WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, warned of authoritarian governments like the Chinese Communist Party using artificial intelligence (AI) to further their surveillance operations. Communist China Is Using AI To Enhance Surveillance Of Uyghurs "I've watched what has happened in China and how they are using AI to gr  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release and letter on June 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) today led a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling on him to appoint a special counsel to investigate any wrongdoing by President Biden and his family in their business dealings. Senators J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) joined Senator Blackburn as co-signers on the letter. Garland Has Weaponized The DOJ And Cr  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), Cynthia Lummis (Wyo.), and Tommy Tuberville (Ala.) introduced legislation to protect the intellectual property of American life sciences innovators from falling into the hands of foreign adversaries like Communist China. On June 22, 2022, the World Trade Organization (WTO) approved a Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) waiver   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, posted the following news release from on June 9, 2023: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced bipartisan legislation with Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), John Kennedy (R-La.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to provide relief for impacted taxpayers in states that have issued state-level disaster declarations. Currently, the IRS has the authority to postpone filing deadlines in the event of a presidentially-declared f  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 17 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Given the important role tourism and entertainment play in Tennessee, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure the transportation industry is not faced with exorbitant tax fees on grants they received during the pandemic. Senator Blackburn was joined by Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Bob Casey (D-Penn.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.)  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach will receive a grant of $1,018,872 for the Delta State Rural Development Network Grant Program. He also announced that the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $413,756 for a project entitled "Transcranial Ultrasound Algorithms and Device for Rapid Stroke Determination by Paramedics" under t  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on June 13, 2023: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced three National Institutes of Health grants totaling $759,798 to Memphis institutions. The first, for $425,298, goes to the University of Memphis for research on "the role of the Infrapatellar Fat Pad in the Development of Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Following Blunt Impact to the Knee Joint," from the National Institute of Arthritis and Mu  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on June 14, 2023: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today applauded the full Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's unanimous passage of the five-year Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act. The bill contains many of his priorities, including safety and consumer protection provisions, aviation workforce development, and airport infrastruc  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on June 15, 2023: * * * Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) today released the following statement regarding passport renewals for families in the Eighth Congressional District: "I encourage all West Tennesseans to apply for your passport as soon as possible, or at least six months before your travel date. Even expedited passports still take up to nine weeks to be delivered," said Congressman Kustoff. "Please   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Homeland Security, led by Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), heard firsthand testimony from former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials on Secretary Mayorkas' dereliction of duty at the Southwest border. The hearing followed the release of the Committee's preliminary report highlighting why a Congressional investigation is n  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), along with Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) and Darrell Issa (R-CA-48), has filed an amicus brief, co-signed by 31 additional Members of Congress, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the matter of Illumina, Inc. and Grail, Inc,. v. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), to push back against the latest example of the Biden Adminis  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) have introduced the Assuring that the Fact-Finding Examination Continues to Track (AFFECT) Human Rights in Venezuela Act, bipartisan legislation to help support human rights in Venezuela. The bill would direct the U.S. government to support extending the mandate of the United Nations Fact Finding Missio  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) in introducing the United States Uruguay Economic Partnership Act, legislation exclusively focused on strengthening the partnership between the United States and Uruguay. This groundbreaking bipartisan legislation makes Uruguay eligi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 17 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release and a letter: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), vice chairman on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and 16 other Republican senators in sending a letter criticizing President Biden for his continued stonewalling trans  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), joined by the Members of the Committee on Homeland Security, released a preliminary report outlining why an oversight investigation into the conduct of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is necessary, and presenting the facts of the unprec  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) joined Fox & Friends to discuss his preliminary report outlining why Committee Republicans have begun a five-phase oversight investigation into the conduct of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and yesterday's full Committee hearing with former DHS official  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) delivered the following opening remarks during a full committee hearing that launched an investigation into Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' dereliction of duty. As prepared for delivery: On February 2, 2021, Alejandro Mayorkas was sworn in as the Unit  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations, Banking, and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined The Exchange on CNBC to discuss Secretary of State Antony Blinken's upcoming trip to China, the need to approach the Chinese Communist Party from a position of strength, and the Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations process.  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) and Congressmen Mike Ezell (R-MS) introduced the Uniform Postal Data Acquisition for Transparency and Early Detection within the United States Postal Service (UPDATED USPS) Act, in the House of Representatives. This legislation would stop China and other bad actors from using the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to send fentanyl and other deadly drugs int  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: * * * Congressman Andy Ogles (TN-05) introduced a bill to rename the street in front of the Chinese Embassy in DC '1 Tiananmen Square Memorial Boulevard. Congressman Ogles told the Washington Examiner the following: "China is being run by the immoral, genocidal Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Earlier this month marked 34 years since the Tiananmen Square Massacre, where the Chinese governmen  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following remarks on June 14, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06) spoke on the House Floor Wednesday to criticize recent policies and regulations created to limit energy consumption of household stoves and appliances. Rep. Rose also spoke in support of H.R. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, and H.R. 1640, the Save Our Gas Stoves Act. The full remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: Madam Speaker,  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following remarks on June 15, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06) took to the House Floor Thursday to speak in support of H.R. 288, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023. The legislation would modify the scope of judicial review of federal agency actions and allow courts to determine the constitutionality of an agency action, including whether it was made within their statutory authority. * * * The full r  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Following a recent announcement that Uber will allow minors to request rides and travel without an accompanying adult, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) called on ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft to take additional steps to prevent their services from being used to transport victims of human trafficking. Reports from survi  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Today, U.S. Rep. John Rose (TN-06) introduced the Protecting Consumers from Abusive Mortgage Leads Act, which would ban trigger leads except in limited circumstances. Trigger leads occur when a consumer applies for a mortgage, and the inquiry to credit by the lender is a trigger that notifies the credit bureau that the consumer is interested in applying for financing. Trigger leads are then   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Under questioning by U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate admitted the agency covered up 17 recordings of Joe and Hunter Biden with a Burisma executive who allegedly paid President Biden $5 million. After being grilled by Senator Blackburn, Deputy Director Abbate claimed, "we often redact documents to protect sources and methods...the document was redacted." Click   more