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July 03, 2025
Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey, a member of the House Budget Committee, condemned passage of the Republican budget. Congressman McGarvey voted against the budget after debating the bill at 4:00am on the House floor. Click here to download video of his debate remarks. “This Republican budget is a slap in the face to Kentucky and all of rural America. It will kick millions of Americans off their health insurance, take food away from Kentucky families, kids, and seniors, and add trillions to t… Continue Reading
June 26, 2025Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin raising the alarm about a sharp spike in forever chemicals detected in the Ohio River, which is downstream of notorious polluters like the Chemours Washington Works Plant. Data from Louisville Water shows that in November 2024, detected levels of the PFAS chemical GenX spiked dramatically, jumping from under 5 parts per trillion (ppt) to over 50 ppt. Studies have revealed that GenX consumption can have adverse effe… Continue Reading
June 26, 2025Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey cosponsored a Congressional War Powers Resolution directing Donald Trump “to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.” Congressman McGarvey said earlier this week: “On behalf of all Louisvillians, I am fighting to ensure American safety and security and that our top priority is peace and not another endless war." CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PDF Full text: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remov… Continue Reading
May 21, 2025
Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) released the following statement on the Trump DOJ’s decision to abandon Louisville's consent decree: “I am appalled and deeply disappointed by the Trump administration’s decision to abandon Louisville’s consent decree and undermine years of hard work by our community, law enforcement, and city officials. “Despite the Trump DOJ’s short-sightedness and lack of moral clarity, I share Mayor Greenberg and Chief Humphrey’s commitment to implementing reform… Continue Reading
April 30, 2025President Donald Trump declared victory this week as he marked 100 days into his second term. “This is the best, they say, hundred-day start of any president in history and everyone is saying it,” Trump said Tuesday, April 29 in Michigan. “We’ve just gotten started.” Rep. Andy Barr, R-Lexington, who recently launched a bid to replace outgoing Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in 2026, said the president is delivering on promises many of his constituents voted for. “They wanted this agenda,” B… Continue Reading
April 23, 2025Rep. Morgan McGarvey came to Louisville's Beecher Terrace housing development on April 23 to ease concerns from constituents about threats to Social Security, vowing to do all he can to protect the financial safety net. But as President Donald Trump's second term nears its 100th day, the two-term Democratic congressman acknowledged he has his own worries about the future of the program that he said serves nearly 150,000 people in Jefferson County. When someone in the audience asked whether Tru… Continue Reading