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Congressman Morgan McGarvey speaks at Rotary Club of Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Representative Morgan McGarvey visited the Rotary Club of Louisville on Thursday. He spoke on a range of topics while answering questions from those who were in attendance. One topic he highlighted was his positive outlook on making progress and working together to improve our nation altogether. “We’ve got to come together and listen,” McGarvey said. “To me, bipartisanship does not mean to agree. It means to listen. To listen to each other, to hear what the problems … Continue Reading
June 28, 2023
Congressman Morgan McGarvey visits Family and Children’s Place
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Congressman Morgan McGarvey visited the Family and Children’s Place on Wednesday for a tour of the Kosair for Kids Child Advocacy Center (CAC). When a child is reported to be a victim of abuse, neglect or maltreatment, the child and non-offending caregiver are referred to the CAC by Child Protective Services or law enforcement. The CAC is a nationally recognized model with staff being co-located with LMPD’s Office for Sexual and Physical Investigations Unit, CPS, … Continue Reading
June 27, 2023
Kentucky receives $1.1B in federal funds to provide high-speed internet for all
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear believes $1.1 billion will be enough to provide every Kentuckian with high-speed internet access. It's the largest federal grant funding for high-speed internet that the state has ever received. The federal grant comes as part of the Biden administration's Broadband Equity, Access and Development Program, which aims to provide all Americans with affordable and reliable internet access by 2030. Beshear was joined by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, … Continue Reading
June 25, 2023
Politicians, groups react to year anniversary of Roe v. Wade reversal
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - In 1973, Roe v. Wade would go on to pave the way for half a century of protecting a woman’s right to an abortion. On June 24, 2022, Roe v. Wade was overturned. The country erupted in protest and cheers one year ago when the supreme court removed the federal protection of a woman’s access to abortion. The judges said the decision was meant to put the abortion issue back into the hands of individual states. Kentucky is one of the states where the procedure is banned, … Continue Reading
June 15, 2023
Rep. McGarvey has plenty to celebrate in first Congressional Baseball Game
Morgan McGarvey is relatively new to Congress, but the U.S. representative from Louisville is already sending a message in Washington, D.C. - don't give him anything easy over the plate. McGarvey, the 43-year-old Democrat elected last November to replace John Yarmuth in the U.S. House of Representatives, had an impressive single in his lone at-bat and scored a run Wednesday night in The Congressional Baseball Game, an annual contest pitting red against blue on the diamond for one night each … Continue Reading
June 15, 2023
Morgan McGarvey sports Bellarmine jersey in Congressional Baseball Game
WASHINGTON — There was some Kentucky representation in this year's Congressional Baseball Game. Each year, Republicans and Democrats take their rivalry to the mound in Washington, D.C., for charity. And this year, Democratic Congressman Morgan McGarvey, who represents most of Louisville, was the only Kentucky politician to step up to the plate. He saw some action, too, getting a base hit in the fifth inning. But that couldn't save the Dems, who ultimately lost to Republicans … Continue Reading
June 14, 2023
Louisville Rep. McGarvey suits up for Congressional Baseball Game
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Washington lawmakers traded the podium for the batter's box on Wednesday. Louisville's freshman congressman, Rep. Morgan McGarvey, played for the Democrats in this year's Congressional Baseball Game. Each member of Congress chooses a jersey from their hometown. McGarvey wore a Bellarmine jersey in honor of his high school friend BJ Treece. Treece pitched for Bellarmine, and died from cancer in 2014. "You really get to know people. I think that's one of the best … Continue Reading
June 14, 2023
Congressman McGarvey introduces bill that would refund certain duties for distilleries
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Wednesday was National Bourbon Day and Congress was showing support for Kentucky distillers. Congressman Morgan McGarvey introduced a bipartisan bill known as the Duty Drawback Clarification Act. The measure would refund certain duties, taxes and fees paid by whiskey distillers to export their products. "Bourbon is America’s spirit — it must be made in the United States, and 95 percent of it is made in Kentucky," Rep. McGarvey said in a news release. "But bourbon and other … Continue Reading
June 09, 2023
Congressman McGarvey, Sen. Paul speak on preventing mass shootings
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Now a freshman in the U.S. House of Representatives, Morgan McGarvey is hopeful Congress can pass legislation to help address mass shootings. McGarvey knew two of the victims in the Old National Bank shooting in Louisville, in which five were killed and eight were injured. "As more communities are just ripped apart through senseless gun violence, you see people saying, what can we do?" McGarvey said. The Louisville Democrat supports expanding mental health services and … Continue Reading
June 02, 2023
Congressman Morgan McGarvey meets with veterans in PRP
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Congressman Morgan McGarvey was in Pleasure Ridge Park Friday morning meeting with some local veterans. McGarvey got a tour of the VA’s Greenwood Community Based Outpatient Clinic on Dixie Highway and met with some of the patients. The clinic is open Monday through Friday. It offers primary care, mental health care, women’s services, pharmacy services and more. The clinic serves more than 8,000 local veterans. McGarvey’s visit came hours after lawmakers finally … Continue Reading
May 31, 2023
McGarvey went from ‘flying blind’ as a staffer to a climate warrior in Congress
Democratic Rep. Morgan McGarvey’s brief congressional staffing career began with a nine-hour-plus drive from former Rep. Ben Chandler’s special election night celebration in Richmond, Ky. It was Feb. 17, 2004, and Chandler had said: “If I get elected, we’re going to have somebody in the office in Washington the next morning answering phones,” McGarvey recalled. It was McGarvey’s second attempt to get Chandler, a Democrat, elected to office, the first being Chandler’s run for governor. But the … Continue Reading
May 26, 2023
Watterson Elementary brings in guest speakers for Leadership Day
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Kids will be out of the classroom for the next few months, but their schools are making sure they don’t forget what they’ve learned about building character while they’re gone Watterson Elementary hosted a leadership day on Friday and invited people from all walks of life to talk about what defines a leader. Representative Morgan Mcgarvey talked to some 5th graders, who told WAVE News what they learned from him. “You can be your own leader,” Za’Riyaa Wright said. … Continue Reading
May 13, 2023
Kentucky lawmakers discuss debt ceiling standoff
WASHINGTON — A planned meeting Friday between President Joe Biden and congressional leaders to negotiate raising the government’s borrowing limit was postponed. The congressional leaders will now meet with the president early next week. The group only has a few weeks to strike a deal or the government will default on what it owes. Members of the Kentucky delegation are weighing in on the debt ceiling standoff. The White House said that the debt ceiling should be raised without any other … Continue Reading
May 04, 2023
Barr and McGarvey team up on horse racing legislation
WASHINGTON — With horse racing’s marquee event, the Kentucky Derby, taking place Saturday, two Kentucky lawmakers are making a push for legislation designed to help those who take part in the sport. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., of Lexington, where the Keeneland racetrack is located, and Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky., of Louisville, which is home to Churchill Downs, are working together on two measures that would provide more favorable tax benefits to racehorse owners. “The bills we are talking about … Continue Reading
April 28, 2023
Democrats push for stricter gun safety regulations
WASHINGTON — Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky., stood with a Louisville trauma surgeon, House Democratic leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and members of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force demanding change Thursday. Drafting stricter gun safety legislation that can pass both chambers will be difficult with Republicans in control of the House, but McGarvey, the only Democrat in Kentucky’s congressional delegation, said that “doing nothing is not working.” “That’s why Democrats are out here … Continue Reading
April 28, 2023
Ky. congressmen introduce bill incentivizing equine industry
Two members of Kentucky’s Congressional delegation introduced two pieces of bipartisan legislation on Thursday that are designed to incentivize Kentucky’s signature equine industry. Congressmen Andy Barr, R-Lexington, and Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville, joined forces on the two measures. The Racehorse Cost Recovery Act of 2023 would make the three-year depreciation schedule permanent for racehorses, regardless of their age when put into service. Currently, Congress must reauthorize this … Continue Reading
April 27, 2023
State officials, health care leaders speak at Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in DC
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - With more than 50 people shot and killed in Louisville in 2023, Ky. Congressman Morgan McGarvey joined health officials to address the violence crisis within the city and the commonwealth. McGarvey was joined in Washington D.C. by UofL Health Chief Medical Officer and trauma surgeon Dr. Jason Smith in an attempt to discuss with House Republicans to create and pass legislation to address gun violence. Smith said he wants discussions on gun violence to continue for all … Continue Reading
April 26, 2023
Ky. congressman Morgan McGarvey introduces bill aiming to reduce student hunger
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Congressman Morgan McGarvey, serving the commonwealth’s 3rd District, introduced his first bill aiming to make sure no child goes hungry. Bill H.R. 2567, known as the School Meals Expansion Act, is looking to amend the National School Lunch Act’s Community Eligibility Provision to allow more schools to provide free meals for every student they serve, according to a notice from McGarvey’s office. Currently, the Community Eligibility Provision allows schools with 40 … Continue Reading
April 19, 2023
Louisville at the center of gun reform conversation
WASHINGTON — According to data collected by the Gun Violence Archive, more than 160 mass shootings have taken place in 2023 alone. Two mass shootings happened in Louisville just in the last two weeks. The shooting at the Old National Bank downtown left five people dead, and eight others injured. Just five days later, a shooter at Chickasaw Park killed two people and injured four. “My Hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, was ripped apart by two mass shootings,” said Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky., … Continue Reading
April 18, 2023
Congressman McGarvey joins leaders to call for gun control measures at federal level
WASHINGTON — Kentucky Congressman Morgan McGarvey has been calling for gun safety measures since last week's mass shooting in downtown Louisville. McGarvey joined the House Democratic Caucus on Tuesday for their briefing on Capitol Hill. They're pushing for more gun laws on the federal level. "We have to do more to keep our communities safe and doing nothing isn't working," he said. "We must put public safety over guns, we must put kids over guns, we must put people over guns and act to keep … Continue Reading