Ed Whitfield
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"Wayne Edward "Ed" Whitfield" is the United States House of Representatives/U.S. Representative of , serving since 1995. He is a member of the United States Republican Party/Republican Party.

The district covers much of the western part of the state, including Hopkinsville, Kentucky/Hopkinsville, Paducah, Kentucky/Paducah, Henderson, Kentucky/Henderson and Kentucky's share of Fort Campbell, Kentucky/Fort Campbell.

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Find themselves in dire financial straits.

There is certainly enough money involved in this racing industry that jockeys and backside people should not have to be going through the hoops that they are going through to have adequate coverage.

The situation has gone from bad to worse.

This is the first step in determining whether and how Congress can provide a solution.

Racing has $25 billion in economic impact, hundreds of thousands of jobs, generates $16 billion in handle, but still does not provide adequate on-track insurance for its most important people.

It really is the height of irresponsibility, ... There seems to be a coordinated effort to confuse everything.

One of the purposes of this hearing is, of course, to explore everything because we know there's a need. We're not sure the best way to get there.

It really is the height of irresponsibility, and it appears to be a calculated effort to mislead people for personal monetary gain.

Ernie is our governor, and I expect he will be re-elected in 2007.