Press Releases

WILLIAMSBURG, KY (August 25, 2026) – U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) joined Kentucky Senate President Roberts Stivers and State Rep. Nick Wilson at the Williamsburg Tourism and Convention Center on Tuesday to deliver funding for local infrastructure projects in Whitley County. Congressman Rogers delivered a $3 million check to Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison and Whitley County Judge Executive Pat White for the water improvement project in Downtown Williamsburg. Congressman Rogers secured the funding through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 531 Program, created exclusively to ex

Monticello, KY – U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) joined state and local officials for a ground-breaking ceremony at his high school alma mater, the former Wayne County High School’s AJ Lloyd Building. The building will be renovated into a new outdoor community center and farmer’s market. Another building on-site will become the new home of Provalus, a technology company that will be able to expand from 140 to 200 jobs in Monticello. The estimated cost to renovate the AJ Lloyd Building is $4.7 million. Congressman Rogers secured $4 million in federal Community Project Funding in 2024. “Th

MICHIGAN – House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) this week joined the annual Michigan Farm Bureau Dinner on the Farm at Zwerk & Sons Farms to highlight the benefits of the Working Families Tax Cuts for Michigan farmers and to discuss ongoing work to pass a long-term Farm Bill. Attendees included House Agriculture Committee Vice Chairman Austin Scott (R-Ga.); Matt Frostic of Frostic Farms and the National Corn Growers Association; Mike Noll of Noll Farms and Michigan Farm Bureau; and Michigan Farm Bureau President Ben LaCross. “It was a rewarding evening of honest discus

Including $2 Million for New Northern McCreary Firehouse WHITLEY CITY, KY – U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) joined Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers and State Rep. Ken Upchurch at the McCreary County Courthouse on Tuesday to deliver federal and state funds for local projects in McCreary County. Congressman Rogers presented a federal check for $2 million in Community Project Funding to McCreary County Judge Executive Jimmie “Bevo” Greene and Fire Chief Tim Perry for construction of the new Northern McCreary County Firehouse. “I’m proud to support our first responders who stand on t

Targeted tax relief would help address mariner recruitment and retention challenges and strengthen national readiness WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), joined by Representatives Tom Suozzi (NY-3), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), and Brendan Boyle (PA-2), introduced the bipartisan American Mariner Tax Fairness Act, legislation to strengthen America’s merchant mariner workforce by providing targeted tax relief to qualifying U.S. mariners serving aboard U.S.-flag vessels in international trade. America’s U.S.-flag deep-sea fleet has declined from roughly 1,100 oceangoing