{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Fulfilling promises to Kentucky &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Xc3QGjgYKU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/fulfilling-promises-to-kentucky\/\">Fulfilling promises to Kentucky<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/fulfilling-promises-to-kentucky\/embed\/#?secret=Xc3QGjgYKU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Fulfilling promises to Kentucky&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"Xc3QGjgYKU\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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On the heels of a major regulatory rollback and historic tax reform, consumer confidence is soaring and unemployment is shrinking. I\u2019m proud of the many promises this Republican Congress has worked closely with President Trump to fulfill for your family, and I would like to update you on our recent work. The Senate recently passed legislation to bolster our national defense and provide for our men and women in uniform. Named in honor of my friend, Senator John McCain, this bill authorizes the tools that our all-volunteer forces need to confront the challenges of a dangerous world. It also supports our troops with a well-earned pay raise and authorization for more than $150 million in much-needed military construction projects in Kentucky. After harmful Obama-era cuts to our military, we are rebuilding our defense forces and delivering for our servicemembers \u2013 including those serving at Fort Knox, Fort Campbell, the Blue Grass Army Depot and in the Kentucky National Guard. Congress also passed a landmark overhaul of how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) delivers care to our veterans. President Trump identified significant problems within the VA system, which often failed to help those it was designed to serve. He signed the new law to right those wrongs. The \u201cVA Mission Act\u201d streamlines a number of programs to improve care for our veterans. It funds the Veterans\u2019 Choice Program, giving veterans more flexibility to access care from community health providers when they\u2019re unable to get timely services at the VA. It also creates a new Veterans Community Care program that eliminates restrictions to care based on wait time and distance from a VA facility. Instead, veterans and their doctors can develop a treatment plan centered on their individual health-care needs. Finally, it expands eligibility for the assistance that veterans\u2019 family caregivers can receive through the VA. In addition, this Republican Congress has fought to untangle the complex web of overly burdensome federal regulations left behind by President Obama that limited financial lending in our communities. For too long, Main Street community banks and credit unions \u2013 which many Kentuckians depend on to purchase a home or start a small business \u2013 have struggled under the weight of regulations meant for the giant banks of Wall Street. I was proud to prioritize and vote for legislation to overturn regulations that harmed local lenders and deprived Kentuckians of access to financial capital. President Trump recently signed our bill ensuring relief is on the way to many families who rely upon those community financial institutions. The Senate is also in the personnel business, providing advice and consent on President Trump\u2019s nominees. In addition to those nominations you probably think about most frequently \u2013 such as to the president\u2019s Cabinet or to the Supreme Court \u2013 confirming President Trump\u2019s nominees to agencies like the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is critical to our pro-growth, pro-family, pro-opportunity agenda. The Obama administration used these organizations to impose unnecessary burdens on our economy and our families. President Trump\u2019s nominees, on the other hand, understand government\u2019s limited role and are getting Washington out of the way of American prosperity. I am proud of my decision during the 2016 presidential election to let the American people decide who they wanted to appoint the next Supreme Court justice. As a result, the Senate confirmed President Trump\u2019s outstanding nominee, Justice Neil Gorsuch. This Senate has also confirmed many of President Trump\u2019s other amply-qualified federal judicial nominees, including 21 circuit court judges and 20 district court judges. These new federal judges \u2013 six of whom are from Kentucky \u2013 will interpret the law and the Constitution as written for years to come. These are just a few of the many accomplishments this Republican government has delivered for our nation. Because I decided to cancel the Senate\u2019s August recess, President Trump and I will have more time to continue our work \u2013 such as supporting our military, combating the opioid crisis and confirming more nominees. We can continue to produce results for Kentuckians and deliver on promises we made to the people of this nation."}