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May 26, 2021 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Reps. Courtney and Thompson Lead Bipartisan Effort to Ensure Schools Retain Freedom to Provide Variety of Healthy Milk Options Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
May 18, 2021 Guthrie, Crow, Burgess, and Eshoo Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Establish the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program Rep. Steven Guthrie, ...
May 14, 2021 U.S. Congressman Andy Barr Introduces Bills to Combat Chinese Communist Party Rep. Andy Barr
May 11, 2021 Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act of 2021 Rep. Steven Guthrie
April 30, 2021 Letter to Dr. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Senate Republicans to Biden Education Department: Withdraw Proposal to Skew U.S. History and Civics Toward "a Politicized and Divisive Agenda" Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 30, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Hagerty, Senate Republicans Urge Education Secretary to Withdraw Proposal to Skew U.S. History and Civics Toward "a Politicized and Divisive Agenda" Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
April 30, 2021 Tweet - "A number of Senate Republicans wrote President Biden's @USEdGov today opposing a new proposal to skew civics and U.S. history toward activist indoctrination that is designed to push Americans apart. Our kids deserve the best. Read our letter:" Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 26, 2021 Guthrie Reintroduces Success for Rural Students and Communities Act Rep. Steven Guthrie
March 19, 2021 Tweet - "The science on getting kids back in school is crystal clear. Every day the Biden Administration does not urge schools to reopen safely right now with simple precautions, the most vulnerable kids pay the price." Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 15, 2021 Coronavirus Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 10, 2021 Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces SCHOOL Act Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Feb. 25, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform - Comer & Oversight Republicans Call for Hearings on Child Welfare & Reopening Schools Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Feb. 25, 2021 McConnell Announces Nearly $269 Million in Additional Boost for Kentucky Colleges and Universities Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 24, 2021 Coronavirus Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 24, 2021 Tweet - "Only about 1% of the Democrats' partisan plan goes to vaccines. Only about 5% of its K-12 funding would even go out this fiscal year. Democrats are not addressing the urgent needs of a re-opening America. They started with a preconceived liberal wish-list and worked backwards." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 23, 2021 Coronavirus Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 23, 2021 Tweet - "The facts are clear: In-person schooling is essential for kids and can be safe. France and Spain have been doing it. The U.K. will have kids back in two weeks. A study from our own CDC last month found that schools can operate safely. Why won't Democrats accept the science?" Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 18, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Griffith, Energy and Commerce Republican Leaders Question CDC Director on Shifting School Guidance Rep. Steven Guthrie, ...
Feb. 10, 2021 Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Rep. Steel Joins House Republicans Urging Biden to Open Our Nation's Schools Rep. Steven Guthrie, ...
Feb. 8, 2021 Rep. Massie Introduces Bill to Abolish Federal Department of Education Rep. Thomas Massie
Feb. 4, 2021 Guthrie Reintroduces Bipartisan Bills to Promote Apprenticeships Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Feb. 4, 2021 Tweet - "Pres. Biden's own scientists agree school appears to be quite safe and we should get our kids back. Congress sent massive sums for K-12 schools in 2020. Hardly any of it has been spent yet. Federal funding is not the issue. It's Big Labor moving the goalposts on kids & parents." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Feb. 3, 2021 Tweet - "Science has spoken and the evidence is clear: It is time to get kids back in school. Experts say that with basic precautions, risks of transmission are low. And the costs of the online-only approach for kids are very high." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 27, 2021 Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Introduce Student Empowerment Act to Expand School Choice for All Americans Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Nov. 17, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans have tried for weeks to pass another targeted rescue package. It would send hundreds of billions of dollars to schools, unemployment aid, another round of the job-saving PPP, and healthcare. Democrats repeatedly blocked it all. Let's hope they let us make law soon." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 24, 2020 Tweet - "More coronavirus resources are on the way to Kentucky. With the help of @HHSGov & @usedgov , Kentucky students & teachers will receive more than two million masks. One of the most important things we can do to protect ourselves & others is to wear a mask." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 23, 2020 Senator McConnell Announces Kentucky Schools to Receive Over Two Million Face Masks from Trump Administration Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Democrats just used the filibuster -- which they say they dislike -- to kill another coronavirus relief package. Unemployment benefits. PPP. Testing. Vaccines. School funding. Protections for people with pre-existing conditions. Every Democrat just voted to block it all." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 23, 2020 Barr-led American Worker Task Force Releases Report to "Reclaim American Dream," for Middle-Class Americans Rep. Andy Barr
Sept. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Washington Democrats have now blocked two separate proposals to provide hundreds of billions of dollars for safe schools, jobs, and healthcare. They just do not want American families getting more help before the election. Pure cynicism." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Every Senate Democrat just voted against hundreds of billions of dollars of COVID-19 relief. They blocked money for schools, testing, vaccines, unemployment insurance, and the Paycheck Protection Program. Their goal is clear: No help for American families before the election." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 10, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate is voting today on COVID-19 relief. Hundreds of billions more dollars to make schools safe for kids, to keep workers getting paid, and to invest in treatments and vaccines. American families will see exactly which Senators want to send them more bipartisan help." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans will not let Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer kill COVID relief behind closed doors without putting every Senator on the record. Tomorrow, we'll vote to protect workers' paychecks, keep kids safe in school, and win the healthcare fight against the virus." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 9, 2020 Tweet - "The coronavirus doesn't care about our election. But it's clear that's all Democrats care about. Look at the facts and ask each Democrat what in the proposal that we're voting on tomorrow they actually disagree with. More historic funding for schools? Jobs? Healthcare?" Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 8, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans have built yet another effort to help Americans. Money for schools. Resources for parents. Testing. Vaccines. Another round of the job-saving PPP. And more. The Senate will be voting this week. The nation will see who's serious about making law for American families." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 1, 2020 USDA Extends School Nutrition Waiver at McConnell's Request Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 1, 2020 The Hill - Protecting COVID research at American universities from foreign hackers Rep. Andy Barr, ...
Aug. 26, 2020 Letter to The Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Murphy Joins Republican Members to Send Letter Urging USDA to Give Schools Flexibility Needed to Feed Students During COVID Rep. Steven Guthrie, ...
Aug. 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the US Dept. of Agriculture - Hagedorn Joins Effort Urging USDA to Allow Needed Flexibility for Schools to Feed Students Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Aug. 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Senator Collins Urges USDA to Continue School Meal Flexibility Waivers for Maine Students Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
Aug. 17, 2020 Icymi: Dr. Rand Paul's School Act Introduced in U.S. House by Rep. Chip Roy Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 COMER PROBES ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL SCHOOL REOPENING ORDERS Rep. Jamie Comer
Aug. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Foxx, Oversight Republicans Probe One-Size-Fits-All School Reopening Orders Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 Tweet - "No family in middle America is saying: "Thank goodness the Democrats are blocking cash payments to me, money for my kids' schools, and money for vaccines until Manhattan millionaires get a tax cut!" What American families everywhere want is an outcome." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Aug. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Because of Democrats' obstruction, the extra federal unemployment aid expired. The PPP is closed with no second round in sight. No new money for testing or schools. No second round of checks to families. Democrats held all this hostage for non-COVID-related liberal priorities." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Aug. 5, 2020 The Hill - "A Plan to Empower Parents, Increase Education Options as an Uncertain School Year Looms" Sen. Rand Paul
July 31, 2020 Tweet - "ICYMI: I joined @FoxNews @marthamaccallum to continue discussing Senate Republicans' efforts to help get kids back in school, put workers back on the clock, and equip our healthcare heroes to finish the fight." Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 30, 2020 Tweet - "ICYMI: I joined @JudyWoodruff on @NewsHour to discuss the importance of helping schools and employers safely reopen, and delivering new relief to working families in need. For the country's sake, Democrats need to come to the table." Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "We have produced a tailored and targeted bill that will address each of the three distinct crises facing our country: Getting kids back in school, getting workers back to work, and winning the healthcare fight against the virus. Kids, jobs, and healthcare." Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 23, 2020 Executive Session Sen. Mitch McConnell
Date Title Politician
May 26, 2021 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Reps. Courtney and Thompson Lead Bipartisan Effort to Ensure Schools Retain Freedom to Provide Variety of Healthy Milk Options Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
May 18, 2021 Guthrie, Crow, Burgess, and Eshoo Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Establish the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program Rep.Steven Guthrie, ...
May 14, 2021 U.S. Congressman Andy Barr Introduces Bills to Combat Chinese Communist Party Rep.Andy Barr
May 11, 2021 Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act of 2021 Rep.Steven Guthrie
April 30, 2021 Letter to Dr. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Senate Republicans to Biden Education Department: Withdraw Proposal to Skew U.S. History and Civics Toward "a Politicized and Divisive Agenda" Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 30, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Hagerty, Senate Republicans Urge Education Secretary to Withdraw Proposal to Skew U.S. History and Civics Toward "a Politicized and Divisive Agenda" Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
April 30, 2021 Tweet - "A number of Senate Republicans wrote President Biden's @USEdGov today opposing a new proposal to skew civics and U.S. history toward activist indoctrination that is designed to push Americans apart. Our kids deserve the best. Read our letter:" Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 26, 2021 Guthrie Reintroduces Success for Rural Students and Communities Act Rep.Steven Guthrie
March 19, 2021 Tweet - "The science on getting kids back in school is crystal clear. Every day the Biden Administration does not urge schools to reopen safely right now with simple precautions, the most vulnerable kids pay the price." Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 15, 2021 Coronavirus Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 10, 2021 Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces SCHOOL Act Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Feb. 25, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform - Comer & Oversight Republicans Call for Hearings on Child Welfare & Reopening Schools Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Feb. 25, 2021 McConnell Announces Nearly $269 Million in Additional Boost for Kentucky Colleges and Universities Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 24, 2021 Coronavirus Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 24, 2021 Tweet - "Only about 1% of the Democrats' partisan plan goes to vaccines. Only about 5% of its K-12 funding would even go out this fiscal year. Democrats are not addressing the urgent needs of a re-opening America. They started with a preconceived liberal wish-list and worked backwards." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 23, 2021 Coronavirus Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 23, 2021 Tweet - "The facts are clear: In-person schooling is essential for kids and can be safe. France and Spain have been doing it. The U.K. will have kids back in two weeks. A study from our own CDC last month found that schools can operate safely. Why won't Democrats accept the science?" Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 18, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Griffith, Energy and Commerce Republican Leaders Question CDC Director on Shifting School Guidance Rep.Steven Guthrie, ...
Feb. 10, 2021 Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Rep. Steel Joins House Republicans Urging Biden to Open Our Nation's Schools Rep.Steven Guthrie, ...
Feb. 8, 2021 Rep. Massie Introduces Bill to Abolish Federal Department of Education Rep.Thomas Massie
Feb. 4, 2021 Guthrie Reintroduces Bipartisan Bills to Promote Apprenticeships Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Feb. 4, 2021 Tweet - "Pres. Biden's own scientists agree school appears to be quite safe and we should get our kids back. Congress sent massive sums for K-12 schools in 2020. Hardly any of it has been spent yet. Federal funding is not the issue. It's Big Labor moving the goalposts on kids & parents." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Feb. 3, 2021 Tweet - "Science has spoken and the evidence is clear: It is time to get kids back in school. Experts say that with basic precautions, risks of transmission are low. And the costs of the online-only approach for kids are very high." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 27, 2021 Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Introduce Student Empowerment Act to Expand School Choice for All Americans Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Nov. 17, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans have tried for weeks to pass another targeted rescue package. It would send hundreds of billions of dollars to schools, unemployment aid, another round of the job-saving PPP, and healthcare. Democrats repeatedly blocked it all. Let's hope they let us make law soon." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 24, 2020 Tweet - "More coronavirus resources are on the way to Kentucky. With the help of @HHSGov & @usedgov , Kentucky students & teachers will receive more than two million masks. One of the most important things we can do to protect ourselves & others is to wear a mask." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 23, 2020 Senator McConnell Announces Kentucky Schools to Receive Over Two Million Face Masks from Trump Administration Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Senate Democrats just used the filibuster -- which they say they dislike -- to kill another coronavirus relief package. Unemployment benefits. PPP. Testing. Vaccines. School funding. Protections for people with pre-existing conditions. Every Democrat just voted to block it all." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 23, 2020 Barr-led American Worker Task Force Releases Report to "Reclaim American Dream," for Middle-Class Americans Rep.Andy Barr
Sept. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Washington Democrats have now blocked two separate proposals to provide hundreds of billions of dollars for safe schools, jobs, and healthcare. They just do not want American families getting more help before the election. Pure cynicism." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Every Senate Democrat just voted against hundreds of billions of dollars of COVID-19 relief. They blocked money for schools, testing, vaccines, unemployment insurance, and the Paycheck Protection Program. Their goal is clear: No help for American families before the election." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 10, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate is voting today on COVID-19 relief. Hundreds of billions more dollars to make schools safe for kids, to keep workers getting paid, and to invest in treatments and vaccines. American families will see exactly which Senators want to send them more bipartisan help." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans will not let Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer kill COVID relief behind closed doors without putting every Senator on the record. Tomorrow, we'll vote to protect workers' paychecks, keep kids safe in school, and win the healthcare fight against the virus." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 9, 2020 Tweet - "The coronavirus doesn't care about our election. But it's clear that's all Democrats care about. Look at the facts and ask each Democrat what in the proposal that we're voting on tomorrow they actually disagree with. More historic funding for schools? Jobs? Healthcare?" Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 8, 2020 Tweet - "Republicans have built yet another effort to help Americans. Money for schools. Resources for parents. Testing. Vaccines. Another round of the job-saving PPP. And more. The Senate will be voting this week. The nation will see who's serious about making law for American families." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 1, 2020 USDA Extends School Nutrition Waiver at McConnell's Request Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 1, 2020 The Hill - Protecting COVID research at American universities from foreign hackers Rep.Andy Barr, ...
Aug. 26, 2020 Letter to The Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Murphy Joins Republican Members to Send Letter Urging USDA to Give Schools Flexibility Needed to Feed Students During COVID Rep.Steven Guthrie, ...
Aug. 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the US Dept. of Agriculture - Hagedorn Joins Effort Urging USDA to Allow Needed Flexibility for Schools to Feed Students Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Aug. 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Senator Collins Urges USDA to Continue School Meal Flexibility Waivers for Maine Students Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
Aug. 17, 2020 Icymi: Dr. Rand Paul's School Act Introduced in U.S. House by Rep. Chip Roy Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 COMER PROBES ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL SCHOOL REOPENING ORDERS Rep.Jamie Comer
Aug. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Foxx, Oversight Republicans Probe One-Size-Fits-All School Reopening Orders Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 Tweet - "No family in middle America is saying: "Thank goodness the Democrats are blocking cash payments to me, money for my kids' schools, and money for vaccines until Manhattan millionaires get a tax cut!" What American families everywhere want is an outcome." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Aug. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Because of Democrats' obstruction, the extra federal unemployment aid expired. The PPP is closed with no second round in sight. No new money for testing or schools. No second round of checks to families. Democrats held all this hostage for non-COVID-related liberal priorities." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Aug. 5, 2020 The Hill - "A Plan to Empower Parents, Increase Education Options as an Uncertain School Year Looms" Sen.Rand Paul
July 31, 2020 Tweet - "ICYMI: I joined @FoxNews @marthamaccallum to continue discussing Senate Republicans' efforts to help get kids back in school, put workers back on the clock, and equip our healthcare heroes to finish the fight." Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 30, 2020 Tweet - "ICYMI: I joined @JudyWoodruff on @NewsHour to discuss the importance of helping schools and employers safely reopen, and delivering new relief to working families in need. For the country's sake, Democrats need to come to the table." Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 27, 2020 Tweet - "We have produced a tailored and targeted bill that will address each of the three distinct crises facing our country: Getting kids back in school, getting workers back to work, and winning the healthcare fight against the virus. Kids, jobs, and healthcare." Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 23, 2020 Executive Session Sen.Mitch McConnell
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