WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) today re-introduced the End Child Trafficking Now Act, which would require a DNA test to determine the relationship between illegal immigrants coming across the border and any accompanying children. This comes as the Biden administration reportedly ended all DNA familial testing at the border last week on May 31, 2023. Senator Blackburn was joine  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on June 8, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement on the DOJ's indictment of President Donald Trump: "From the time President Trump first announced his candidacy, the FBI has displayed an unprecedented vendetta against him. A few years ago, it would have been unthinkable for an Attorney General to approve an FBI raid on the home of a former president," said Se  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release and a letter: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew demanding immediate answers on reports his company allowed private data about American users to be stored and accessed in China. This follows a May 2023 Forbes report from Alexandra Levine alleging that TikTok has stored the sensitive financial information of U.S. TikTok creat  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced bipartisan legislation focused on limiting the presence of foreign-produced drones in the United States. The Stemming The Operation of Pernicious and Illicit (STOP Illicit) Drones Act imposes certain federal funding and operating prohibitions on drones produced in China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, and  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 10 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) reintroduced legislation to improve protections for veterans against mail fraud. The Veterans Protection from Fraud Act would add up to 10 years to a prison sentence for a criminal convicted of committing or conspiracy to commit telemarketing or email marketing fraud that targeted a veteran of any age. "I've heard veterans in m  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, and Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut today introduced the Safe Seats for All Act, establishing an interim moratorium on the reduction of aircraft passenger seat sizes, widths and lengths until the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) promulgates a final rule on the minimum dimensions necessary to ensure  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 5 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on June 3, 2023: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today applauded U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker's ruling that Tennessee's Adult Entertainment Act restricting drag performances is unconstitutional. * * * Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "I am pleased to see Judge Parker's decision that Tennessee's much-maligned anti-drag law is uncons  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today joined Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), full Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Garret Graves (R-LA) in introducing the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize t  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today questioned Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner on the status of a future Memphis-to-Nashville passenger route at a Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials hearing titled "Amtrak Operations: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Efficiency and Service." Duri  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023, and a letter: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) has written to Dr. Robert Califf, Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, expressing concern about recent studies suggesting maltodextrin, sucralose and other artificial sweeteners or non-sugar substitutes could be harmful to human health. In his letter, he noted a recent study from North Caroling State University a  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) has written to David Connor, general manager of Sterilization Services of Tennessee (SST), seeking the company's swift reduction in toxic ethylene oxide emissions from its facility in Memphis. The chemical is used to sterilize medical equipment and was last year determined to be more hazardous than previously known. Congressman Cohen's letter reads in part: "  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, and Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), a member of the Subcommittee, today introduced the Airport Infrastructure Resiliency Act which creates a pilot program to provide competitive grants to airports to plan for their responses to climate change, extreme weather events and natural disasters. Recent events, such  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023: Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Chip Roy (TX-21) today introduced the Article One Act which would reform the 1976 National Emergencies Act and presidential emergency powers. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are leading the effort in the Senate. While the president should have the flexibility to respond to emergencies, it must be done in a way that respects t  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger introduced the Expanded Telehealth Access Act, a bipartisan bill which will make permanent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) waivers that allow for all Medicare-eligible healthcare providers to furnish telehealth services to patients. During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, CMS waived requirements that specify the types of healthcare providers that a  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release and letter on June 6, 2023: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and nine of his colleagues sent a letter to the Department of Defense Inspector General referring Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl for investigation. The letter describes how Under Secretary Kahl, after the Chinese surveillance balloon was publicly revealed, provided members of the media classified information about previous Chinese sur  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), along with eight other Senate Republican colleagues, in reintroducing the End Child Trafficking Now Act, legislation that would require a DNA test to determine the relationship between illegal immigrants coming across the border and any accompanying children. Reintroduction comes as the Biden Administrat  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) announced a Full Committee hearing to kick off a comprehensive investigation into Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' dereliction of duty. "Americans across the country have faced the devastating costs of Secretary Mayorkas' derelicti  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Foreign Relations Committees, today joined The Big Money Show on Fox Business to discuss the Security and Exchange Commission's (SEC) lawsuits against Coinbase, its attempts to overregulate digital assets, and reports that Cuba has agreed to host a Chinese Spy Base. Partial Transcript Hagerty on the SEC's lawsuit  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: This week, House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, led by Chairman Clay Higgins (R-LA), held a hearing to examine the Biden administration's failure to prepare for the end of Title 42 on May 11. The hearing featured testimony from Blas Nunez-Neto, Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy at the Department of Homel  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) and Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act in the House of Representatives. The legislation will provide relief for taxpayers impacted by natural disasters and emergencies. U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Chris Van Hollen   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN), along with House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Representatives Pete Stauber (R-MN), John Rutherford (R-FL), and Henry Cuellar (D-TX), introduced the Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2023. Swatting is defined as a call to a police department with a false story of a crime in progress with the intent to draw   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Today, on the 79th anniversary of D-Day, Rep. Mark Green introduced a bill reforming the Arms Export Control Act. The Special Relationship Military Improvement Act of 2023 will provide our steadfast ally, the United Kingdom, with an improved status under International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), recognizing the critical role of this alliance. "For over a century, the United States and  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on June 9, 2023: * * * The following statement was issued by Congressman Scott DesJarlais on reports of the federal indictment of Donald Trump. "It was not too long ago in American history that it was sacrosanct that the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation remain non-political. "Despite the appointment of a Special Prosecutor, the actions and statements of the investigators and  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Dale W. Strong, R-Alabama, issued the following news release and letter on June 6, 2023: Congressman Dale W. Strong (AL-05) sent a letter to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) President and CEO Jeffrey Lyash expressing concern about the resiliency of District 5's power grid as forecasts show the upcoming summer will place strain on grids nationwide. In December 2022, TVA experienced the first ever implementation of energy load reductions, also known as "rolling blackou  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today urged Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter to commit to helping Israel meet the requirements to participate in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (WVP) by September in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. "I think the relationship that we have with Israel is absolutely critical," Hagerty said. "There's an aim for Is  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: On June 6 at 2:00 PM ET, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement will hold a hearing, led by Chairman Clay Higgins (R-LA), to examine the Biden administration's failure to prepare for the end of Title 42 on May 11. DETAILS: WHAT: A Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement hearing entitled, "Examining DHS' Failure t  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on June 5, 2023: * * * Wednesday, U.S. Rep. John Rose (R-TN) reaffirmed his commitment to rein in irresponsible Washington spending and voted against the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal. Rep. Rose made the following statement after the vote: "I came to Congress to stop Washington's reckless and out-of-control spending of our hard-earned taxpayer dollars. The time to do this isn't tomorrow, next year, or next C  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Rules Committee, today pressed Benjamin Hovland, Vice Chair of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), on foreign influence in U.S. elections through a new form of Zuckerbucks: partisan, foreign-backed funding for local election administrators through the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence. Hagerty pointed out this   more