Thomas brings a wealth of impressive legislative and policy experience to my staff,\" said Rogers. \"As a native of neighboring Virginia, he also understands the critical issues of our Appalachian region and I'm confident he will serve as a bolstering voice for the needs of southern and eastern Kentuckians.\" Thomas is a graduate of George Mason University and led presidential campaign activities for President George W. Bush in the state of Washington, among several successful Congressional campaigns. Thomas will be replacing Michael R. Higdon who is transitioning to the private sector. After nearly 12 years serving Rogers as a leading advisor, including the last three years as Chief of Staff, Higdon has accepteda position in the private sector. \"For over a decade, Michael has served in my inner circle as a trusted friend, erudite leader, and thoughtful advisor on a wide spectrum of political and policy issues before the Congress,\" said Rogers. \"He shares a deep understanding and heart-felt commitment to Kentucky, the Appropriations Committee, and public service and I know he will serve others with excellent care.\" Thomas will work in partnership with Rogers' District Director Karen Kelly in Somerset, Kentucky. Rogers has served Kentucky's 5th Congressional District since 1981. With a focus on economic development, job creation, fighting illegal drugs and preserving Appalachia's natural treasures, he has a reputation for listening to his constituents and fighting for the region he represents. For more information, visit http://halrogers.house.gov/ or follow Rogers onTwitteror onFacebook.  \r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases?ID=A18CD644-65EC-4783-87D3-2350069ECE67", "SOAR Summit to be Broadcast, Streamed Live", "2013-12-05", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Harold Rogers", "R000395", "halrogers.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FRANKFORT, Ky.Several media outlets will broadcast or stream the upcoming SOAR: Shaping Our Appalachian Region Summit live on Dec. 9, allowing even more Kentuckians to learn about plans and strategies for Kentucky's southern and eastern region.\r\nThe SOAR Summit, spearheaded by Governor Steve Beshear and U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers, is open to any individual who cares about Kentucky's Appalachian region and is willing to share new ideas and recommendations about how to move the region forward.\r\nLive coverage of the SOAR Summit will air on WYMT-TV (CBS) and online atWYMT.com, as well as onKET-TV and online atKET.org/live. Live coverage will include discussions from the main auditorium throughout the day.\r\nPIKE-TV will live-stream most of the day's events atpiketv.com. The summit will also be recorded for later broadcast on PIKE-TV.\r\nOn Monday evening at 7 p.m. EST, WYMT Issues and Answers will feature Congressman Rogers and Governor Beshear with host Neil Middleton to discuss the SOAR Summit.\r\nKET will also present a special program on Monday evening with highlights from the Summit, beginning at 8 p.m. EST on KET and atKET.org/live.The hour-long program, hosted by Bill Goodman, will include excerpts from the SOAR Summit and a discussion with Gov. Beshear and Rep. Rogers.\r\nSchools are encouraged to incorporate the SOAR Summit into lesson plans on Dec. 9 and view the live broadcasts to enhance classroom discussions.\r\nKentuckians watching SOAR coverage are encouraged to participate by following the latest updates through social media: Like the official SOAR Facebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/ShapingOurAppalachianRegionand follow SOAR on Twitter@SOAR_EKY, using the hashtags #SOAR and #SOARSummit.\r\nMore than 1,500 people have registered for the event, which will be held on Monday, Dec. 9 at the East Kentucky Expo Center in Pikeville.\r\nOnline registration is currently closed, but interested participants can still attend the summit and register for free on site. For more information, please visitkydlgweb.ky.gov.\r\nGov. Beshear, U.S. Rep. Rogers, Senate President Robert Stivers, House Speaker Greg Stumbo and other leaders announced plans for the summit last month. TheRural Policy Research Institute(RUPRI), a national policy institute dedicated fostering solutions to the challenges facing rural regions, will facilitate discussions at the Dec. 9 event. Other national agencies supporting the SOAR effort include theU.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Developmentand theAppalachian Regional Commission.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://paul.senate.gov?p=video&id=1046", "Sen. Paul Appears on Fox's Hannity- December 4, 2013", "2013-12-05", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140919154316/http://whitfield.house.gov/press-release/whitfields-subcommitee-holds-hearing-role-federal-energy-regulatory-commission", "Whitfield's Subcommitee Holds Hearing on the Role of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission", "2013-12-05", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Edward Whitfield", "W000413", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "View Whitfield\u2019s Opening Statement Here.\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, today held a hearing entitled \u201cEvaluating the Role of FERC in a Changing Energy Landscape.\u201d\u00a0 The hearing focused on the legal and regulatory authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the manner in which it has been carrying out its statutory duties under the Federal Power Act, Natural Gas Act, and other authorities.\u00a0\n\u201cI have serious concerns regarding how the president\u2019s policies directly aimed at trying to bankrupt the coal industry will impact grid reliability, fuel diversity, and electricity prices for families and businesses,\u201d stated Whitfield in his opening statement.\u00a0 \u201cGiven FERC\u2019s role in overseeing the reliability of the grid, I am very interested in understanding what impacts FERC believes will result from the elimination of a significant portion of affordable and reliable baseload generation.\u201d\nFERC\u2019s stated mission is to \u201cassist consumers in obtaining reliable, efficient and sustainable energy services at a reasonable cost through appropriate regulatory and market means.\u201d\u00a0 One of the issues Whitfield\u2019s hearing examined was FERC\u2019s coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the potential impacts that EPA\u2019s new and proposed regulations have on FERC\u2019s ability to meet and comply with its mission statement.\u00a0\nThe Environmental Protection Agency recently announced new emissions standards for coal-fired power plants that would make it illegal to build a new plant because the technology to comply with the standards is not yet commercially available.\u00a0 To push back against the EPA\u2019s unilateral implementation of these regulations, Whitfield unveiled bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would require Congressional approval of new regulations. \u00a0\u00a0\n\u201cThe sectors and industries regulated by FERC comprise a substantial portion of the U.S. economy and infrastructure, so it is critical that FERC carry out its statutory duties independently and effectively, and do so in a manner that will help facilitate our new era of energy abundance,\u201d concluded Whitfield.\nFor more information on today\u2019s hearing, please visit the Energy and Power Subcommittee website.\n\u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://barr.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/bath-county-banker-barr-battle-beltway-bureaucrats", "Bath County Banker, Barr Battle Beltway Bureaucrats", "2013-12-04", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Andy Barr", "B001282", "barr.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON - The Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing on Wednesday focused on legislation introduced by Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) that would provide rural areas like Bath County, Kentucky, the right to petition to be properly reclassified as \u201crural\u201d and relieve them from burdensome regulations that limit their ability to lend and help create jobs in their communities. Kentucky\u2019s Sixth District resident and fifth generation banker, Mr. Thomas Richards from Owingsville Banking Company, testified on behalf of the bill, which is titled H.R. 2672, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act. Mr. Richards shared his own personal, first-hand knowledge about the negative impact resulting from Washington-based bureaucrats\u2019 decision to incorrectly consider Bath County, Kentucky \u2018non-rural\u2019 for purposes of lending rules that limit access to credit in the community. \u201cDespite the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau\u2019s bizarre claims to the contrary, it is clear to any of us who have ever been to Bath County that it is certainly rural. In fact, when Charles Vice, the top-banking regulator in Kentucky, testified in front of this Committee, he accurately characterized Bath County as one of the most rural places in Kentucky,\u201d said Barr.\n\u2028\u201cObviously, government bureaucrats don\u2019t always know best. And they certainly don\u2019t know our local communities better than we do. That\u2019s why I introduced H.R. 2672, the CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act, which would remedy this situation by simply creating a way for citizens to provide government with better information about our own communities. \u201cH.R. 2672 is a simple, pragmatic, and bipartisan solution. It\u2019s about inviting individuals to participate in their government and provide input on matters of local knowledge. It\u2019s about making the federal government more accessible, more accountable, and more responsive to the people who know their communities best, so we can help create jobs in our local communities.\u201d\nClick here for Congressman Barr\u2019s full opening statement.\nClick here for\u00a0Mr. Thomas Richards' opening statement.\nClick here to watch Congressman Barr question Mr. Richards.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases?ID=1DD89467-C806-478A-ACAB-E6525F7CC625", "Rogers Welcomes New East Ky Field Rep", "2013-12-04", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Harold Rogers", "R000395", "halrogers.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "PRESTONSBURG, Ky --U.S. Rep. Harold Hal Rogers (KY-05) welcomes Adam Rice as his new Field Representative for Eastern Kentucky. Rice will serve 15 counties in the Fifth Congressional District including Breathitt, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Rowan, Perry and Pike Counties.\r\nAdam was born and raised in Paintsville and knows first-hand, many of the issues and concerns of the people of our region, said Rogers. Adam's experience as an educator, counselor, and coach will will be beneficial in this new role and I am confident that he will be a great resource for Eastern Kentuckians.Rice brings a wealth of experience and education to the Rogers' team. He has a Bachelor's Degree in History from Eastern Kentucky University, and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) from Morehead State University. Rice is a former teacher and coach at Paintsville Independent Schools and has spent the past year and a half as a Substance Abuse Counselor. I count it a privilege to work in my hometown region and I look forward to helping improve eastern Kentucky along-side Congressman Rogers, said Rice. \"I believe improvements in education and accessing more opportunities are key factors for the betterment of our region and I'm eager to be a part of the new SOAR: \"Shaping Our Appalachian Region\" initiative to pave a new path forward for our future.\"  Rice will be working along-side Shannon Rickett, Congressman Rogers' Field Representative for the western half of the district. Rice lives in Paintsville and will work out of the Prestonsburg and Hazard district offices.  \r\n  \r\nRogers has served Kentucky's 5th Congressional District since 1981. With a focus on economic development, job creation, fighting illegal drugs and preserving Appalachia's natural treasures, he has a reputation for listening to his constituents and fighting for the region he represents. For more information, visit http://halrogers.house.gov/ or follow Rogers onTwitteror onFacebook.                         \r\n ###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=b9a793aa-7da4-43da-b634-ec3fa6a1b4fd", "Senator McConnell Honored with National Award by the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)", "2013-12-04", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McConnell awarded \u201cCrime Fighter Award\u201d for work to protect women from violence\r\nWASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell was awarded the Crime Fighter Award this evening by the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), in recognition of his work and commitment to combat sexual violence. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) also received the award.\r\n\u201cI\u2019m deeply honored to receive this award and I thank RAINN for its support. I look forward to continuing to work with them on behalf of the Kentuckians I represent in the United States Senate,\u201d Senator Mitch McConnell said. \u201cRAINN does incredibly important work by providing critical outreach to those who feel like they have nowhere else to turn. RAINN is doing far more than just assisting the victims of sexual violence. It\u2019s helping to turn back the tide of sexual violence and ensuring that those who perpetrate these terrible crimes are brought to justice.\u201d\r\n\"Sen. McConnell's partnership with RAINN has been essential on Capitol Hill. His extraordinary leadership, hard work and bipartisan efforts have led to a significant reduction in sexual violence and to safer communities in Kentucky and across America. Recently, Sen. McConnell co-sponsored S.822, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act. This bill renews the Debbie Smith Act and will help crime labs working to end the backlog of untested DNA evidence from unsolved rape cases and put rapists behind bars. Sen. McConnell also stood with us to pass the SAFER Act, which will be enormously helpful in eliminating the DNA evidence backlog. We thank Sen. McConnell for his leadership and his extraordinary efforts to enact laws that help victims of sexual violence and take predators off the streets,\u201d said Scott Berkowitz, RAINN president & founder.\r\nAs the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization, RAINN helps prevent sexual violence, assists victims, and ensures that rapists are brought to justice. RAINN established and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE and online.rainn.org) in partnership with more than 1,100 rape crisis centers across the country, including more than a dozen across Kentucky.\r\n\r\nUpon accepting the award, Senator McConnell made the following remarks (as prepared):\r\n\u201cThank you all very much for this award. I\u2019m deeply honored to receive it.\r\n\u201cYou do incredibly important work. And you know the challenges we continue to face when it comes to sexual assault in this country.\r\n\u201cThe statistics tell the story. Roughly 20 million people in this country have been the victims of sexual assault. An assault occurs every two minutes. And 97% of rapists will never spend a single day behind bars.\r\n\u201cThat\u2019s why organizations like RAINN have never been more important. The hotlines you operate, the outreach you conduct, the programs you develop. You are truly providing hope to the hopeless. To those who feel they have nowhere else to turn.\r\n\u201cAnd through its advocacy, RAINN is doing far more than just assisting the victims of sexual violence. It\u2019s helping to turn back the tide of sexual violence \u2013 and to ensure that those who perpetrate these terrible crimes are brought to justice.\r\n\u201cAnd let me also say this: you\u2019ve been an indispensable legislative partner to those of us who share these goals. Working together, we\u2019ve helped move the conversation forward in Washington. And we\u2019ve seen results.\r\n\u201cLast year, we fought together to reduce the unacceptable backlog for DNA testing and to get more criminals off the streets. And much of what we\u2019ve fought for has since become law. But there\u2019s a lot more to be done.\r\n\u201cOur next challenge is to pass the Justice for All Act, a bill I\u2019m proud to co-sponsor.\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s critical that we provide crime labs with the resources they need to eliminate backlogs and speed up investigations. And we absolutely need to renew and strengthen the Debbie Smith Act, as Justice for All would do.\r\n\u201cI was honored to meet with Debbie a few months ago. What an incredible woman. You know her story: a wife and mother who was viciously attacked, then victimized again as she waited years for justice. Debbie has since become a strong advocate for those who suffer terrible abuse. She fights so others won\u2019t have to. And it\u2019s fitting that such an important piece of legislation would carry her name.\r\n\r\n\u201cSo thank you again for your tremendously important work, and for the honor of this award.\r\n\u201cAs the father of three daughters, this fight is a personal one for me.\r\n\u201cAnd while it\u2019s true that we\u2019ve made some strides against sexual assault in recent years, we can\u2019t let up.\r\n\u201cWe owe it not just to our daughters, but to our sons, our friends, our neighbors\u2026and the millions of Americans who suffer the torment of sexual violence. They deserve hope, and they deserve justice.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis is an issue Members of Congress should work across the aisle to address \u2013 because, working together, we can give them both. Thank you.\u201d\r\n####", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://paul.senate.gov?p=news&id=1045", "Breitbart Op-Ed: Americans Trading Liberty for False Security", "2013-12-03", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=628f5d0d-72ad-4421-91fb-0216a0731704", "McConnell: \u2018Obamacare is broken beyond repair\u2019", "2013-12-03", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement\u00a0regarding President Obama\u2019s latest attempt to re-sell the American public on Obamacare:\r\n\u201cAnother campaign-style event won\u2019t solve the myriad problems facing consumers under Obamacare. Consumers didn\u2019t need another 20,000 pages of regulations and higher premiums and deductibles to let a 25-year old stay on his parents\u2019 plan\u2014and they really didn\u2019t need Obamacare\u2019s cancellation of millions of plans that people already have and like in order to provide help to those with preexisting conditions.\r\n\u201cThe American people have been learning about the impact Obamacare will have on individuals and families in the form of higher premiums, disrupted insurance, and lost jobs\u2014more broken promises from the administration. And they\u2019re becoming increasingly aware of the fact Obamacare is broken beyond repair. The only \u2018fix\u2019 is full repeal followed by step-by-step, patient-centered reforms that drive down costs and that Americans actually want.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://yarmuth.house.gov/press/rep-yarmuth-highlights-louisvillians-health-care-story/", "Rep. Yarmuth Highlights Louisvillian's Health Care Story", "2013-12-03", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "KY", "John Yarmuth", "Y000062", "yarmuth.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON  In a speech on the House floor this afternoon, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) highlighted the story of Will Russell, a Louisville small-business owner who is benefiting from the Affordable Care Act through kynect, Kentucky's health insurance exchange.\r\n\r\n\tThe full text of Congressman Yarmuth's remarks is below.\r\n\r\n\r\n\tClick on the image to watch the video.\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\tMr. Speaker, my state of Kentucky is a national model for how the Affordable Care Act can make our constituents' lives more secure and their businesses stronger. I'd like to share one story. \r\n\r\n\tWill Russell is the owner of WHY Louisville, a small, independent business in my District that specializes in locally designed clothing and art. The father of a 1-year-old, he also has a pre-existing condition that led insurance companies to deny him coverage for the past 15 years.\r\n\r\n\tThanks to the Affordable Care Act, beginning January 1, Will and his wife and son will be covered under a plan they found on kynect, Kentucky's health insurance exchange.\r\n\r\n\tWill estimates his family will save $300 a month. Add that to the peace of mind that comes with knowing he'll never face medical bankruptcy  and the threat of losing his thriving business  just because he didn't have access to insurance.\r\n\r\n\tHe's been so pleased with the ease and affordability of kynect that he's now exploring coverage for his employees for the first time through the state's small-business exchange.\r\n\r\n\tMr. Speaker, Will's story is one among millions of Americans who are finding expanded care through the Affordable Care Act.\r\n\r\n\tTo quote Will, It's going to be a new day for my family, for me, and so many people just like us in Kentucky and throughout the country.\r\n\r\n\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140919154353/http://whitfield.house.gov/press-release/statement-kentucky-delegation-paducah-doe-site", "Statement from Kentucky Delegation on Paducah DOE Site", "2013-11-27", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Edward Whitfield", "W000413", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Kentucky Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Congressman Ed Whitfield (KY-01) today released the following statement regarding General Electric\u2019s (GE) request for offer (RFO) submittal being selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) at the Paducah DOE Site.\u00a0 The announcement follows the delegation\u2019s November 14th meeting with DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz in which they pressed for a final decision to be made.\n\u201cWhen it became clear that DOE would ultimately close the Gaseous Diffusion Plant, we aggressively sought out partners with Paducah\u2019s long-term economic interests in mind.\u00a0 Specifically, we worked to ensure the Paducah community would be the benefactor of any future development using the DOE-owned depleted uranium tails.\u00a0 GE made a commitment to Paducah early on, and we are pleased that Global Laser Enrichment has been chosen to lead Paducah \u2013 our proud Atomic City \u2013 into an exciting chapter involving state-of-the-art laser enrichment technology.\n\u201cWe have been encouraged by GE\u2019s commitment to Paducah.\u00a0 It is our understanding that GE proposes to invest over $1 billion to create a state-of-the-art laser enrichment facility at the DOE site that will create thousands of construction jobs, and hundreds of permanent jobs at a future GE facility.\u00a0 From a national perspective, the proposal seeks to save the federal government money in cost reduction and revive the U.S. domestic nuclear supply chain while likely generating billions of dollars in new tax revenues for the local, state, and federal government.\n\u201cPaducah is a proud city, and we are thrilled GE has placed its confidence in the people of Paducah to host this new state-of-the-art facility.\u00a0 Paducah has a bright future ahead, and we are genuinely grateful to be a part of it.\u201d\nTimeline of the Kentucky delegation\u2019s efforts for background:\nMay 15, 2012: The delegation announces a plan to extend the life of the gaseous diffusion plant by one year, extending 1,200 jobs while saving the taxpayers money.\nMay 13, 2013:\u00a0 The Kentucky delegation calls on the Department of Energy to develop a long-term solution for the Paducah DOE site. \u00a0\nMay 24, 2013:\u00a0 Upon learning that United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) would not be continuing operations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, the delegation requests a meeting with Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to express the urgency of developing a long-term solution for the Paducah DOE site.\u00a0 They also express their disappointment with the Obama Administration\u2019s inability to come up with an agreement to extend operations at the Paducah Plant.\nJune 4, 2013:\u00a0 The delegation meets with Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz and Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman to discuss the long-term future of the DOE site. The delegation, on behalf of the community, which was still reeling from the DOE\u2019s recent announcement not to extend the United States Enrichment Corporation\u2019s (USEC) operation, stressed the importance of DOE's commitment to cleanup and utilizing the tails and other assets located in Paducah to secure a long-term future for the site.\nSeptember 12, 2013: Paducah community leaders meet with Secretary Ernest Moniz. The main topics of discussion were finding a long-term solution for private sector development and accelerating cleanup activities at the Paducah Department of Energy (DOE) site.\nNovember 14, 2013: The delegation meets with Secretary Ernest Moniz to obtain an update on DOE\u2019s efforts to utilize the depleted uranium tails for economic development in Paducah. We are encouraged by Secretary Moniz\u2019s comments today that using DOE\u2019s depleted uranium assets for development in Paducah \u2018remains a very important criteria\u2019 to the Department of Energy as they finalize their decision on the request for offers process.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=d805fb79-41b0-471a-9968-a36a442e7306", "Senators McConnell, Paul and Congressman Whitfield Comment on Paducah DOE Site", "2013-11-27", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Kentucky Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Congressman Ed Whitfield (KY-01) today released the following statement regarding General Electric\u2019s (GE) request for offer (RFO) submittal being selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) at the Paducah DOE Site.\u00a0 The announcement follows the delegation\u2019s November 14th meeting with DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz in which they pressed for a final decision to be made. \r\n\u201cWhen it became clear that DOE would ultimately close the Gaseous Diffusion Plant, we aggressively sought out partners with Paducah\u2019s long-term economic interests in mind.\u00a0 Specifically, we worked to ensure the Paducah community would be the benefactor of any future development using the DOE-owned depleted uranium tails.\u00a0 GE made a commitment to Paducah early on, and we are pleased that Global Laser Enrichment has been chosen to lead Paducah \u2013 our proud Atomic City \u2013 into an exciting chapter involving state-of-the-art laser enrichment technology. \r\n \r\n\u201cWe have been encouraged by GE\u2019s commitment to Paducah.\u00a0 It is our understanding that GE proposes to invest over $1 billion to create a state-of-the-art laser enrichment facility at the DOE site that will create thousands of construction jobs, and hundreds of permanent jobs at a future GE facility.\u00a0 From a national perspective, the proposal seeks to save the federal government money in cost reduction and revive the U.S. domestic nuclear supply chain while likely generating billions of dollars in new tax revenues for the local, state, and federal government.\r\n \r\n\u201cPaducah is a proud city, and we are thrilled GE has placed its confidence in the people of Paducah to host this new state-of-the-art facility.\u00a0 Paducah has a bright future ahead, and we are genuinely grateful to be a part of it.\u201d\r\n \r\nTimeline of the Kentucky delegation\u2019s efforts for background:\r\n \r\nMay 15, 2012: The delegation announces a plan to extend the life of the gaseous diffusion plant by one year, extending 1,200 jobs while saving the taxpayers money.\r\n \r\nMay 13, 2013:\u00a0 The Kentucky delegation calls on the Department of Energy to develop a long-term solution for the Paducah DOE site.\u00a0\u00a0 \r\n \r\nMay 24, 2013:\u00a0 Upon learning that United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) would not be continuing operations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, the delegation requests a meeting with Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to express the urgency of developing a long-term solution for the Paducah DOE site.\u00a0 They also express their disappointment with the Obama Administration\u2019s inability to come up with an agreement to extend operations at the Paducah Plant.\r\n \r\nJune 4, 2013:\u00a0 The delegation meets with Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz and Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman to discuss the long-term future of the DOE site. The delegation, on behalf of the community, which was still reeling from the DOE\u2019s recent announcement not to extend the United States Enrichment Corporation\u2019s (USEC) operation, stressed the importance of DOE's commitment to cleanup and utilizing the tails and other assets located in Paducah to secure a long-term future for the site.\r\n \r\nSeptember 12, 2013: Paducah community leaders meet with Secretary Ernest Moniz. The main topics of discussion were finding a long-term solution for private sector development and accelerating cleanup activities at the Paducah Department of Energy (DOE) site.\r\n \r\nNovember 14, 2013: The delegation meets with Secretary Ernest Moniz to obtain an update on DOE\u2019s efforts to utilize the depleted uranium tails for economic development in Paducah. We are encouraged by Secretary Moniz\u2019s comments today that using DOE\u2019s depleted uranium assets for development in Paducah \u2018remains a very important criteria\u2019 to the Department of Energy as they finalize their decision on the request for offers process.\r\n \r\n\u00a0\r\n \r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases?ID=71C3BAE0-9F29-4FE4-BADA-B24B91E279B5", "SOAR Summit Agenda Announced", "2013-11-25", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Harold Rogers", "R000395", "halrogers.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 22, 2013) Job creation, entrepreneurship, tourism, lifelong learning, and leadership development will be among the topics discussed at the upcoming S.O.A.R.: Shaping Our Appalachian Region summit next month.\r\nGovernor Steve Beshear and Congressman Hal Rogers released the daylong conference agenda today. Already, more than 1,100 people have registered to attend the summit, which will be held on Monday, Dec. 9 at the East Kentucky Expo Center in Pikeville.\r\nIn an effort to focus on the future success of southern and eastern Kentucky, Gov. Beshear and Rep. Rogers organized the summit to gather ideas and recommendations about how to move Kentucky's Appalachian region forward. \r\nThe summit will be moderated by Chuck Fluharty, President of the Rural Policy Research Institute. Sessions will focus on a number of topics, including how to encourage regional innovation, the importance of infrastructure, and developing youth engagement.\r\nOne part of the day will be dedicated to the story of the Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board, which channeled the collective energies and ideas of the people of the iron-mining region of northeastern Minnesota to forge a new and successful future.\r\nThe SOAR Summit will host hundreds of attendees from across southern and eastern Kentucky with varied occupational backgrounds and interests including individuals representing education, business, nonprofits, arts, finance, tourism, local government and more. The summit is open to any Kentuckian with an interest in the strength and future of Kentucky's Appalachian region. Interested individuals are invited to attend the SOAR Summit by registering athttps://kydlgweb.ky.gov/. The agenda is available on the website.\r\nKentuckians can also participate in SOAR by following the latest updates through social media: Like the Official SOAR Facebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/ShapingOurAppalachianRegionand follow SOAR on Twitter@SOAR_EKY, using the hashtags #SOAR and #SOARSummit.\r\nClick here for a copy of the day's agenda.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://massie.house.gov/press-release/advisory-rep-massie-announces-two-day-listening-tour-western-region-4th-district", "***ADVISORY: Rep. Massie Announces Two-Day Listening Tour in Western Region of 4th District", "2013-11-24", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Thomas Massie", "M001184", "massie.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "***ADVISORY*** Rep. Massie Announces Two-Day Listening Tour in Western Region of 4th District WASHINGTON \u2013 Rep. Massie will host several 'Meet & Greets' across the western part of Kentucky\u2019s 4th District over the course of 48 hours. The stops are part of the Congressman\u2019s tour across Kentucky\u2019s 4th District to meet constituents and hear their concerns. \u00a0 DAY 1 - Monday, November 25th, 2013 Stop #1 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monday, November 25th, 10AM - 11AM Location: McKinley\u2019s Bread Shop and Deli \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 615 Main St \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shelbyville, KY 40065 Stop #2 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monday, November 25th, 11:20 AM - 12:00 PM Location:\u00a0 Carriss\u2019 Grocery \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7 Southville Pike \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shelbyville, KY 40065 \u00a0 Stop #3 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monday, November 25th, 12:30 PM \u2013 1:30 PM Location: Elmar\u2019s BP Gas Station/Convenience Store \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 26 Commerce Dr \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fisherville, KY 40023 \u00a0 Stop #4 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monday, November 25th, 2:00 PM \u2013 3:00 PM Location: Graeter\u2019s Ice Cream \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13817 English Villa Dr. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Louisville, KY 40245 \u00a0 Stop #5 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monday, November 25th, 3:30 PM \u2013 4:30 PM Location: Goshen General Store \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11940 W Hwy 42 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Goshen, KY 40026 \u00a0 Stop #6 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monday, November 25th, 5:35 PM \u2013 6:35 PM Location: One Nineteen West Main \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 119 West Main St, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 La Grange, KY 40031 \u00a0 DAY 2 - Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 Stop #1 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tuesday, November 26th, 9:30 AM \u2013 10:30 AM Location:\u00a0 Bray Orchards \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2580 Highway 42 W \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bedford, KY 40006 \u00a0 Stop #2 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tuesday, November 26th, 11:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM Location: Our Best Restaurant \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5728 Smithfield Rd \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Smithfield, KY 40068 \u00a0 Stop #3 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tuesday, November 26th, 12:50 PM \u2013 1:50 PM Location: The Smith House \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1640 Highway 22 E \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Owenton, KY 40359 *Media availabilities with Rep. Thomas Massie will be held following each event. *Constituent inquiries should be directed to Representative Massie\u2019s Western District Field Representative, Stacie Rockaway at Stacie.Rockaway@mail.house.gov or 502-438-4951. *Media inquiries should be directed to Lorenz.Isidro@mail.house.gov or 202-225-3465.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221070702/http://massie.house.gov/event/rep-massie-two-day-listening-tour-western-region-4th-district", "Rep. Massie Two-Day Listening Tour in Western Region of 4th District", "2013-11-24", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Thomas Massie", "M001184", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Rep. Massie Announces Two-Day Listening Tour in Western Region of 4th District WASHINGTON \u2013 Rep. Massie will host several 'Meet & Greets' across the western part of Kentucky\u2019s 4th District over the course of 48 hours. The stops are part of the Congressman\u2019s tour across Kentucky\u2019s 4th District to meet constituents and hear their concerns. \u00a0 DAY 1 - Monday, November 25th, 2013 Stop #1 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monday, November 25th, 10AM - 11AM Location: McKinley\u2019s Bread Shop and Deli \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 615 Main St \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shelbyville, KY 40065 Stop #2 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monday, November 25th, 11:20 AM - 12:00 PM Location:\u00a0 Carriss\u2019 Grocery \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7 Southville Pike \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shelbyville, KY 40065 \u00a0 Stop #3 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monday, November 25th, 12:30 PM \u2013 1:30 PM Location: Elmar\u2019s BP Gas Station/Convenience Store \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 26 Commerce Dr \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fisherville, KY 40023 \u00a0 Stop #4 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monday, November 25th, 2:00 PM \u2013 3:00 PM Location: Graeter\u2019s Ice Cream \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13817 English Villa Dr. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Louisville, KY 40245 \u00a0 Stop #5 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monday, November 25th, 3:30 PM \u2013 4:30 PM Location: Goshen General Store \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11940 W Hwy 42 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Goshen, KY 40026 \u00a0 Stop #6 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monday, November 25th, 5:35 PM \u2013 6:35 PM Location: One Nineteen West Main \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 119 West Main St, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 La Grange, KY 40031 \u00a0 DAY 2 - Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 Stop #1 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tuesday, November 26th, 9:30 AM \u2013 10:30 AM Location:\u00a0 Bray Orchards \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2580 Highway 42 W \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bedford, KY 40006 \u00a0 Stop #2 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tuesday, November 26th, 11:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM Location: Our Best Restaurant \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5728 Smithfield Rd \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Smithfield, KY 40068 \u00a0 Stop #3 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tuesday, November 26th, 12:50 PM \u2013 1:50 PM Location: The Smith House \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1640 Highway 22 E \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Owenton, KY 40359 *Media availabilities with Rep. Thomas Massie will be held following each event. *Constituent inquiries should be directed to Representative Massie\u2019s Western District Field Representative, Stacie Rockaway at Stacie.Rockaway@mail.house.gov or 502-438-4951. *Media inquiries should be directed to Lorenz.Isidro@mail.house.gov or 202-225-3465. ###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases?ID=88057D36-C99F-4FB4-B51A-39D1393A327E", "1000 Kentuckians Signed Up for SOAR Summit", "2013-11-21", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Harold Rogers", "R000395", "halrogers.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Kentuckians continue to sign up in droves for next month's SOAR: Shaping Our Appalachian Region Summit, an effort spearheaded by Gov. Steve Beshear and U.S. Representative Harold Hal Rogers to focus on the future success of southern and eastern Kentucky.\r\nMore than 1,000 people have now registered for the event, which will be held on Monday, Dec. 9 at the East Kentucky Expo Center in Pikeville.\r\nThe SOAR Summit is open to any individual who cares about Kentucky's Appalachian region and is willing to share new ideas and recommendations about how to move the region forward. Participation is free, but registration is required athttps://kydlgweb.ky.gov.\r\nKentuckians can also participate in SOAR by following the latest updates through social media: Like the Official SOAR Facebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/ShapingOurAppalachianRegionand follow SOAR on Twitter@SOAR_EKY, using the hashtags #SOAR and #SOARSummit.\r\nGov. Beshear, U.S. Rep. Rogers, Senate President Robert Stivers, House Speaker Greg Stumbo and other leaders announced plans for the summit last month. The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI), a national policy institute dedicated to fostering solutions to the challenges facing rural regions, will facilitate discussions at the Dec. 9 event. Other national agencies supporting the SOAR effort include the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development and the Appalachian Regional Commission.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://paul.senate.gov?p=video&id=1042", "Sen. Paul Appears On the Record with Greta Van Susteren- November 20, 2013", "2013-11-21", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://paul.senate.gov?p=video&id=1043", "Sen. Paul Appears on CNN to Discuss Nuclear Option- November 21, 2013", "2013-11-21", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140919154420/http://whitfield.house.gov/press-release/whitfield-pushes-additional-resources-help-states-combat-prescription-drug-abuse", "Whitfield Pushes for Additional Resources to Help States Combat Prescription Drug Abuse", "2013-11-21", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Edward Whitfield", "W000413", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "View Whitfield & Stack\u2019s comments\u00a0here.\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), recently pushed for the reauthorization of his bipartisan legislation, H.R. 3528, the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Reauthorization Act during a House Health Subcommittee hearing entitled, \u201cExamining Public Health Legislation to Help Local Communities.\u201d\u00a0 Whitfield\u2019s original legislation to create NASPER passed the House in 2005, but expired in 2010. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\n\u201cWe\u2019ve all heard the statistics associated with the prescription drug abuse epidemic and they truly are staggering,\u201d stated Whitfield.\u00a0 \u201cDrug overdose death rates in the United States have increased five-fold since 1980 and now kill more Americans than car crashes. Unfortunately, my home state of Kentucky has one of the highest death rates in the country. This is an issue that takes lives, ruins families and friendships, and is a drain on our health care system and its resources.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\nOriginally authored by Whitfield, NASPER became law August 11, 2005, assisting states in combating prescription drug abuse through prescription drug monitoring programs, or PDMPs. In carrying out this objective, NASPER provides grants to states to establish and improve prescription drug monitoring programs.\nSpecifically, Whitfield introduced NASPER to foster the establishment of State-administered PDMPs to ensure that health care providers have access to timely, accurate prescription history information that can be used as a tool for the early identification of patients at risk for addiction and to prevent doctor shopping.\nDr. Steven Stack, a fellow Kentuckian from Lexington, testified at the hearing about the importance of PDMPs and the need to pass H.R. 3528 and see that the NASPER program is fully funded.\u00a0\nHR. 3528 is currently awaiting action in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, of which Whitfield is a senior member.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=1e709056-6791-4d53-8427-be9da9dd0547", "Senate Dems Want to Change the Subject from Obamacare to Nuclear Option", "2013-11-21", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the Senate Democrats\u2019 attempt to focus on changing Senate rules rather than addressing the consequences of Obamacare:\r\n\u201cOver the past several weeks, the American people have been witness to one of the most breathtaking indictments of big-government liberalism in memory. And I\u2019m not just talking about a web site.\r\n\u201cI\u2019m talking about the way in which Obamacare was forced on the public by an administration and a Democrat-led Congress that we now know was willing to do and say just about anything to pass it into law.\r\n\u201cThe President and his Democrat allies were so determined to force their vision of health care on the public that they assured them up and down that they wouldn\u2019t lose the plans they had, that they\u2019d save money instead of losing it, and that they\u2019d be able to keep using the doctors and hospitals they were already using.\r\n\u201cBut of course now we know that rhetoric just doesn\u2019t match reality.\r\n\u201cAnd the stories we\u2019re hearing on a near-daily basis now range from heartbreaking to comic.\r\n\u201cJust yesterday I saw a story about a guy getting a letter in the mail saying his dog had qualified for insurance under Obamacare. So yeah, I\u2019d probably be running for the exits too if I had supported this law.\r\n\u201cI\u2019d be looking to change the subject just as Senate Democrats have been doing with their threats of going nuclear and changing the Senate rules on nominations. If I were a senator from Oregon, which hasn\u2019t enrolled a single person yet for its Obamacare exchange, I would probably want to shift the focus too.\r\n\u201cBut here\u2019s the problem with this latest distraction. It doesn\u2019t distract people from Obamacare. It reminds them of it. It reminds them of all the broken promises. It reminds them of the power grab. It reminds them of the way Democrats set up one set of rules for themselves and another for everybody else.\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s basically the same debate.\r\n\u201cAnd rather than distract people from Obamacare, it only reinforces the narrative of a party that is willing to do and say just about anything to get its way. Because that\u2019s just what they\u2019re doing all over again.\r\n\u201cOnce again, Senate Democrats are threatening to break the rules of the Senate in order to change the rules of the Senate. And over what? Over a court that doesn\u2019t even have enough work to do.\r\n\u201cMillions of Americans are hurting because of a law Washington Democrats forced upon them \u2013 and what do they do about it? They cook up some fake fight over judges that aren\u2019t even needed.\r\n\u201cLook: I get it. As I indicated, I\u2019d want to be talking about something else too if I had to defend dogs getting insurance while millions of Americans lost theirs. But it won\u2019t work. And the parallels between this latest skirmish and the original Obamacare push are just too obvious to ignore.\r\n\u201cThink about it: The Majority Leader promised over and over again that he wouldn\u2019t break the rules of the Senate in order to change them. On July 14 he went on \u2018Meet the Press\u2019 and he said: \u2018We\u2019re not touching judges.\u2019\r\n\u201cHe may as well just have said \u2018If you like the rules of the Senate you can keep them.\u2019\r\n\u201cThen there are the double standards.\r\n\u201cWhen Democrats were in the minority, they argued strenuously for the very thing they now say we will have to do without, namely the right to extended debate on lifetime appointments. In other words, they believe that one set of rules should apply to them, and another set to everyone else \u2026 just the way so many Democrats in the Administration and Congress now believe that Obamacare is good enough for their constituents, but that when it comes to them, their political allies, and their staffs \u2013 well, that\u2019s different.\r\n\u201cAnd let\u2019s not forget about the raw power at play here.\r\n\u201cOn this point, the similarities between the Obamacare debate and the Democrat threat to go nuclear on nominations are inescapable. They muscled through Obamacare on a party-line vote and didn\u2019t care about the views of the minority. And that\u2019s just what they\u2019re doing here too.\r\n\u201cThe American people decided not to give Democrats the House or to restore the filibuster-proof majority they had in the Senate back in 2009, and our Democrat colleagues don\u2019t like that one bit. So they\u2019re trying to change the rules of the game to get their way.\r\n\u201cThey\u2019ve said so themselves.\r\n\u201cEarlier this year the Senior Senator from New York said they want to \u2018fill up the D.C. Circuit one way or another.\u2019\r\n\u201cAnd the reason is clear. As one liberal activist put it earlier this year, President Obama\u2019s agenda \u2018runs through the D.C. Circuit.\u2019\r\n\u201cIn short, unlike the first two years of the Obama Administration, there\u2019s now a legislative check on the President. And the Administration doesn\u2019t much like checks and balances. So it wants to circumvent the people\u2019s representatives with an aggressive regulatory agenda, and our Democrat colleagues want to facilitate that by \u2018filling up\u2019 a court that will rule on his agenda \u2014 a court that doesn\u2019t even have enough work to do. Especially if it means changing the subject from Obamacare for a few days.\r\n\u201cAnd get this: they think they can change the rules of the Senate in a way that benefits only them. They want to do it in such a way that President Obama\u2019s agenda gets enacted, but that a future Republican president couldn\u2019t get his or her picks for the Supreme Court confirmed by a Republican Senate using the same precedent our Democrat friends want to set. So they want to have it both ways. But this sort of gerrymandered vision of the nuclear option is really just wishful thinking.\r\n\u201cAs the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee put it yesterday: \u2018If [the Majority Leader] changes the rules for some judicial nominees, he is effectively changing them for all judicial nominees, including the Supreme Court.\u2019\r\n\u201cLook: I realize this sort of wishful thinking might appeal to the uninitiated newcomers in the Democratic Conference who\u2019ve served exactly zero days in the minority. But others in their conference should know better.\r\n\u201cLet\u2019s remember how we got here.\r\n\u201cLet\u2019s remember that it was Senate Democrats who pioneered the practice of filibustering Circuit Court nominees, and who\u2019ve been its biggest proponents in the past. After President Bush was elected, they even held a retreat in which they discussed the need to change the ground rules by which lifetime appointments are considered. Then they started holding hearings to justify doing it. They made a big deal about it.\r\n\u201cIt was all a prelude to what followed: the serial filibustering of several of President Bush\u2019s Circuit Court nominees, including Miguel Estrada, whose nomination to the D.C. Circuit was filibustered by Senate Democrats a record seven times. And now they want to blow up the rules because Republicans are following a precedent they set themselves \u2013 and, I might add, we\u2019re following that precedent in a much more modest way than Democrats did.\r\n\u201cSo how about this for a suggestion: How about instead of picking a fight with Senate Republicans by jamming through nominees to a court that doesn\u2019t even have enough work to do, how about taking yes for an answer and working with us on filling actual judicial emergencies, as I\u2019ve repeatedly suggested.\r\n\u201cYet rather than learn from the past precedents on judicial nominations that they themselves have set, Democrats now want to set another one. I have no doubt that if they do, they will come to regret that one as well. Our colleagues evidently would rather live for the moment, and try to establish a story line that Republicans are intent on obstructing President Obama\u2019s judicial nominees \u2014 a story line that\u2019s patently ridiculous in light of the facts. And here are the facts: before this current Democrat gambit to \u2018fill up the D.C. Circuit one way or another,\u2019 the Senate had confirmed 215 of the President\u2019s judicial nominees and rejected a grand total of 2. That\u2019s a confirmation rate of 99%.\r\n\u201cClearly, Republicans have been willing to confirm the President\u2019s judicial nominees. And on the D.C Circuit, we just confirmed the President\u2019s last nominee to that court by a vote of 97 to 0.\r\n\u201cSo I suggest our colleagues take a time-out, stop trying to jam us, and work with us instead to confirm vacancies that actually need to be filled.\r\n\u201cThis rules change charade has gone from being a biennial threat, to an annual threat, to now a quarterly threat. It\u2019s become a threat every time Senate Democrats don\u2019t get their way.\r\n\u201cAnd their repeated promises at the end of every crisis, that they won\u2019t threaten it again, just don\u2019t seem to be worth any more than their promises on Obamacare.\r\n\u201cAnd this Democrat strategy of distract, distract, distract is getting old. Because the American people aren\u2019t fooled.\r\n\u201cIf our colleagues want to work with us to fill judicial vacancies that actually need to be filled, then let\u2019s do it.\r\n\u201cIf our colleagues want to work with us to spare the American people from the pain of Obamacare, then let\u2019s do that.\r\n\u201cBut if they want to play games and set yet another precedent that they will no doubt come to regret, well\u2026that\u2019s a choice only they can make.\r\n\u201cLet me be clear: the Democrat playbook of broken promises, double standards, and raw power\u2026the same playbook that got us Obamacare\u2026it has to end.\r\n\u201cThat\u2019s why Republicans are going to keep their focus where it belongs: on the concerns of the American people.\r\n\u201cIt means we\u2019re going to keep pushing to get back to the drawing board on health care \u2013 to replace Obamacare with real reforms that do not punish the middle class. And we\u2019ll leave the political games to our friends on the other side.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://paul.senate.gov?p=video&id=1041", "Sen. Paul Appears on CNN's Out Front with Erin Burnett- November 19, 2013", "2013-11-20", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221001350/http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1044", "Senators: Congress Should Vote on Keeping Troops in Afghanistan Past 2014", "2013-11-20", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC - Today, Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Mike Lee (R-UT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Mark Begich (D-AK) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) urging Congressional approval as a condition for any American troop presence in Afghanistan past 2014. \u00a0The Administration is reportedly negotiating an agreement that could keep as many as 10,000 American troops in Afghanistan for another ten years.\n\"It is long past time to end the longest war in American history and bring our sons and daughters home,\" Senator Merkley said. \"The American people deserve to weigh in and Congress should vote before we decide to commit massive resources and thousands of troops to another decade in Afghanistan. These are resources that could be used here at home creating jobs, improving education, and cutting the deficit.\"\n\"With our military involvement in Afghanistan winding down, it is vital for the elected representatives of the American people to approve or disapprove of further involvement past the 2014 timeline,\" Senator Lee said. \"This amendment protects the democratic rights of the American people to shape our foreign and military policy.\"\u00a0\n\"When Congress authorized the war in Afghanistan it was not intended to last forever,\" Senator Wyden said. \"It has now become the longest war in American history. \u00a0If the president believes there are compelling national security reasons to require a U.S. military presence in Afghanistan after 2014 he should come to Congress and make that case.\"\n\u00a0\"After spending over a decade at war in Afghanistan, it is time to transition our troops home,\" Senator Paul said. \"This bipartisan amendment reinforces the fact that the president needs to consult the American people and their representatives in Congress before increasing our troop involvement in Afghanistan.\"\n\"After over a decade of war and thousands of American casualties, we need to focus on supporting our veterans and doing some nation-building here at home,\" Senator Tester said.\u00a0 \"This amendment makes sure Congress and the American people have a say when it comes to our national priorities.\"\n\"After years of war in which thousands of soldiers lost their lives and billions of dollars have been spent, Americans have the right to expect checks and balances should the President deviate from the current plan to end combat operations in Afghanistan by the end of 2014.\" said Sen. Begich.\u00a0 \"This amendment ensures that the President can't make unilateral decisions that commit our country to another decade of conflict in Afghanistan.\"\nAfter 12 years and nearly $600 billion spent, the Administration has declared that the war in Afghanistan will be wound down by December 31, 2014. However, the Administration is also negotiating an agreement with the Government of Afghanistan that would set guidelines for U.S. troops to remain in training, support, and counter-terrorism roles through at least 2024.\u00a0\nIn June, the House of Representatives approved a similar amendment to the NDAA stating that it is the Sense of Congress that if the President determines that it is necessary to maintain U.S. troops in Afghanistan after 2014, any such presence and missions should be authorized by Congress.\u00a0 The House amendment passed by a robust, bipartisan 305-121 margin.\n\u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140919154445/http://whitfield.house.gov/press-release/whitfield-fellow-committee-leaders-request-withdrawal-epa%E2%80%99s-proposed-power-plant", "Whitfield, Fellow Committee Leaders Request Withdrawal of EPA\u2019s Proposed Power Plant Standards Citing Prohibition Under Energy Policy Act", "2013-11-20", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Edward Whitfield", "W000413", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, joined with fellow House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders to write to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy expressing concerns regarding EPA\u2019s proposed greenhouse gas New Source Performance Standards for new power plants that would require the installation of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies that are not commercially viable. The members believe the proposed standards go beyond the scope of the EPA\u2019s legal authority and are requesting the proposed rule be withdrawn.\nEPA is proposing standards pursuant to Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, which provides that emissions standards must be achievable using \u201cadequately demonstrated\u201d technologies. EPA maintains that CCS technologies for coal-fired power plants have been \u201cadequately demonstrated\u201d based on three government-funded projects under construction or planned that are receiving assistance under the Department of Energy\u2019s Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI) and one other small-scale Canadian government-funded project. EPA Acting Assistant Administrator Janet McCabe confirmed the agency uses these projects as the basis for its determination during questioning at last week\u2019s Energy and Power Subcommittee hearing. While EPA is using these projects to justify its proposed standards, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 prohibits EPA from considering technology used at CCPI projects as being \u201cadequately demonstrated\u201d for purposes of Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. Based on these facts, the committee leaders concluded, \u201cUnder these provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, EPA\u2019s consideration of CCPI projects to determine that CCS for coal-fired power plants is \u2018adequately demonstrated\u2019 is prohibited.\u201d\nIn the letter to McCarthy, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman Emeritus Joe Barton (R-TX), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and subcommittee Vice Chairman Steve Scalise (R-LA) wrote, \u201cIn light of these statutory prohibitions, we request that the EPA\u2019s proposed rule, which has not yet been published in the Federal Register, be withdrawn. This will ensure that the agency does not propose standards beyond its legal authority. This will also ensure that stakeholders and the public will not have to incur additional costs to respond to a proposal that contravenes applicable law.\u201d\nFor a full copy of the letter to EPA, click HERE.\u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=1b7b35a7-4b4f-4fa1-b44a-e788074614f9", "Obamacare: Predictions Coming True", "2013-11-20", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor\u00a0regarding the predictable consequences of Obamacare:\r\n\u201cIn recent weeks, we\u2019ve seen a lot of handwringing on the other side of the aisle over Obamacare, a little shock here, a little dismay there, and more than a little feigned outrage.\r\n\u201cWhat we haven\u2019t seen, of course, is anything even approaching a good answer as to why the President told the American people one thing and did the other. Or a solution to the national crisis of millions of Americans \u2014 some with very serious medical conditions \u2014 heading into the holiday season having just been told they will lose their health care plans.\r\n\u201cThe folks who voted for this law and the President whose name it bears did everything they could to keep these folks in the dark about the realities of Obamacare for more than three years.\r\n\u201cBut the problems we\u2019re seeing shouldn\u2019t come as news to anyone \u2013 least of all our Democrat friends.\r\n\u201cBecause what we\u2019ve seen are the utterly predictable consequences of Obamacare.\r\n\u201cAnd the fact is, a lot of folks warned about these kinds of consequences coming to pass. But the President\u2019s political machine just steamrolled anybody who spoke up. They laughed it all off. Dismissed everyone else as naysayers and cynics.\r\n\u201cWhen all the while they basically knew we were right.\r\n\u201cCountless independent experts, health-care professionals, and insurance authorities across the country all warned about what we\u2019re seeing now.\r\n\u201cAnd so did many of us.\r\n\u201cIf only the Democrats who run Washington had listened.\r\n\u201cBut the President needed their votes for a bill he hoped would define his legacy, so they gambled that their constituents would just learn to live with Obamacare and forget the false promises.\r\n\u201cIn other words, Washington Democrats were specifically warned about the kinds of consequences we\u2019re seeing and they voted for Obamacare anyway.\r\n\u201cRepublicans repeatedly warned about Americans losing their health plans. Repeatedly.\r\n\u201cWe repeatedly warned about Americans losing access to their doctors and hospitals.\r\n\u201cWe repeatedly warned about rising costs and skyrocketing premiums.\r\n\u201cCheck the Congressional Record. We warned and we warned and we warned about each of these things.\r\n\u201cFrankly, we shouldn\u2019t have had to. It doesn\u2019t take an actuary to figure this stuff out.\r\n\u201cAnd the things my constituents now have to put up with as a result of this law they\u2019re simply unacceptable.\r\n\u201cKimberly Maggard from Nicholasville wrote that the health plan available to her through the Obamacare exchange would cost more than her family\u2019s house payment and car payment combined.\r\n\u201cHere\u2019s what she said: \u2018We are just average Kentuckians working and living paycheck to paycheck without any assistance from government programs. I really don't know what we will do if we have to pay that amount out for insurance. We might lose our home\u2026our transportation\u2026my daughter might have to drop out of college\u2026the list just goes on and on. What are we supposed to do?\u2019\r\n\u201cHarriet White from Rockfield said that Obamacare is negatively impacting her family\u2019s finances and quality of care. \u2018The sad truth,\u2019 she said, \u2018is that like my co-workers, my deductible has doubled along with my premiums. The only way to be able to adjust is for us to either reduce or stop our 401K contributions. This is hardly affordable health care.\u2019\r\n\u201cAnd here\u2019s Larry Thompson from Lexington: \u2018[The] health plan that I've had for 10 years just got cancelled, and the least expensive plan on the exchange is a 246% increase \u2013 that means hundreds of extra dollars per month we don't have.\u2019\r\n\u201cLook: All of this is unacceptable. And so many of Obamacare\u2019s consequences were basically predicted by Republicans years ago.\r\n\u201cSo it\u2019s no wonder vulnerable Democrats are dashing for the exits, performing political contortions that would make Houdini blush. But here\u2019s the thing: until these folks are willing to face reality, I doubt it will matter.\r\n\u201cOne of our colleagues on the other side was asked in 2009 if she\u2019d accept \u2018100% responsibility\u2019 and \u2018100% accountability\u2019 for the failure or success of any legislation she voted for. She said she would.\r\n\u201cSo she and her colleagues now have a choice.\r\n\u201cThey can keep trying to distance themselves from Obamacare in public while simultaneously protecting it from meaningful change in private \u2013 to keep standing by as this trainwreck unloads on the middle class.\r\n\u201cOr they can simply accept that they were wrong to ignore all the warnings, then work with Republicans to repeal and replace Obamacare with real, bipartisan health care reform.\r\n\u201cIf Washington Democrats are looking for a political exit, that\u2019s the only meaningful one available.\r\n\u201cAnd if they\u2019re looking for the best policy outcome \u2013 to do right by the people who elected them \u2013 they\u2019ll reach the same conclusion too. That\u2019s the good news.\r\n\u201cI hope they\u2019ll get there soon.\r\n\u201cBecause we\u2019ve already seen Washington Democrats travel through just about every one of the stages of grief.\r\n\u201cDenial at first, claiming the law\u2019s only problem was that it was just too popular.\r\n\u201cThen anger, pointing fingers of blame at contractors, Republicans, the media, really anyone but themselves.\r\n\u201cThen bargaining, proposing nips and tucks to a law that needs an overhaul instead.\r\n\u201cBut for the sake of our country, let\u2019s hope they just speed right along to acceptance \u2013 the acceptance that Obamacare can\u2019t work and won\u2019t work. And that their constituents deserve better.\r\n\u201cWhen they do, Republicans will be right here \u2013 just as we always have been \u2013 ready to work with them to start over with real reforms that decrease costs and improve access to care.\r\n\u201cThat\u2019s what our constituents have wanted all along. That\u2019s just what we should give them.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://yarmuth.house.gov/press/hearing-personal-health-information-more-secure-under-aca/", "Hearing: Personal Health Information More Secure Under ACA", "2013-11-20", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "KY", "John Yarmuth", "Y000062", "yarmuth.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON  During a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the Affordable Care Act yesterday, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) questioned Deputy Chief Information Officer Henry Chao of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services about the security of users' personal information on the new health insurance exchanges.\r\n\r\n\tChao explained that Americans' personal health information is far more secure under the new law than it was in the old insurance system:\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\tRep. Yarmuth:Are people who are working with the exchange now subject to or vulnerable to more breach of their privacy than they were under the prior system, when the insurance companies had pages and pages and pages of health information, including every doctor they had ever visited, every prescription they had ever taken, every medical procedure they had undergone over a certain period of time? Would you say there was much more vulnerability under that system than there would be under the federal exchange? \r\n\r\n\tMr. Chao:Much more so, because so much more personal information  including health information  was involved in that process. \r\n\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\tCLICK THE IMAGE TO WATCH THE FULL EXCHANGE:", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://paul.senate.gov?p=video&id=1039", "Sen. Paul Appears on Fox's Special Report with Bret Baier- November 18, 2013", "2013-11-19", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20131209210159/http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=news&id=1038", "Click HERE To Tell Rand Your Obamacare Story", "2013-11-19", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Skip to Content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    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Rand Paul, Dean Heller (R-Nev.) and Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.) released the following statements following the introduction of the Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act. This bill provides state governors with the power to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species. \u00a0\n\"By removing the red tape, state governments will be better equipped to manage, regulate, develop and implement recovery plans for their critical habitats. This bill will better protect endangered species by allowing a more tailored response as implemented by the states,\" Sen. Paul said. \"The Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act ensures that local needs will be considered in the regulation process and places the decision-making into the hands of the states by allowing them to choose whether regulation occurs on the state or federal level.\"\n\"We have a responsibility to be good stewards of wildlife and the habitat that they rely on.\u00a0 In Nevada, we have been working hard to protect both the sage grouse and our economy, which is why I am working hard with the Governor, the delegation, and Nevadans to prevent a listing for the bird.\u00a0The Endangered Species Act already has an abysmal success rate, so it is time to give the states to the opportunity to step in where the ESA has largely failed,\" said Sen. Heller.\n\"Giving governors greater flexibility would go a long way mitigating the one-size-fits-all impact of the ESA, which is threatening to shutdown vast swatches of the American West, including Nevada\" Rep. Amodei said. \"Governor Brian Sandoval has met the challenge posed by the looming sage grouse listing and that kind of leadership deserves respect from federal land managers. I want to thank Senator Paul for recognizing that there are two chambers of Congress and for reaching out across the Hill to work on solutions to this issue. I am happy to team up with any Senator interested in genuine bicameral collaboration.\"\n\u00a0\n###\n\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18Dec 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16Dec 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16Dec 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t19Dec 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16Nov 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t15Oct 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t19Dec 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t13Dec 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12Dec 13", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140919155457/http://whitfield.house.gov/press-release/whitfield-statement-recent-paradise-plant-decision", "Whitfield Statement on Recent Paradise Plant Decision", "2013-11-19", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Edward Whitfield", "W000413", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, today released the following statement in response to the Tennessee Valley Authority Board voting to close down units one and two of the Paradise Fossil Plant and to replace them with natural gas turbines.\u00a0\n\u201cThe Paradise Fossil Plant is the latest casualty in President Obama\u2019s assault on coal and affordable energy.\u00a0 This is completely unacceptable, and unfortunately, the President is making true on a campaign promise that if he was elected, he would bankrupt the coal industry.\u00a0\n\u201cAs the Chairman of the House Energy and Power Subcommittee, I will continue fighting back against the overzealous regulations of the President and his Environmental Protection Agency.\u00a0 It is also important for the Senate to act.\n\u201cI will work with Senators McConnell and Paul to do all we can stop President Obama and his EPA at every turn because America's energy future and economic prosperity are too important not to act.\u00a0 I will also continue supporting bipartisan solutions like the proposed bill that I drafted with Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia that would stop the President\u2019s attempts to unilaterally bankrupt the coal industry.\u00a0\n\u201cThis is an important issue that affects Kentucky\u2019s livelihood.\u00a0 It is worthy of a public debate, and I will continue fighting for that debate on behalf of Kentuckians.\u201d\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=4663f351-2fc1-4bf4-9533-605f55706f21", "High Risk Insurance Pool Enrollees Losing Coverage Because of Obamacare", "2013-11-19", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding cancelled insurance policies as a result of Obamacare:\r\n\u201cOver the past few weeks, we\u2019ve seen vivid, painful confirmation of the predictions that many of us made about Obamacare.\r\n\u201cMost notable among them, perhaps, was that the President\u2019s oft-repeated promise \u2018If you like your plan, you keep it,\u2019 just couldn\u2019t be true.\r\n\u201cThis was always what Democrats thought they had to tell the American people in order to muscle Obamacare into law. They knew it wouldn\u2019t work otherwise. They knew the truth would not sell. And that\u2019s all coming out now.\r\n\u201cBut we\u2019re also now learning a lot of other very unsettling things about this law.\r\n\u201cLike the fact that a lot of things that were working well in our health care system are now being thrown out for no good reason.\r\n\u201cBy the same people who brought you the Obamacare website.\r\n\u201cHigh-risk pools are a good example.\r\n\u201cAbout three dozen states set up these kinds of pools to insure Americans with serious medical conditions, such as those suffering from diabetes and heart disease.\r\n\u201cHigh-risk pools have often proven successful and popular among the communities they serve. They currently provide insurance to hundreds of thousands of Americans, including thousands of Kentuckians, nearly all of them with pre-existing conditions\u2026the very people the law was supposed to help.\r\n\u201cThese folks benefit from this coverage and many want to keep it.\r\n\u201cUnfortunately, that will no longer be possible under Obamacare.\r\n\u201cNearly all of them will lose their coverage at the end of the year.\r\n\u201cJust like millions of other Americans across the country, folks who like the coverage they have in these high risk pools \u2014 and remember, I\u2019m talking about some of the most vulnerable people in our society \u2014 are now discovering that they won\u2019t be able to keep it either.\r\n\u201cDespite what the President told us again and again and again.\r\n\u201cAs it turns out, the folks who rammed this law through Congress think people in these high risk pools belong in Obamacare instead.\r\n\u201cThey don\u2019t think it matters whether my constituents want to get dumped into Obamacare or not\u2026they\u2019ve made that decision for them.\r\n\u201cWell, a lot of folks in Kentucky don\u2019t think this is right, and they\u2019re upset.\r\n\u201cAnd not just because they\u2019re losing their plans, and all the hassle and complication that involves. For many of these folks, the plans they\u2019re being forced into have more limited hospital and doctor networks than the plans they currently have. As one state official recently put it, \u2018If you're in the middle of chemotherapy, the last thing you want to do is switch oncologists.\u2019\r\n\u201cWe seem to see these kinds of stories just about every day now.\r\n\u201cThere\u2019s the North Carolina woman with a severe heart condition who said she didn\u2019t know if her cardiologists and her procedures will be covered under Obamacare. Here\u2019s what she said: \u2018It\u2019s\u2026the uncertainty that gets to me.\u2019\r\n\u201cThere\u2019s the breast cancer survivor and her husband who\u2019d been paying about $800 a month for premiums in a high-risk pool. After that policy was cancelled, they expected lower rates under Obamacare. Instead, they found their premium and deductibles could actually be going up.\r\n\u201cThis is scary stuff. But these are the real-life consequences of Obamacare. This is no longer some theoretical policy discussion.\r\n\u201cAnd I would suggest that, as we contemplate the future of this law, our Democrat friends should start paying closer attention to stories like these.\r\n\u201cBecause it\u2019s not enough to have a messaging strategy and to play the old Washington game of trying to weather the P.R. storm until folks move on. These stories we\u2019re hearing from our constituents are heartbreaking. This isn\u2019t some hassle to move past. It\u2019s a problem to solve. It\u2019s what we were sent here for. And it\u2019s what real health care reform should be about \u2014 about helping folks, not hurting them.\r\n\u201cSo we don\u2019t need to get past this news cycle, as some of the White House spinners seem to think. What we need to get past is a White House mentality that told us last week that passing a bill to codify the very promise the President made to sell the bill would \u2018gut\u2019 Obamacare\u2026We need to get past a mentality that caused the President to issue a veto threat on a law that would let him keep his promise to the American people about keeping the health care plans they have and like.\r\n\u201cI mean, it\u2019s almost comical watching the contortions the administration is making trying to explain this fiasco away. Over the weekend we learned through a White House leak to The Washington Post that the President\u2019s new definition of success for the Obamacare website is four out of five users making it through the checkout line. Who thinks that\u2019s acceptable? I don\u2019t. And I can\u2019t think of anybody outside the White House compound who will.\r\n\u201cAnd frankly, if this is the President\u2019s way of restoring credibility on this law, by leaking out that the website won\u2019t even work for one out of five users just a few days after vowing it would soon be running like a top\u2026well, he\u2019s got work to do. And the bar for clarity, honesty, and \u2018success\u2019 under Obamacare has sunk to new lows.\r\n\u201cLook: if you\u2019re being treated for cancer and about to be dumped into Obamacare \u2013 the last thing you want to hear is that leaving one out of five people behind is now considered an Obamacare win. We\u2019re talking about people\u2019s lives here.\r\n\u201cThis kind of mindset\u2026whether we\u2019re talking about a website or anything else \u2026 it\u2019s deeply worrying.\r\n\u201cBut then again, this has always been the problem with blind faith in massive government programs. It\u2019s the old idea that we shouldn\u2019t let the evidence get in the way of a good theory. That\u2019s the mindset the supporters of this law are stuck in right now \u2014 just blindly adhering to the hope that this thing will work against all the evidence. It\u2019s pretty distressing. And it\u2019s going to have to change if we\u2019re going to get anywhere.\r\n\u201cThe real question right now should be obvious: what\u2019s the Administration\u2019s plan to turn all this around?\r\n\u201cWe know they have a press plan \u2013 but what\u2019s the policy plan?\r\n\u201cDoes the administration have anything of substance to tell folks who are losing their plans? Does it have anything to tell folks in these high risk pools who could be losing their doctors? Does anyone over there know?\r\n\u201cI\u2019ve said this before, and I\u2019ll say it again. These are people\u2019s lives we\u2019re talking about. So it\u2019s time for a reality check. The defenders of Obamacare have a choice: stand up for your constituents, or defend a law that\u2019s falling apart before our very eyes \u2013 a law that threatens to drag down the quality and affordability of care for millions of Americans who need it, including those most in need.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=095385be-81ce-429f-be28-d63ae35e3c26", "Senate Democrats Try to Change the Subject Again", "2013-11-18", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor\u00a0regarding Senate Democrats\u2019 effort to focus on D.C. Circuit Court nominations rather than the failings of Obamacare:\r\n\u201cAs I noted last week, despite the repeated promises of President Obama, millions of people are losing their health insurance\u2014health insurance they very much liked and were assured they could keep. It has been reported that so far, 3.5 million Americans have lost their health insurance under Obamacare. That includes over a quarter million people in Kentucky, a third of a million people in Florida, and almost a million people in California.\u00a0\r\n\u201cThis is a serious problem that the President and Congressional Democrats need to do something about.\u00a0 Unfortunately, they appear to be relying on half-measures and creative accounting, not real solutions.\u00a0\r\n\u201cFor example, we learned over the weekend that the Administration\u2019s goal is to have the website serve only 80% of users, which is probably why our Democratic colleagues want to spend 100% of their time discussing other subjects. Which brings us to the vote we will have today.\u00a0   \u00a0   \u201cFor the third time in this work period, the Majority will have the Senate vote on yet another nominee to the D.C. Circuit. This is not because that court needs more judges. It\u2019s the least busy court in the country.\r\n\u201cIn fact, it is far less busy now than it was when Senate Democrats pocket-filibustered President Bush\u2019s nominee to that court, Peter Keisler, for two years, and this is according to our Democratic colleagues\u2019 own standards.\u00a0\r\n\u201cOur colleagues are having the Senate spend time on this because doing so furthers their twin political goals. First, to quote a Member of the Democratic leadership, to \u2018fill up\u2019 that court because the President\u2019s agenda, according to an Administration ally, \u2018runs through the D.C. Circuit.\u2019\u00a0\r\n\u201cSecond, \u2018to divert as much attention as possible from the problem-plagued Obamacare rollout at this formative stage of the 2014 campaign,\u2019 according to published reports.\u00a0\r\n\u201cIn other words, rather than focusing on keeping their commitment to the American people, they are focusing on things that appeal to their base. Rather than change the law that is causing so many problems for so many, they want to change the subject.\r\n\u201cSo unfortunately, the Senate will not be voting on legislation to allow Americans to keep their health insurance if they like it, as they were promised again and again. Rather, we will be voting on another nominee to a court that doesn\u2019t have enough work to do.\u00a0\r\n\u201cThe Senate ought to be spending its time dealing with a real crisis, not a manufactured one. We ought to be dealing with an ill-conceived law that is causing millions of Americans to lose their health insurance.\r\n\u201cInstead, we will spend our time today on a political exercise designed to distract the American people from the mess that is Obamacare, rather than try to fix it.\r\n\u201cLast week, I also suggested that if our Democratic colleagues are going to ignore the fact that millions of people are losing their health insurance plans, they should at least be working with us to fill judicial emergencies that actually exist, rather than complaining about fake ones.\u00a0\r\n\u201cI noted that there are nominees on the Executive Calendar who would fill actual judicial emergencies, unlike any of the D.C. Circuit nominations.\u00a0\r\n\u201cSeveral of them, in fact, have been pending on the Calendar longer than the nomination on which we\u2019ll be voting today.\u00a0\r\n\u201cAnother week has gone by without any action by the Majority to fill these actual judicial emergencies. Rather than work with us to schedule votes on them in an orderly manner, as we have been doing, the Majority chose to leap-frog over them in order to concoct a crisis on the D.C. Circuit so it can distract Americans from the failings of Obamacare.\u00a0\u00a0\r\n\u201cUnfortunately, our friends appear to be more concerned with playing politics than with solving actual problems.\r\n\u201cSo like last week, I will vote no on this afternoon\u2019s political exercise. And as I said last week, I hope the Senate will focus on things the American people care about, rather than spend its time trying to distract them.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://barr.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/barr-statement-on-tva-announcement", "Barr Statement on TVA Announcement", "2013-11-15", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Andy Barr", "B001282", "barr.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON - Congressman Barr released the following statement closure or conversion to natural gas of eight coal-fired power units in the southeast, including three in Kentucky:\n\"I was disappointed to learn that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced the closure or conversion to natural gas of eight coal-fired power units in the southeast, including three in Kentucky.\u00a0 Three of the four units at the Paradise Fossil Plant in Drakesboro, Kentucky are to be replaced by a natural gas plant as part of TVA\u2019s new initiative to reduce coal\u2019s share of the Authority\u2019s power portfolio from 38 percent \u2013 in line with coal\u2019s share of the nation\u2019s electricity generation \u2013 to just 20 percent over the next decade.\u00a0 According to the Kentucky Coal Association, the Paradise Fossil Plant burnt 6.15 million tons of mostly Kentucky coal last year, indirectly supporting many of the 13,000 Kentuckians employed in the coal industry and paying over $13.19 million in taxes to Muhlenberg County.\u00a0 The TVA acknowledges this decision will impact 200 of the 400 jobs there with layoffs or reassignments, likely reducing the local tax base.\n\"The TVA moved forward with this decision despite a letter from seven Kentucky legislators, which I was proud to join, urging TVA to allow Paradise to keep burning Kentucky coal.\u00a0 This latest action demonstrates that the assault on the way of life in our Commonwealth\u2019s coal fields is not limited to the regulations of the EPA, but extends across the executive branch of the federal government.\u00a0 I will continue to fight these economically ruinous policies designed to keep Kentucky from mining, burning, or exporting our nation\u2019s most abundant natural energy resource.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://barr.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/barr-supports-kentucky-bid-to-return-world-equestrian-games-to-lexington", "Barr Supports Kentucky Bid to Return World Equestrian Games to Lexington", "2013-11-15", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Andy Barr", "B001282", "barr.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON - Congressman Andy Barr expressed support for Kentucky's effort to return the FEI World Equestrian Games to Lexington in 2018: \u00a0\u00a0\n\u201cI am pleased that Kentucky has submitted a bid to return the FEI World Equestrian Games to Lexington. \u00a0The 2010 Games were an all-around success - for the sport, its fans and for the hosts. \u00a0The International Equestrian Federation should have incredible confidence in the ability of the Kentucky Horse Park to repeat as a world-class venue. \u00a0Despite a challenging economy, the support from the community and the tremendous commitment delivered by sponsor Alltech ensured that everything came together for equestrian\u2019s greatest event. \u00a0\n\u201cHosting the games would be an honor for Lexington, bringing a substantial economic impact to the region. \u00a0The 2010 Games generated more than $200 million in Kentucky, including more than $45 million in wages supporting over 3,000 jobs. \u00a0Lexington youth benefited from the opportunity to meet competitors and fans from around the world. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\n\u201cI fully support the bid, and pledge any assistance my office can provide.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://guthrie.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24&itemid=1370", "Guthrie Supports Effort to Keep Existing Health Plans, Shares Obamacare Stories from Kentuckians", "2013-11-15", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Brett Guthrie", "G000558", "guthrie.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) today voted in support of H.R. 3350, the \u201cKeep Your Health Plan Act of 2013.\u201d\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\u201cI have heard from countless Kentuckians who have received cancellation notices for their existing health care plans,\u201d said Congressman Guthrie.\u00a0 \u201cPresident Obama told Americans for years that if they liked their health care plan, they could keep it.\u00a0 That is clearly not the case.\u201d\r\n\t\r\n\t\tCongressman Guthrie is an original co-sponsor of H.R. 3350, which would allow insurance plans currently on the individual market to continue to be offered in 2014.\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\u201cThis week I shared the stories of four residents of Kentucky\u2019s Second District who faced skyrocketing premiums or cancelled plans.\u00a0 These Kentuckians \u2013 and millions of Americans just like them \u2013 are looking for answers,\u201d said Congressman Guthrie.\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\u201cH.R. 3350 seeks to help the millions of Americans who have seen their current plans canceled. \u00a0The American people were told repeatedly that if they liked their plan, they could keep it.\u00a0 House Republicans today are trying to honor that promise.\u201d\r\n\r\n\r\n\t--------------------\r\n\r\n\tWatch Congressman Guthrie\u2019s remarks on the House floor here.\r\n\r\n\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases?ID=1F1D7756-9244-4093-BADF-5DDEE7FAC037", "Rogers Votes For Kentuckians to \"Keep Your Health Plan\"", "2013-11-15", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Harold Rogers", "R000395", "halrogers.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC --U.S. Rep. Harold \"Hal\" Rogers (KY-05) applauds passage of the \"Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013\" (H.R. 3350), an effort that won bipartisan support in the U.S. House of Representatives after hearing from hundreds of thousands of people who now face losing their healthcare plans due to ObamaCare. Nearly 300,000 Kentuckians alone have received notice of cancellation from their insurance providers. Rogers co-sponsored the bill to allow providers to continue to offer health insurance plans that individuals and families currently have through 2014.\r\n\"Today, thousands of Kentucky mailboxes are filled with insurance cancellation notices. It's time to relieve Americans from being forced to find new healthcare coverage options as a result of multiple broken promises from the Obama Administration,\" said Rogers. \"Even after admitting you can't keep your health care plan as promised, the President has threatened to veto this bill to fix it. None-the-less this bipartisan effort speaks loudly for people across the country who want to keep the coverage they have trusted year after year. I strongly urge the Senate and the President to listen to the outcry from Americans and move quickly to pass this legislation.\" Earlier this week, former President Bill Clinton said, \"I personally believe even if it takes a change in the law, the President should honor the commitment to the federal government made to those people and let them keep what they got.\" In fact, Section 1251 of the Affordable Care and Patient Protection Act (ACA) states that nothing in this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) shall be construed to require that an individual terminate coverage under a group health plan or health insurance in which such individual was enrolled on the date of enactment of this Act. Congressman Rogers has repeatedly voted to repeal ObamaCare altogether.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://paul.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=1036", "Senate Passes Resolution Calling for the Release of Pastor Abedini", "2013-11-15", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140919155525/http://whitfield.house.gov/press-release/whitfield-votes-allow-all-americans-keep-their-health-care", "Whitfield Votes to Allow All Americans to Keep Their Health Care", "2013-11-15", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Edward Whitfield", "W000413", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "5 million Americans risk losing their health care plan as a result of Obamacare\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, today voted for H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act.\u00a0 H.R. 3350 allows health insurers to offer in 2014 those health insurance plans currently available in the individual market.\u00a0 Over 5 million Americans have been notified that they will have their current health care plans cancelled as a result of Obamacare.\n\u201cPresident Obama has repeatedly made the statement that if you like your health care then you can keep it,\u201d stated Whitfield.\u00a0 \u201cAs we now know, that is not the case, and over five million people have already received their cancelation notices.\u00a0 This legislation creates a pathway for Americans to keep their current health care plans, just as the President has promised.\u201d\nH.R. 3350 allows people to keep their current health insurance plans for an additional year.\u00a0 Specifically, the bill allows health insurance companies in the individual market to continue to offer health policies that were in effect as of Jan. 1, 2013, even if they don't meet minimum coverage requirements set by Obamacare.\u00a0 The legislation is designed in response to President Barack Obama\u2019s broken \u201cif you like it, you can keep it\u201d promise.\nOn October 28, NBC reported that the administration has known for years it could not keep this promise. According to the report, 50 to 75 percent of Americans who purchase insurance in the individual market can expect to receive a cancellation letter or the equivalent over the next year.\nH.R. 3350 passed with bipartisan support by a vote of 261 to 157.\u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://barr.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/barr-shares-melody-s-story-we-are-more-likely-to-go-without-coverage", "Barr Shares Melody\u2019s Story: "We are more likely to go without coverage\u201d because of Obamacare", "2013-11-14", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Andy Barr", "B001282", "barr.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "On November 14, Congressman Andy Barr spoke on the House floor about the need to allow Americans who liked their health care plans to keep them. \u00a0Barr\u00a0shared Melody's story about how she and her family lost their current healthcare policies and will now go without healthcare coverage because Obamacare.\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\nFull Transcript:\n\u00a0\nMr. Speaker,\u00a0\n\u00a0\nFor the last four years, President Obama repeatedly promised the American people that, 'if you like your health care plan, you can keep it.' \u00a0But for Melody in Lexington, Kentucky, that's simply not true.\u00a0\n\u00a0\nMelody received a notice that her healthcare plan was no longer good enough under Obamacare. \u00a0And when Melody looked into options for new insurance, like so many other Americans, she found out that her family of three's insurance costs would go up by 250 percent and their deductible would increase by $2,000.\n\u00a0\nMelody told me, \"We do not qualify for any premium assistance, even though we are a family of three living on a single income. We are more likely to go without healthcare coverage because our premiums are going to cost more per year than we would wind up spending on medical expenses without insurance.\"\n\u00a0\nMr. Speaker, this is not about politics.\u00a0\n\u00a0\nThis is about real people in our districts that are being harmed by Obamacare. The American people don't need apologies. They don't need temporary administrative waivers.\u00a0\n\u00a0\nThey need permanent solutions that will protect hardworking Americans from the coverage cancellations, loss of access to doctors and premium spikes.\n\u00a0\nIt's time for President Obama to keep his promise and allow Americans who liked their health care plans to keep them.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://paul.senate.gov?p=video&id=1033", "Sen. Paul Appears on Fox's Hannity- November 14, 2013", "2013-11-14", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20131114215114/http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=video&id=1034", "SENATE FLOOR: Sen. Rand Paul Speaks Out Against Obamacare - November 14, 2013", "2013-11-14", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Skip to Content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tHome\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tAbout Rand\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tAbout Kentucky\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tIssues\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tServices\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tNews\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tContact\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t SENATE FLOOR: Sen. Rand Paul Speaks Out Against Obamacare - November 14, 2013 Nov 14, 2013\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t14Nov 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t13Nov 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12Nov 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t 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12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16Nov 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t15Oct 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t14Nov 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t14Nov 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t13Nov 13", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20131115024112/http://paul.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1035", "Sen. Paul Speaks Out Against Insurance Cancellations", "2013-11-14", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Skip to Content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tHome\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tAbout Rand\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tAbout Kentucky\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tIssues\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tServices\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tNews\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tContact\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t Sen. Paul Speaks Out Against Insurance Cancellations \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. -\u00a0Sen. Rand Paul today took to the Senate floor to speak out against the Obama Administration's Affordable Care Act by sharing the story of the Mangiones, a family from Kentucky affected by Obamacare. Below is video and transcript of Sen. Paul's floor speech. \u00a0\n\u00a0CLICK HERE TO WATCH SEN. PAUL FLOOR SPEECH ON OBAMACARE\n\u00a0\nTRANSCRIPT:\nPAUL: The President promised the American people if you like your doctor you can keep him or her. He promised if you like your insurance, you can keep it. But he needs to tell Andy Mangione and his family why they can't keep their insurance. \nThey had an individual policy they were happy with. They paid $300 a month. They are now going to be asked to pay $900 a month for things they don't want and they didn't choose to have. This isn't really just about health care. This is about freedom of choice. This is about whether or not you can choose what type of insurance you want. \nThe question is what's next? What choices will be taken from us? I'm going to be signing up for Obamacare. I tried yesterday 15 times. I wasn't able to get beyond 'create an account' because every time I pushed 'create an account,' nothing happened. This is a real problem. Five million people without insurance. \nThe President said if you can keep your insurance, you should be allowed to. You can keep your doctor. Something has to be done because the Mangione family is going to have to pay three times as much for an insurance policy they don't want. We're taking their freedom of choice away. \nI for one say enough is enough. Let's get rid of this. Let's give back freedom to the consumer, give back freedom to Kentucky families. In Kentucky, 10 times more families have been canceled than have actually gotten on. \nSomething has to give. Mr. President, if you said we can keep our doctor, come forward and tell us why we can't keep our doctor. 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t14Nov 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t13Nov 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12Nov 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t19Dec 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16Nov 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t15Oct 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t14Nov 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t14Nov 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t13Nov 13", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140314060443/http://whitfield.house.gov/press-release/statement-senators-mcconnell-and-paul-and-congressman-ed-whitfield-paducah-doe-site", "Statement from Senators McConnell and Paul and Congressman Ed Whitfield on Paducah DOE Site", "2013-11-14", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Edward Whitfield", "W000413", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Kentucky Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Congressman Ed Whitfield (KY-01) today released the following statement regarding Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz\u2019s update to the delegation on the Paducah Department of Energy Site.\n\u201cOur Paducah community has long endured the hardships associated with uranium enrichment at the Paducah DOE site.\u00a0 When it became clear that the Gaseous Diffusion Plant would ultimately be closing, we aggressively sought out partners with Paducah\u2019s best interests in mind. That is why we have been placing constant pressure on the Department of Energy to select a plan through DOE\u2019s competitive \u2018request for offers\u2019 process that will enable future development in Paducah.\n\u201cTo that end, we are encouraged by Secretary Moniz\u2019s comments today that using DOE\u2019s depleted uranium assets for development in Paducah \u2018remains a very important criteria\u2019 to the Department of Energy as they finalize their decision on the request for offers process.\n\u201cThe people of Paducah deserve stability and certainty, which is why we are pleased by Secretary Moniz\u2019s comments today confirming that a final decision is coming soon.\u00a0 We expect DOE to make its decision shortly.\u201d\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140919155556/http://whitfield.house.gov/press-release/whitfield%E2%80%99s-subcommittee-reviews-epa%E2%80%99s-unworkable-power-plant-proposal-and-bipartisan", "Whitfield\u2019s Subcommittee Reviews EPA\u2019s Unworkable Power Plant Proposal and Bipartisan Legislative Solution", "2013-11-14", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Edward Whitfield", "W000413", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), today held a hearing to discuss EPA\u2019s proposed greenhouse gas standards for new power plants and draft legislation authored by Chairman Whitfield and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV). The bipartisan draft offers an alternative to these unworkable standards as well as EPA\u2019s planned regulations for existing power plants.\n\u201cThe regulation at issue today, the proposed greenhouse gas standards for new power plants, may well be the most damaging one yet in the agency\u2019s all-out attack on one of our nation\u2019s most affordable, reliable energy sources, coal,\u201d said Whitfield.\nWhitfield and Manchin authored their legislation in response to EPA\u2019s proposed regulation that would require new coal plants to use carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies that are not yet commercially viable, effectively banning new coal-fired generation in the United States. The legislation allows coal to remain part of America\u2019s energy mix, requiring EPA to set standards for new plants that are actually achievable and based on proven technologies. It also provides that Congress set the effective date for EPA\u2019s planned greenhouse gas rules for existing plants.\nTony Campbell, President and CEO of East Kentucky Power Cooperative, explained the importance of coal-fired generation to providing affordable and reliable electricity to consumers and businesses. He lent his support to the Whitfield-Manchin solution, saying, \u201cThis bipartisan bill is badly needed to ensure EPA does not promulgate a rule that jeopardizes the country\u2019s energy future, puts electricity reliability at risk, and severely harms the economy.\u201d\nMembers of the subcommittee pressed EPA Acting Assistant Administrator Janet McCabe on the feasibility of CCS technology that would be required to meet the agency\u2019s proposed standards. McCabe suggested that four plants using the technology are currently under construction or planned, but she conceded that none have reached completion and all the projects have received significant government funding. Later, engineering consultant Edward Cichanowicz testified on the second panel that, \u201cAt present, the technology is not commercially proven to allow broad application in the U.S.\u201d\nOklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt discussed states\u2019 concerns over EPA's expansive regulatory efforts being undertaken under the guise of the Clean Air Act. Pruitt, along with the attorneys general of 16 other states and one senior environmental regulator, recently submitted a white paper to EPA outlining concerns with EPA\u2019s failure to properly defer to state authority under the Clean Air Act, and the implications of the agency\u2019s planned power plant rules. Pruitt reiterated these concerns in his testimony today, stating, \u201cThe elimination of coal-based electric generation \u2013 which according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration is projected to provide 40 percent of U.S. electricity in 2014 \u2013 would result in higher electricity prices for ratepayers, and would be detrimental to the national and state economies, as well as job-creation in general. No doubt, increased electricity prices will hurt the competitiveness of American manufacturing.\u201d\nChairman Whitfield concluded, \u201cPrior to the Obama administration, the EPA and states had a decades-long history of regulating coal in ways that reduced emissions without abandoning this vital energy source. And I believe that Sen. Manchin and I have tapped into that tradition of realistic and achievable regulation with our draft legislation. Our bipartisan and bicameral proposal is the commonsense way to ensure that any greenhouse gas regulations for power plants going forward are achievable.\u201d\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140919155703/http://whitfield.house.gov/press-release/whitfield-manchin-bipartisan-plan-protect-all-above-energy-strategy", "Whitfield & Manchin:  Bipartisan plan to protect an \"all-of-the-above\" energy strategy", "2013-11-14", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Edward Whitfield", "W000413", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "By Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)\nThe United States has a good story to tell. Over the last decade we have seen a boom in American energy production that has been a game-changer for the U.S. economy. Private sector innovation and advanced technologies have transformed our energy landscape, given birth to an American manufacturing renaissance, and spurred the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs. But there is another news story about to catch fire that threatens to change the rules of the game in a different way\u2014the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) sweeping regulatory agenda, which stands to bring America\u2019s energy revolution and economic recovery to a screeching halt.\nEPA is moving forward with a stream of costly regulations that will significantly change the future of energy production and consumption in this country and put an end to the promise of a true \u201call-of-the-above\u201d energy strategy. EPA has proposed standards for new power plants that are so extreme they would effectively eliminate coal as a source of future electricity generation in America. The rule requires the adoption of costly capture and storage (CCS) technologies that are not yet commercially viable, essentially setting a standard that is impossible to meet. \u00a0No other country in the world has adopted such an extreme position. \u00a0\nAll of America\u2019s resources \u2013 coal, natural gas, nuclear, and renewables \u2013 play a critical role in keeping American electricity affordable and reliable, and a diverse energy portfolio is critical to maintaining America\u2019s competitive advantage. But if EPA's rule for new plants is allowed to move forward as written, American consumers and businesses will be denied the benefits afforded by coal, which provides nearly 40 percent of the nation with affordable and reliable electricity.\nEPA\u2019s proposed standard for new power plants is only the first of many greenhouse gas regulations to be proposed by the agency. Next in the queue, and perhaps the most impactful, are greenhouse gas rules for existing power plants. EPA is not stopping here. \u00a0EPA is also expected to expand its authority beyond just power plants to other stationary sources like refineries, industrial boilers, cement kilns, chemical plants, paper mills, and manufacturing facilities.\nThe future of American energy and our economic prosperity is at stake, and we will not stand idly by. We are taking action to ensure America can maintain a diverse fuel mix that encourages economic growth and investment. We know the best approach to ensure affordability and reliability is to strike the right balance through market forces rather than government mandates or other market distorting policies.\nWe have put forward a bipartisan, bicameral solution that will create guidelines for EPA to set standards for new power plants that are actually achievable, and will put the ultimate authority for any rule or guideline affecting existing plants in the hands of Congress.\nAmerica is now standing at a critical crossroads and it is time to have a national discussion about energy policy and decide what direction we want to go. There\u2019s a choice between one path that takes full advantage of all of our domestic resources and pursues innovative opportunities to expand access to energy, while keeping prices affordable and helping American businesses compete. Or, there\u2019s a path that picks winners and losers, limiting our diversity and energy and economic security and resulting in higher energy prices for consumers and industrial stagnation.\u00a0\nIt is up to us as policymakers to make the right choices to fulfill our energy and economic potential. We hope our colleagues on both sides of the aisle will join us in this fight to keep American electricity affordable and reliable now and into the future. EPA should not be the final arbiter of whether or not coal should be a part of our energy future.\u00a0 The American people must be a part of that decision.\u00a0\nTo read this column as featured in The Hill, click HERE.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=89f57a80-2c5e-4c68-88e5-a455617dd573", "Senate Republicans Highlight the Adverse Effects of Obamacare on Consumers", "2013-11-14", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell joined Senate Republicans on the Senate floor to discuss the negative consequences of Obamacare:\r\n\u201cBy now, I\u2019m sure every member in this chamber has received countless letters, and emails, and phone calls from the millions of Americans who have been hurt by Obamacare.\r\n\u201cI recently saw a press release from the Senior Senator from California saying that she\u2019s heard from more than 30,000 constituents facing skyrocketing costs or cancelled plans.\r\n\u201cEach story is unique. Each story is important.\r\n\u201cAnd that\u2019s why, this morning, Senate Republicans will share some of those stories\u2026to put a human face to those who\u2019ve suffered as a result of Democrats\u2019 decision to force this law on our country.\r\n\u201cI\u2019ll start off with James Dotson, a constituent of mine from Owensboro. James has Type 2 Diabetes; he recently got a letter informing him that his high-risk pool coverage would expire next month. He says a replacement plan on the Obamacare exchange will cause his premiums to spike from $676 to more than $1,000 a month. And here\u2019s the question he asked me: \u2018Where [are] the savings that the Democrats\u2026promised 3 years ago?\u2019\r\n\u201cJames\u2019 story is another reminder why it\u2019s time for Democrats to work with us \u2013 to repeal this law and start over with bipartisan reform.\r\n\u201cJames is counting on them, and so are millions of others across the country suffering under this law.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=f86d99df-a27c-493f-b61b-8c870d681105", "McConnell Statement on the President\u2019s Obamacare \u2018Fix\u2019", "2013-11-14", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement regarding the President\u2019s belated response to the millions who\u2019ve lost their health plans as a result of Obamacare:\r\n\u201cPresident Obama\u2019s announcement doesn\u2019t even come close to fixing the problems that so many Americans are facing right now as a result of cancelled health care plans and skyrocketing premiums. But, it does represent the clearest acknowledgment yet that his oft-repeated pledge \u2018if you like your plan, you can keep it\u2019 was false all along. What makes this admission even worse is the fact that it was prompted not by the heartbreaking stories of millions of Americans, but by the private pleadings of a handful of endangered Democrats. Americans are becoming increasingly aware of the fact Obamacare is broken beyond repair. The only \u2018fix\u2019 is full repeal followed by step-by-step, patient-centered reforms that drive down costs and that Americans actually want.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://yarmuth.house.gov/press/statement-on-white-house-plan-for-canceled-policies/", "Statement on White House Plan for Canceled Policies", "2013-11-14", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "KY", "John Yarmuth", "Y000062", "yarmuth.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON  Today, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) issued the following statement in support of the Obama Administration's proposal to address insurance companies' cancellations of certain policies for consumers in the individual and small-group insurance markets:\r\n\r\n\tIn some cases, the grandfathering provision of the Affordable Care Act did not protect consumers from insurance companies' decisions to cancel policies, and this change will help fix that, Congressman Yarmuth said. At the same time, consumers should know that those policies do not guarantee them the new protections the law offers, meaning they could still be denied insurance renewal because of a pre-existing condition, face medical bankruptcy due to annual and lifetime limits, or face higher premiums because of their gender or health status.\r\n\r\n\tThis fix guarantees that nothing in the law will require an insurance company to change any policy it is currently offering. However, as with the previous grandfathering provision, the federal government cannot force an insurance company to sell a policy if it chooses not to.\r\n\r\n\tThe President's proposal would allow insurers to offer consumers the option to renew their 2013 health plans for 2014, without change.If insurers choose to continue offering those plans, they would be required to notify enrollees that they can purchase coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace, where they may qualify for tax credits and premium support to help cover the cost of insurance.\r\n\r\n\tMore than four out of five currently uninsured Kentuckians are eligible for reduced premiums under the law. As of November 8, nearly 41,000 Kentuckians had enrolled in new health coverage through kynect, the state's new insurance marketplace.\r\n\r\n\tInsurers must also tell consumers which new protections they are forfeiting by renewing their old plans. Prior to enactment of the Affordable Care Act, more than 60 percent of all U.S. bankruptcies were a result of illness and medical bills, and nearly 80 percent of those who filed for medical bankruptcy were insured.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases?ID=270F70D6-1423-4866-9BC9-6C5E35AEDED7", "600 Kentuckians Already Signed Up for SOAR Summit", "2013-11-13", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Harold Rogers", "R000395", "halrogers.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FRANKFORT Ky. (Nov. 13, 2013) Kentuckians who care about the future of southern and eastern Kentucky are responding to the call from Gov. Steve Beshear, U.S. Representative Hal Rogers and other leaders to participate in an effort to focus on the future success of the region.\r\nAlready 600 people have registered for the Dec. 9 summit titled Shaping our Appalachian Region' (SOAR), to be held at the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center in Pikeville.\r\nWe know the people who live and work hard in this region are eager to help shape its economic future, and to provide the ideas needed to overcome both short-term and long-term challenges, Gov. Beshear said. So this overwhelming response is gratifying, but not surprising.\r\nWe want folks to know that every voice will be heard at this summit, whether by submitting an idea electronically or through face-to-face interactions, said Congressman Rogers. The urgency for more jobs is overwhelming, as even more eastern Kentucky coal mines announced layoffs last week. It's time to get to work, so it's encouraging to see our people are ready to pitch in on December 9th.\"\r\nRegistration remains open for anyone who wants to contribute a voice or vision for strategies to transform the region, build on its strengths and overcome obstacles to success. The summit is open to any Kentuckian with an interest in participating, and is completely free. Register athttps://kydlgweb.ky.gov.\r\nGov. Beshear, U.S. Rep. Rogers, Senate President Robert Stivers, House Speaker Greg Stumbo and other leaders announced plans for the summit last month. The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI), a national policy institute dedicated to fostering public dialogue and solutions to the challenges facing rural regions and communities, will help facilitate discussions at the SOAR Summit. Other national and regional agencies supporting the SOAR effort include the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development and the Appalachian Regional Commission.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://paul.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=1031", "Sen. Paul Asks DHS Nominee Johnson: Do You Think the Fourth Amendment Applies to My Visa Purchases?", "2013-11-13", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://web.archive.org/web/20131114032744/http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=video&id=1032", "11/13/13 - Sen. Rand Paul Questions DHS Nominee Jeh Johnson", "2013-11-13", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Skip to Content\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tHome\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tAbout Rand\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tAbout Kentucky\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tIssues\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tServices\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tNews\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\tContact\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t 11/13/13 - Sen. Rand Paul Questions DHS Nominee Jeh Johnson Nov 13, 2013\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t13Nov 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7Nov 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6Nov 13", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=72acda29-a7dc-4cd9-99a2-1c49f50ee3d4", "Obamacare: Broken Promises", "2013-11-13", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor\u00a0regarding the numerous broken promises of Obamacare:\r\n\u201cOne of the favorite pastimes of politicians in Washington is to talk about how frustrated the American people are with politicians in Washington. After the past few weeks, it\u2019s easy to see why.  \u00a0  \u201cI\u2019m talking about the President\u2019s promise \u2014 repeated dozens of times \u2014 that if you like your health care plan, you can keep it. And the sobering realization by millions of Americans that it just wasn\u2019t true.\r\n\u201cSome of the top fact-checkers in the country have used terms like \u2018Pants on Fire\u2019 and \u2018False\u2019 and \u2018Four Pinocchios\u2019 to describe the claim that, under Obamacare, folks would be able to keep their plans.\r\n\u201cIn a matter of weeks, it\u2019s gone from being one of the law\u2019s top selling points to a national punch line. And if millions of people weren\u2019t so frustrated and upset by it, it might be funny. But it\u2019s not the least bit funny.  \u00a0  \u201cAt this stage, about 50,000 folks are believed to have signed up for insurance on the federal exchange \u2013 way below Administration estimates \u2013 while at least 3.5 million Americans have lost their health coverage.  \u00a0  \u201cIn other words, about twice as many folks have lost their insurance in the state of Idaho alone since October 1st as have obtained health insurance across the entire federal exchange. So this is a real crisis.\r\n\u201cIn my home state of Kentucky, over a quarter of a million people have lost private health care plans so far, and only about 7,000 Kentuckians have been able to obtain new private insurance under Obamacare.\r\n\u201cIf you consider that Kentucky received more than $250 million in taxpayer funds to get Obamacare up and running, that works out to about $35,000 per private insurance enrollee. That\u2019s before taxpayer subsidies.  \u00a0  \u201cSo we\u2019ve thrown untold millions at this disastrous rollout and what do we have to show for it? Millions of people losing their coverage, despite assurances from the President that they\u2019d be able to keep it \u2014 period.  \u00a0  \u201cAnd let\u2019s be very clear about something: these insurance cancellations are no accident.  \u00a0  \u201cIt\u2019s the way the law was designed.\r\n\u201cRemember: in order for Obamacare to work, millions of Americans had to lose the coverage they\u2019d purchased on their own, so the government could dump them into the Obamacare exchanges. That way, the government could then get them to pay more to subsidize coverage for everybody else.\r\n\u201cThat 31-year old dentist from Louisville I mentioned last week \u2014 the one who isn\u2019t married and has no kids but now has to carry pediatric dental care on his plan? Well, he\u2019s one of the unfortunate ones who\u2019s now subsidizing care for everybody else. And despite the fact that the President and the other supporters of this bill vowed up and down that folks like this would be able to keep the health care plans they had and liked\u2026the fact is, that was never true. And they knew it.  \u00a0  \u201cThey knew folks would lose their coverage.  \u00a0  \u201cJust as the President once famously predicted that utility rates would \u2018necessarily skyrocket\u2019 as a result of his cap and trade policy, so too would health care rates skyrocket under Obamacare. The only difference is that on health care, Democrats apparently knew they couldn\u2019t tell people how it would all shake out in the end.  \u00a0  \u201cBut they knew. That\u2019s why, in 2010, every Democrat who was in the Senate voted against a Republican proposal designed to hold the President to his word.\r\n\u201cThe fact is, the President\u2019s health care law was designed to capture millions of middle-class Americans, jack up their premiums, and use the extra cash to keep Obamacare afloat. This isn\u2019t some unforeseen consequence of the law\u2026it is the law. It\u2019s working just like they designed it. Just like what they voted for.   \u00a0  \u201cSo it\u2019s hard to take seriously the faux outrage we\u2019ve seen of late from some of our Democrat friends.  \u00a0  \u201cAnd as for the President, well, this should be no great revelation to him either. Just the other day, the media pointed out that the administration knew for years that Americans would lose coverage. But here\u2019s something else: at a bipartisan Health Care Summit in 2010, the President was asked directly about this kind of thing by House Majority Leader Cantor. In reply, the President admitted that \u20188 to 9 million\u2019 would have to change coverage \u2026and then justified it on the grounds that they\u2019d be getting better coverage from the government once they lost it.\r\n\u201cSo the President actually admitted during that event that millions would lose their health care \u2026 and still went out on the campaign trail claiming Americans could keep the health care plans they had.  \u00a0  \u201cThis is why Americans feel so hurt by this particular broken promise. And what many of them want to know is this: Why would Washington Democrats persist with it even after it became clear it was false?  \u00a0  \u201cI think the reasons are simple enough.  \u00a0  \u201cOne, they needed to pass the Obamacare bill; and two, they needed to sell it to a skeptical public.  \u00a0  \u201cAnd neither would have been possible without it.  \u00a0  \u201cIf the President had gone out and told people that if he likes your plan, you get to keep it, it would never have passed. And that\u2019s why the President\u2019s so-called \u201capology\u201d the other night rang so hollow for so many.  \u00a0  \u201cObamacare\u2019s problems run so deep and the broken promises are so pervasive that it is impossible to identify an \u2018easy fix\u2019. It truly ought to be repealed or delayed. But if the President is truly sorry for breaking his promise to the American people, there is a natural place to start: He could support legislation that would help restore these plans to folks who want them back.  \u00a0  \u201cAnd he can act on it as early as this Friday.  \u00a0  \u201cThat\u2019s because the House is expected to send over a bill that would allow Americans to keep the plans they have and want to keep. There\u2019s no reason the President and Senate Democrats should not join Republicans and the American people in supporting it.\r\n\u201cThis doesn\u2019t have to be a partisan battle. These cancellations haven\u2019t discriminated based on party. The people out there who are frustrated and upset at losing their health care plans are Democrats and Republicans. The President can help all of them by backing the bill the House is expected to pass Friday.  \u00a0  \u201cI think that\u2019s basically what Bill Clinton was suggesting yesterday when he said the President should honor the commitment the government made to these folks, even if it means changing the law.  \u00a0  \u201cI\u2019ve had a lot of disagreements with Bill Clinton over the years. But at key moments he was willing to cross party lines. And I think here\u2019s a moment where the American people are expecting President Obama to do the same. Allowing Americans to keep their health plans is a promise Democrats made over, and over, and over again.  \u00a0  \u201cWhether or not they meant it, Democrats promised this much to the American people \u2013 and it\u2019s their duty to make good on what they said. Once the House acts, my conference will be watching closely to see whether the Senate Democrat majority allows a vote and will help us send that bill to the President\u2019s desk. So will the American people.  \u00a0  \u201cSo my message to the President is simple. Mr. President: our constituents are frustrated and they\u2019re upset. You can help. Do the right thing.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=9fb90aeb-e871-4710-a628-3d9e36ee5aed", "McConnell Statement on Obamacare Enrollment Numbers", "2013-11-13", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement regarding the Obamacare enrollment numbers and the millions who\u2019ve lost their health plans as a result of the law:\r\n\u201cEven with the administration\u2019s Enron-like accounting, fewer people have signed up for Obamacare nationwide than the 280,000 who\u2019ve already lost their plan in Kentucky as a result of Obamacare mandates. And today\u2019s enrollment announcement will be cold comfort for the millions who\u2019ve lost the coverage they liked and the millions more facing higher premiums. Only in Washington could placing an item in a virtual shopping cart\u2014without even buying it\u2014count as a sale. If private businesses used that standard, online retailers would be poised to announce their best earnings season in American history.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=d907f7fb-0af1-499d-8320-26e80de2bfc2", "McConnell Congratulates Ford on Continued Growth at the Louisville Assembly Plant", "2013-11-13", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor\u00a0regarding Ford manufacturing in Kentucky: \u201cFord Motor Company has a proud 100-year history of manufacturing in Kentucky. Today, the company announces a new model to be constructed in its Louisville Assembly Plant, further employing yet another generation of Kentuckians. I'd like to congratulate Ford on this development and applaud its continued excellence in manufacturing in the Commonwealth.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://yarmuth.house.gov/press/aca-opponents-would-take-us-back-to-broken-health-care-system/", "ACA Opponents Would Take Us Back to Broken Health Care System", "2013-11-13", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "KY", "John Yarmuth", "Y000062", "yarmuth.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON  In a speech on the House floor this afternoon, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) cited the success of kynect, Kentucky's health care exchange, while warning against a return to a broken health care system.\r\n\r\n\tThe true danger to the more than 42,000 Kentuckians who have gained coverage under the law  and the hundreds of thousands more who will  is what opponents of the law are proposing in its place: A return to the broken system that failed tens of millions of Americans each year, Yarmuth said.\r\n\r\n\r\n\tClick on the image to view the speech.\r\n\r\n\tThe full text of the speech:\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\tMr. Speaker, opponents of the Affordable Care Act in Congress have spent the past few weeks reveling in the problems with the federal exchange website, Healthcare.gov.\r\n\r\n\tIn my state of Kentucky, where we've created our own exchange, we've had tremendous success. As of last week, nearly 415,000 people had explored the website and assessed their options. More than 42,000 are now enrolled in health plans  many of them for the first time.\r\n\r\n\tAnd 843 small businesses have begun applying for coverage for their employees  with 309 of them already eligible to offer coverage to their workers.\r\n\r\n\tWe are six weeks into a six-month open-enrollment period, and while the failures of the federal health care website are frustrating, they are far from fatal.\r\n\r\n\tThe true danger to the more than 42,000 Kentuckians who have gained coverage under the law  and the hundreds of thousands more who will  is what opponents of the law are proposing in its place: A return to the broken system that failed tens of millions of Americans each year.\r\n\r\n\tMr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues and the American people to keep a healthy perspective.\r\n\r\n\tWe did not enact the Affordable Care Act to launch a website. We did it to ensure every American has access to affordable, quality care. And we are on our way to that goal.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://yarmuth.house.gov/press/statement-on-new-line-at-louisville-assembly-plant/", "Statement on New Line at Louisville Assembly Plant", "2013-11-13", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "KY", "John Yarmuth", "Y000062", "yarmuth.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON  Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) issued the following statement on this morning's announcement that Ford would begin producing the new Lincoln MKC sport-utility vehicle at the Louisville Assembly Plant:\r\n\r\n\tLouisville is a national leader in the revitalization of American manufacturing, and Ford has been integral to our success. The addition of a new line at the Louisville Assembly Plant strengthens our community's partnership with Ford and positions us for an even stronger future.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://paul.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=1030", "Sen. Paul Addresses Cadets at The Citadel", "2013-11-12", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "paul.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Services for Kentucky \n\t\t\t\tIt is an absolute honor to represent the people of Kentucky in the United States Senate. One of my responsibilities is to assist individuals with federal agencies. As a resident of Kentucky, you may contact my State Office in Bowling Green at (270) 782-8303 to receive help with any federal government agency.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=1c00deef-be3c-47b2-a541-ff227ac57494", "McConnell Congratulates Archbishop Kurtz", "2013-11-12", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor congratulating Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville on his election as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops:\u201cI\u2019d like to Congratulate Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, the Catholic Archbishop of Louisville, on his election as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Archbishop Kurtz isn\u2019t a native Kentuckian. He\u2019s originally from Pennsylvania. But we\u2019ve adopted him as our own since he was appointed head of the Louisville Archdiocese in June of 2007. I wish him all the best as he seeks to promote the Church\u2019s mission in the United States. Congratulations.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=e4adde5e-205c-4b69-b135-8d9f71f4c7bd", "Senate Democrats Trying to Change the Subject from Obamacare to Judges", "2013-11-12", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor\u00a0regarding the Senate Democrats attempt to focus on D.C. Circuit Court nominations rather than the consequences of Obamacare:\u201cDespite the repeated promises of President Obama, millions of people are losing their health insurance\u2014health insurance they very much liked and were assured they could keep.\u00a0 It has been reported that so far, 3.5 million Americans have lost their health insurance under Obamacare.\u00a0 That includes over a quarter million people in Kentucky, a third of a million people in Florida, and almost a million people in California.\u00a0 \n\u201cThis is a serious problem that the President and Congressional Democrats need to do something about. The obvious answer is repeal.\u00a0 But in the meantime, the legislation offered by Sen. Ron Johnson would help Americans keep the plans they have and like. \n\u201cIf the President and Senate Democrats are serious about helping the millions of Americans who\u2019ve unexpectedly lost their insurance over the past several weeks, then they should support it.\u00a0 Unfortunately, they appear ready to ignore this problem.\u00a0 \n\u201cRather than focusing on keeping their commitment to the American people, they are focusing on things that appeal to their base.\u00a0 Rather than change the law that is causing so many problems for so many, they want to change the subject. \n\u201cAccording to one recent report, our Democratic friends want \u2018to divert as much attention as possible away from the problem-plagued Obamacare rollout at this formative stage of the 2014 campaign.\u2019\u00a0 Which brings us to the vote we will have today.\u00a0 \n\u201cWe will not be voting on legislation to allow Americans to keep their health insurance if they like it, as they were promised again and again.\u00a0 Rather, we will be voting on a nominee to a court that doesn\u2019t have enough work to do.\u00a0 \n\u201cA court so underworked that it regularly cancels oral argument days.\u00a0 \n\u201cA court whose judges tell us that if any more judges were put on the court, there wouldn\u2019t be enough work to go around.\u00a0 \n\u201cA court that is less busy now than it was when Senate Democrats pocket-filibustered President Bush\u2019s nominee to the court, Peter Keisler, for two years.\u00a0 \n\u201cAnd it is less busy based upon the very standards that Democrats themselves set forth when they blocked Mr. Keisler\u2019s nomination.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\u201cBy the way, it is also less busy now than it was then according to an analysis provided by the Chief Judge of that court.\n\u201cThe Senate ought to be spending its time dealing with a real crisis, not a manufactured one.\u00a0 We ought to be dealing with an ill-conceived law that is causing millions of Americans to lose their health insurance.\u00a0 \n\u201cInstead, we will spend our time today on a political exercise designed to distract the American people from the mess that is Obamacare, rather than try to fix it.\n\u201cIf our Democratic colleagues are going to ignore the fact that millions of people are losing their health insurance plans, they should at least be working with us to fill judicial emergencies that actually exist, rather than complaining about fake ones.\u00a0 \n\u201cThere are nominees on the Executive Calendar who would fill actual judicial emergencies, unlike the Pillard nomination.\u00a0 \n\u201cSome of them, in fact, have been pending on the Calendar longer than the Pillard nomination.\u00a0 \n\u201cBut rather than work with us to schedule votes on these nominations in an orderly manner, as we have been doing all year, the Majority prefers to concoct a crisis on the D.C. Circuit so it can try to distract the American people from the failings of Obamacare.\u00a0\u00a0   \u201cUnfortunately, our friends appear to be more concerned with playing politics than with solving actual problems.\n\u201cSo I will be voting no on this afternoon\u2019s political exercise.\u00a0 I hope the Senate will focus on things the American people care about, rather than spend its time trying to distract them.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://yarmuth.house.gov/press/statement-on-veterans-day/", "Statement on Veterans Day", "2013-11-11", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "KY", "John Yarmuth", "Y000062", "yarmuth.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "LOUISVILLE  Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) issued the following statement marking Veterans Day:\r\n\r\n\tEach Veterans Day, we come together to honor those who have sacrificed for our nation's defense, democracy, and prosperity. We step aside from our everyday lives to reflect on and thank all those who make our nation strong. And we are reminded of the obligations we have to our nation's veterans and their families, whose immense sacrifices should never be underappreciated.\r\n\r\n\tThere are more than 22 million veterans in the United States, and nearly 340,000 in our Commonwealth. As we wind down our commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan, hundreds of thousands more are returning home  to loving families, grateful neighbors, and a difficult economy.\r\n\r\n\tEach one of them honored their commitments to our country, and we must keep ours to them  whether that's ensuring access to high-quality health care and higher education or job training and the opportunity to pursue a rewarding career.\r\n\r\n\tAfter fighting for us overseas, no veteran should have to fight for a job here at home. No veteran or their family should go without a roof over their head. No veteran or their family should have to worry about where their next meal will come from.\r\n\r\n\tI am proud to be an ally of Louisville's veterans in Congress, and I will continue fighting to make these priorities a reality for all our veterans and their families.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["http://guthrie.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24&itemid=1369", "Become a Citizen Cosponsor of H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act", "2013-11-08", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Brett Guthrie", "G000558", "guthrie.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "One of the key promises of Obamacare was that if you liked your health insurance plan, you could keep it. \u201cNo matter what.\u201d But as NBC News now reports, \u201cmillions of Americans are getting\u2026cancellation letters for their health insurance under Obamacare.\u201d\u00a0 While the administration sticks to its broken promises, I have joined Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) in introducing the Keep Your Health Plan Act to provide peace of mind to Americans across the country who are currently receiving insurance termination notices. The House of Representatives will vote on this next week.\r\n\r\n\tYou can make your voice heard by becoming a Citizen Cosponsor of H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act. Cosponsor.gov is an innovative platform that brings the American people into the legislative process. Users log in via Facebook and can show their support for issues they care about by becoming a Citizen Cosponsor of that bill. Citizen cosponsors are then updated on the status of their bills as they move through the various stages of the legislative process.\r\n\r\n\tH.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act, would allow health insurance plans currently available on the individual market to be offered next year. Additionally, the bill would allow Americans the choice to continue enrolling in those plans without being penalized under the individual mandate.\r\n\r\n\tBecome a Citizen Cosponsor of H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act here.\r\n\r\n\tFacing hardships as a result of the health law? 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