WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), along with Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05) and Congressman James Comer (KY-01),...
Comer Testifies Before Transportation Committee in Support of Increased Investment in Waterways Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman James Comer recently spoke before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in favor of an increased federal investment in Kentucky’s waterways...
Kicking Off Spring with District Travel
By: Congressman James Comer, U.S. Representative, 1st District of KentuckyThis April, I spent the two-week district work period in several counties throughout the 1st District. We’re off to a busy...
Congressman Comer and Senator McConnell Introduce Legislation to Designate I-69 Spur in Muhlenberg and Ohio Counties
Today Congressman Comer and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced companion legislation to begin the process of designating a section of the Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway in...
The Empty Promises of the Green New Deal
By: Congressman James Comer, U.S. Representative, 1st District of KentuckyEnergy and infrastructure policy debate has taken center stage across the country. As the new Ranking Member of the...
Inland Waterways’ role in Economic Prosperity
By: Rep. James Comer (KY-01)For decades, the city of Paducah, Kentucky has served as a major hub of the inland waterways system due to its strategic location at the confluence of the Ohio and...
Kentucky and Indiana lawmakers host meeting on the I-69 Ohio River Crossing Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman James Comer (R-KY), Congressman Larry Bucshon (R-IN), and Senator Todd Young (R-IN) convened a meeting of community leaders from Henderson, KY and...
My First Year in Congress
On November 14, 2016, I was sworn in as the new representative for Kentucky’s 1st District. That night on the House floor, I said, “It is an honor of a lifetime to join in this great legislative...
Rep. Comer calls for full funding at Paducah Gaseous Diffusion cleanup site and Kentucky Lock Addition
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congressman James Comer testified before the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee on the need for full funding for the cleanup at the U.S. Department of Energy...