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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

Every life lost to an overdose is a tragedy, but every life saved is a reason to keep fighting. August is Overdose Awareness Month, which is an opportunity to remember the Arkansans and Americans we have lost to the overdose crisis while recognizing the progress we are making to prevent future tragedies. Overdose deaths are declining nationally, signaling that our efforts to address this crisis are working thanks to innovative steps being taken by communities nationwide, including our own. But we cannot mistake progress for victory. Fentanyl and other opioids continue to threaten families and