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October 16, 2026
(October 16, 2026) - Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey, the only Democrat in Kentucky’s congressional delegation, spoke with reporters ahead of Trump’s rally in Northern Kentucky tomorrow and called out the President’s planned visit to a state he won by 30 points to sell an economy Kentucky families already know is failing them. New data shows the average household in Kentucky has paid more than $4,100 extra for everyday essentials since Trump took office. “The President should have to answer… Continue Reading
September 30, 2026This morning, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), Co-Chair of the Congressional Bourbon Caucus and Kentucky’s only Democrat in Congress, joined Ali Vitali to sound the alarm on Trump’s newest Canadian import ban and the Canadian boycotts and de facto trade bans still hammering Kentucky bourbon. McGarvey has been a vocal critic of Trump’s trade war with Canada, which buys more Kentucky spirits than any other country, and warned that the bans will further damage the state’s $9 billion signature … Continue Reading
August 14, 2026(August 14, 2026) - Today, Representatives Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led 69 Congressional Democrats in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) calling on the Trump administration to withdraw its new rule allowing asylum officers to reject an affirmative asylum seeker’s case without an interview and refer him or her directly to immigration court for deportation proceedings. The rule comes as ICE ramps up arrests of individuals at airports, including tho… Continue Reading
September 30, 2025
(September 30, 2025) - This week, Representatives Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) and Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) introduced the Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to expedite the flight training process for veterans by removing the one-year requirement for accessing their GI Bill benefits. Currently, under the GI Bill, a student can only take out $26,000 during an academic year, so once those funds run out, students are forced to wait until the next academic year to resume their flight training or pay costly out-of-pocket tuition fees. Congressman McGarvey said, “The cost of educational training should never be a barrier for anyone ready to take the next step in … Continue Reading
May 21, 2025Today, 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