I work for the citizens of the 3rd District and the people of Kentucky. It should be easy to see what we're voting on and how I vote on it! The official records are maintained by the Legislative Research Commission, but I wanted to report them here myself for my constituents in a more concise way.
The 2014 Regular Session has begun, and I have filed a couple of the more important pieces of legislation I'm focused on. As I've been writing and talking about for several months, juvenile code reform is at/near the top of the list but that bill is rather large and is still undergoing edits with stakeholder input.
I have watched over the course of the month of November as many of my friends on Facebook gave thanks each day for something or someone in their lives. Reading these has been uplifting and eye-opening. It goes without saying that we are a blessed nation. We have been blessed with riches
Today there are 342,000+ veterans in Kentucky alone, and each one features in our American story of freedom. Our nation is as strong and free as it is today because they stood - and continue to stand - between us and the threats against us.