Of the 12,413 citizens living in Butler County in 2021, 97.7% said they were only one race, while 2.3% said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in June.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul and Senator Richard Blumenthal have reintroduced the Temporary Family Visitation Act (TFVA), a bill aimed at establishing a new visa category that would allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to petition for their family members to obtain temporary visas. The current immigration system only permits family members to apply for B2 visas to visit their relatives. However, this process lacks a direct path for families to temporarily reunite for important family events such as weddings, birthdays, graduations, funerals, and...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rand Paul and Senator Richard Blumenthal have reintroduced the Temporary Family Visitation Act (TFVA) in a bid to establish a new B-3 nonimmigrant category. This category would allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to petition for their family members to obtain temporary visas.Currently, family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents can only apply for B2 visas to visit their relatives. However, the existing immigration law does not provide a direct path for families to temporarily reunite for important family events such as...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul and Senator Richard Blumenthal have reintroduced the Temporary Family Visitation Act (TFVA), a bill that aims to establish a new B-3 nonimmigrant category allowing U.S. citizens and permanent residents to petition for temporary visas for their family members. The current immigration system only permits family members to visit through B2 visas, which does not provide a direct path for temporary reunions for family purposes such as weddings, birthdays, graduations, funerals, and holidays.The TFVA, if enacted, would amend the...
Dr. Rand Paul and Senator Richard Blumenthal have reintroduced the Temporary Family Visitation Act (TFVA), which aims to establish a new B-3 nonimmigrant category for U.S. citizens and permanent residents to petition for temporary visas for their family members. Currently, family members can only apply for B2 visas to visit their relatives in the United States.The TFVA seeks to address the lack of a direct path for families to temporarily reunite for important family events such as weddings, birthdays, graduations, funerals, and holidays. The proposed act would amend the...
Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Rep. Buddy Carter (GA-01) have sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, urging CMS to withdraw a recently proposed rule related to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. More than twenty Republicans on the Energy & Commerce committee have joined Guthrie in expressing their concerns with the proposed rule, specifically how it will impact patient access to life-saving drugs, including curative cell and gene therapies.In the letter, Guthrie and Carter highlight their concerns with...
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul and Senator Richard Blumenthal reintroduced the Temporary Family Visitation Act (TFVA). This act aims to establish a new nonimmigrant category, the B-3 visa, which would allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to petition for their family members to obtain temporary visas.Currently, family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents can only apply for B2 visas to visit their relatives. However, the current immigration law lacks a direct pathway for families to temporarily reunite for important family events such as weddings,...
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have reintroduced the Temporary Family Visitation Act (TFVA) in an effort to establish a new B-3 nonimmigrant category that would allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to petition for temporary visas for their family members. Currently, family members can only apply for B2 visas to visit their relatives.The TFVA aims to provide a direct path for families to temporarily reunite for important family events such as weddings, birthdays, graduations, funerals, and holidays. By amending the Immigration...
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reintroduced the Temporary Family Visitation Act (TFVA), which aims to establish a new B-3 nonimmigrant category that would allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to petition for temporary visas for their family members. This legislation seeks to address the current limitations within the immigration system that only permits family members to visit their relatives through B2 visas."The Temporary Family Visitation Act is a great step forward in allowing family members of U.S....
Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) has joined the effort to give former Prisoners of War (POW) the highest priority group status for medical care at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Guthrie, along with U.S. Representative Tim Walberg (MI-05), led the re-introduction of the POW Priority Care Act, which aims to elevate POWs to Priority Group 1 for health care services at VA facilities.In a statement, Guthrie expressed his pride in co-sponsoring the bill and his commitment to supporting veterans. He highlighted the unimaginable hardships and wounds, both visible and...
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reintroduced the Temporary Family Visitation Act (TFVA). This act aims to establish a new B-3 nonimmigrant category that would allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to petition for their family members to obtain temporary visas.Currently, family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents can only apply for B2 visas to visit their relatives. However, the current immigration law lacks a direct path for families to temporarily reunite for important family events such as weddings,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have reintroduced the Temporary Family Visitation Act (TFVA), which aims to establish a new B-3 nonimmigrant category for temporary visas for family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents. The current system only allows family members to apply for B2 visas to visit their relatives. However, there is no direct path for families to temporarily reunite for important family events like weddings, birthdays, graduations, funerals, and holidays.If passed, the Temporary Family...
Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) have introduced the Nuclear for Brownfields Site Preparation Act, a bill aimed at reducing burdensome federal regulations for brownfield sites transitioning to nuclear power. The act would require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to consider the reuse of existing energy infrastructure and standardize the permitting and licensing process for future nuclear power projects.In a statement, Congressman Guthrie emphasized the importance of utilizing Kentucky's energy workforce and addressing the decline...
Of the 133,216 citizens living in Warren County in 2021, 95.6% said they were only one race, while 4.4% said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in June.