Press Releases
WASHINGTON– Today, in a letter to the White House and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) called on President Trump to instruct FEMA to direct all incoming equipment from “Project Air Bridge” to the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS).
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3), issued the statement below regarding Senator Mitch McConnell’s recent remarks making clear that he’d rather state and local governments go bankrupt than provide them with federal aid:
WASHINGTON– Today, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) called on President Trump to fully invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) to meet the dire need for personal protective equipment (PPE) here in Kentucky and across the country.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. John Yarmuth (D-KY) and Andy Barr (R-KY) are spearheading a bipartisan effort to cut red tape at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and allow producers of distilled spirits to continue to manufacture hand sanitizer with current supplies in response to shortages created by the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
LOUISVILLE– Today, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3), Chairman of the House Budget Committee, released the statement below following House passage of H.R. 748, The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, with overwhelming bipartisan support:
LOUISVILLE– Today, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3), Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Bourbon Caucus, called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to immediately clarify their guidelines to allow America’s distilled spirits industry to produce hand sanitizer and disinfectant sprays to combat the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
LOUISVILLE – Today, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will now be offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Kentucky small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Washington, D.C.— Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement:
LOUISVILLE – Tonight at 6:00pm ET, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) will hold a Town Hall event to discuss gun violence prevention in the auditorium at Atherton High School.