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APRIL 23, 2025
McGarvey vows to fight 'tooth and nail' to protect Social Security in Louisville town hall
Rep. 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 Trump could raise the eligibility age — currently 67 for most people born after 1959 to get full Social Security benefits — McGarvey answered "in my opinion, he can't." … Continue Reading
Louisville foster home gets $240K in federal funding
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A foster home in Louisville has received a sizeable grant through the AmeriCorps American Rescue Plan. Congressman Morgan McGarvey announced on Friday, Father Maloney’s Boys & Girls Haven on Goldsmith Lane will be given $240,000. According to officials, this grant will allow the Boys and Girls Haven to expand research and development of new AmeriCorps programs that address critical needs throughout Louisville. McGarvey said the work the Boys and Girls Haven does helps … Continue Reading
February 08, 2023
What Kentucky congressmen said about Biden's State of the Union
U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey went to his first State of the Union address Tuesday ? an experience he called "incredible," as President Joe Biden spoke to a room filled with freshman lawmakers like him as well as high-level officials (including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who was underwhelmed by the speech). "You don't want to be cheesy about something like this," said McGarvey, whom Louisville elected in November to succeed retired Rep. John Yarmuth. "It was an incredible moment to … Continue Reading