Guthrie explains vote on AIG bonus bill in weekly update

U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie was one of 85 Republican members of the House that voted Thursday in favor of a bill to levy a 90-percent tax on the recent bonuses doled out to AIG executives.
In his weekly update to constituents, Guthrie calls the $165 million package of bonuses to the insurance industry giant that has [...]

Reactions to Obama’s address

Here are a couple of official statements from Kentucky’s elected officials following President Barack Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night.
From U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell -
“Tonight Kentuckians and all Americans were proud eyewitnesses to history as an African-American president addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time.
“Over the years, there [...]

State’s top Republicans in Bowling Green tonight

Some of the state’s top Republicans will be in Bowling Green tonight for the Warren County GOP’s Lincoln Day dinner. 
Among the elected officials attending are Bowling Green’s U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie, who began his first term in Congress last month, and both of Kentucky’s U.S. senators – Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning. 
Given that there has [...]

Guthrie among GOP members targeted by DCCC over stimulus package vote

U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie, a Bowling Green Republican who began his first term in Congress last month, is among a group of GOP lawmakers targeted in a round of radio ads offered by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, according to the Washington Post. 
Chris Cillizza with the paper’s “The Fix” blog is reporting that the ads are [...]

Guthrie to be top Republican on U.S. House education subcommittee

U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie of Bowling Green has been named the top Republican on a U.S. House education subcommittee.
Guthrie, a freshman congressman, recently received his committee assignments, and will be serving on the Education and Labor Committee along with the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. 
According to a release Thursday from Guthrie’s office, Guthrie will serve as [...]

Guthrie receives committee assignments

New U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie received his committee assignments last week and has been named to serve on the Republican Whip Team in Congress. 
Guthrie, the Bowling Green Republican who replaces Ron Lewis this year as Kentucky’s 2nd District congressman, didn’t receive his top choice – the Armed Services Committee – but was named to the [...]

Guthrie’s first day in Congress

The Courier-Journal’s James Carroll has an article today about new 2nd District Congressman Brett Guthrie’s first day in the U.S. House. 
Along with being sworn in, the day included bumping into U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, a veteran of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. 
Carroll noted that Guthrie, a Bowling Green Republican, could hear [...]

Guthrie to speak at Owensboro City Commission meeting

U.S. Rep.-elect Brett Guthrie will be speaking at the Owensboro City Commission meeting Tuesday night. 
Next month Guthrie, a Bowling Green state senator, will fill the seat left vacant by U.S. Rep. Ron Lewis, the Cecilia Republican who has held the seat for 14 years and is retiring. 
Guthrie, also a Republican, beat fellow state Sen. David [...]

Yarmuth bids farewell to Lewis

James Carroll with the Courier-Journal is reporting that U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth of Louisville took time this week to bid farewell to fellow federal lawmaker Ron Lewis, a Cecilia Republican. 
Lewis is retiring after seven terms in the U.S. House and will be replaced next year by Brett Guthrie, the Bowling Green state senator and Republican [...]

Guthrie outspent Boswell in 2nd District race

Republican Brett Guthrie outspent David Boswell by nearly $400,000 in his successful run against the Sorgho Democrat in Kentucky’s 2nd Congressional this year.
Campaign finance reports filed within the last week show that Guthrie, a state senator from Bowling Green, shelled out $1.2 million during the campaign, with almost all of that spent since May. 
Boswell, also [...]