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Wetherington, Austin
Se nt:
Fri, 23 May 2025 19:32:49 +0000
To:
Lahr, Matt (Young); Hacker, Austin; Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST); Johnson, Stacy
CTR (OST)
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Gonzalez, Josh; O'Brien, Lauren (Young); Selk, Leah (Young); LaRotonda, Nick
(OST); AZimmerman@gov.lN.gov; Mindy.peterson@parsons.com
Subject:
RE: Comms thread: ORX Visit with Secretary Duffy
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Matt-
Just wanting timing clarification. Just to note we put 12pm CST initially to ensure media arrives with enough time to be escorted to the location where the members land which is at 12:55CST.
From: Lahr, Matt (Young) <Matt_Lahr@young.senate.gov> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2025 2:20 PM To: Hacker, Austin <Austin.Hacker@mail.house.gov>; Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov>; Wetherington, Austin <Austin.Wetheringt on@mail .house.gov>; Johnson, Stacy CTR (OST) <stacy.johnson.ct r@dot.gov> Cc: Gonzalez, Josh <josh .gonzalez@mail.house.gov>; O'Brien, Lauren (Young) <Lauren_OBrien@young.senate.gov>; Selk, Leah (Young) <Leah_Selk@young.senate.gov>; LaRotonda, Nick (OST) <nicholas.larotonda@dot.gov>; AZimmerman@gov.l N.gov; Mindy.peterson@parsons.com Subje ct: Re: Comms thread: ORX Visit wit h Secretary Duffy
Austin -thank you for pulling this together. Our suggested edits are attached.
Can DOT and Mindy review as well?
From: " Hacker, Austin" <Austin.Hacker@mail.house.gov> Date: Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM To: "Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST)" <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov>, "Wetherington, Austin" <Austin.Wetherington@mail.house.gov>, "Johnson, Stacy CTR (OST)" <stacy. joh nson.ctr@dot.gov> Cc: "Gonzalez, Josh" <josh.gonzalez@mail.house.gov>, Matt Lahr <Matt Lahr@young.senate.gov>, Lauren O'Brien <Lauren OBrien@young.senate.gov>, Leah Selk <Leah Selk@young.senate.gov>, "LaRotonda, Nick (OST)" <nicholas.larotonda@dot.gov> Subject: Re: Comms thread: ORX Visit with Secretary Duffy
Hi all,
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We received word that the landing location we planned for has been approved! Attached here is an initial media advisory press release that our team intends to send to KY press today. Please make any edits or changes you wish too.
For your awareness, our team chose the address here because it is conveniently located near the location of the press conference. We will have staff on the ground to escort media to the exact spot of the media availability.
Austin Wetherington on our team here can go into further details if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Austin
From: Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov> Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM To: Wetherington, Austin <Austin.Wetherington@mail.house.gov>, Johnson, Stacy CTR (OST) <stacy.johnson.ctr@dot.gov>, Hacker, Austin <Austin.Hacker@mail.house.gov> Cc: Gonzalez, Josh <josh.gonzalez@mail.house.gov>, Matt Lahr <Matt Lahr@young.senate.gov>, Lauren O'Brien <Lauren OBrien@young.senate.gov>, Leah Selk <Leah Selk@young.senate.gov>, LaRotonda, Nick (OST) <nicholas.larotonda@dot.gov> Subject: RE: Comms thread: ORX Visit with Secretary Duffy
Adding Nick from our team
From: Wetherington, Austin <Austin.Wetherington@mail.house.gov> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 3:31 PM To: Johnson, Stacy CTR (OST) <stacy.johnson.ctr@dot.gov>; Hacker, Austin <Austin.Hacker@mail.house.gov>; Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov> Cc: Gonzalez, Josh <josh.gonzalez@mail.house.gov>; Matt Lahr <Matt Lahr@young.senate.gov>; Lauren O'Brien <Lauren 0Brien@young.senate.gov>; Leah Selk <Leah Selk@young.senate.gov> Subject: RE: Comms thread: ORX Visit with Secretary Duffy
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Received. Thank you.
Austin Wetherington Field Representative
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REPRESENTING KENTVCKY'S 1 ST DISTRICT
From: Johnson, Stacy CTR (OST) <stacy.johnson.ctr@dot.gov> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 3:29 PM To: Hacker, Austin <Austin.Hacker@mail.house.gov>; Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov>; Wetherington, Austin <Austin.Wetherington@mail .house.gov> Cc: Gonzalez, Josh <josh.gonzalez@mail.house.gov>; Matt Lahr <Matt Lahr@young.senate.gov>; Lauren O'Brien <Lauren 0Brien@young.senate.gov>; Leah Selk <Leah Selk@young.senate.gov> Subject: RE: Comms thread: ORX Visit w ith Secretary Duffy
He has been added and should have received the calendar invite.
Stacy Johnson, Jr. Executive Assistant Chenega Enterprise Systems & Solutions, LLC (ChESS) Contractor on Assignment to
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From: Hacker, Austin <Austin.Hacker@mail.house.gov> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 3:25 PM To: Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov>; Wetherington, Austin <Austin.Wetherington@mail.house.gov> Cc: Gonzalez, Josh <josh.gonzalez@mail.house.gov>; Matt Lahr <Matt Lahr@young.senate.gov>; Johnson, Stacy CTR (OST) <stacy.johnson.ctr@dot.gov>; Lauren O'Brien <Lauren 0Brien@young.senate.gov>; Leah Selk <Leah Selk@young.senate.gov> Subject: Re: Comms thread: ORX Visit with Secretary Duffy
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Thank you all so much. Would it be possible to add Austin Wetherington (added to this chain) to this scheduled phone call today?
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Austin On May 22, 2025, at 1:45 PM, Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov> wrote:
Great - adding Stacy to send around a calendar invite.
From: Gonzalez, Josh <josh.gonzalez@mail.house.gov> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 1:57 PM To: Matt Lahr <Matt Lahr@young.senate.gov> Cc: Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov>; Lauren O'Brien <Lauren 0Brien@young.senate.gov>; Hacker, Austin <Austin.Hacker@mail.house.gov>; Lea h Selk <Leah Selk@young.senate.gov> Subject: Re: Comms th read: ORX Visit wit h Secretary Duffy
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5:30 is good for us!
On May 22, 2025, at 1:52 PM, Lahr, M att (Young) <Matt Lahr@young.senate.gov> wrote:
That works for us
Matt Lahr
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From: Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 1:49 PM To: Lahr, Matt (Young) <Matt Lahr@young.senate.gov>; O'Brien, Lauren (Young)
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<Lauren 0Brien@young.senate.gov> Cc: austin.hacker@mail.house.gov; josh.gonzalez@mail.house.gov; Selk, Leah (Young) <Leah Selk@young.senate.gov> Subject: RE: Comms thread: ORX Visit with Secretary Duffy
Thanks all ! We'll be doing a press int erview with the Sec the. Could we do 5:30pm?
From: Lahr, Matt (Young) <Matt Lahr@young.senate.gov> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 1:48 PM To: O'Brien, Lauren (Young) <Lauren 0Brien@young.senate.gov>; Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov> Cc: austin.hacker@mail.house.gov; josh.gonzalez@mail.house.gov; Selk, Leah (Young) <Leah Selk@young.senate.gov> Subject: RE: Comms t hread : ORX Visit with Secretary Duffy
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Hi all - can you hop on a call around 4 PM today?
Thanks!
Matt Lahr
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josh.gonzalez@mail.house.gov; Selk, Leah (Young) <Leah Selk@young.senate.gov> Subject: Comms thread: ORX Visit with Secretary Duffy
Nate,
I'm looping you in with congressional comms contacts for Secretary Duffy's visit to Indiana and Kentucky on Tuesday, May 27 - Matt and Leah (Young), Austin (Comer), Josh (Messmer).
I know we're still trying to pin down exact timing and location for a press availability and photo opps, but it probably would be good to touch base at some point today to discuss media invites, format, any approval processes, etc. Matt and Leah will follow up to coordinate that amongst the group. Thanks!
Lauren O'Brien
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