Press Releases

U.S. Representatives Brian Mast (FL-21) introduced a resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 25, 2026 as “National Estuaries Week.”

I was back in Washington for another busy week!

Washington, D.C.–Today, Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) introduced the Tropospheric Ozone Research Act of 2026 to fund multi-year scientific research on the warming effects of tropospheric ozone. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced companion legislation in the Senate earlier this year. Unlike the ozone layer that protects the Earth from UV radiation, tropospheric ozone is a major air pollutant and potent greenhouse gas found near the surface of the Earth. It causes an estimated 500,000 premature deaths and up to 26 percent losse

I was back in Washington for another busy week of votes.

Lexington, KY — Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr welcomed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz to Kentucky to meet with doctors and medical providers in Lexington. Prior to the meeting with physicians, Administrator Oz confirmed that Kentucky rural hospitals are eligible to receive funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding. Governor Andy Beshear falsely claimed that rural hospitals were ineligible to receive funding from the RHTP program administered by CMS. Congressman Barr challenged Beshear to start using this money to rura