WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * Today, Rep. Mark Green released the following statement after the Department of Education (ED) agreed to work with Congress on restoring funding for extracurricular shooting sports in public schools. This decision comes after criticism from Rep. Green and a bipartisan group of congressional leaders after the department blocked funding for these programs: Green said, "I'm pleased that the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement o Aug. 8, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is a co-sponsor of the legislation to approve the first trade agreement signed under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade. * * * See her statement below on the bill's signing: "Pleased to see that the first trade agreement negotiated under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade was signed into law yesterday. This is a cr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), bipartisan legislation to bolster the palliative care and hospice workforce and meet the growing need for care by investing in training, education, and research. In 2001, just 7% of U.S. hospitals with more than 50   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), and Tom Carper (D-Del.) reintroduced the Improving Medicaid Programs' Response to Overdose Victims and Enhancing (IMPROVE) Addiction Care Act to provide greater assistance to individuals who have struggled with substance use disorder. U.S. Representatives David Trone (D-Md.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today wrote to President Biden, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt about the continued need to advance Complete Streets principles to address dramatic increases in both driving and pedestrian fatalities. The Congressman asked th  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2023: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a grant of $1,090,000 from the National Cancer Institute for research leading to improved outcomes for high-risk acute leukemia. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "St. Jude's work improving outcomes for childhood leukemia patients is world-renowned. "I am pleas  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced a $2,297,118 grant to enhance the resilience of the Regional Biocontainment Lab at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Congressman Cohen announced just yesterday investment of $2,203,064 in grants to UTHSC from the National Institutes of Health. Congr  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced three National Institutes of Health grants totaling $2,203,064 to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). One, for $1,505,914, is for research to identify early-life modifiable risk factors for obesity and mental health problems in children, from the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health. The secon  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2023: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) has been following the horrific fires on Maui, and the tragic loss of life, and made the following statement: "I'm saddened by the loss of life and the loss of the historic town of Lahaina, the ancient capital city of Maui and an important 19th century whaling center where I spent some time years ago. "The historic structures I visited, and the m  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023, and a letter: This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Chairman Dan Bishop (R-NC), and Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-LA) demanded answers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement: * * * House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement regarding a Washington Examiner report confirming Mexican cartels are abusing the CBP One app for their human smuggling operations by selling the use of a virtual private network (VPN) to hide the location of aliens, often advertised on social media. "Th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging the agency to work with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to halt three proposed rules that would prohibit certain tobacco products, as these rules could then empower cartels to incre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- 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 Business' Mornings with Maria to discuss the devastating consequences of cartel control of the Southwest border and their abuse of the CBP One app, Homeland Republicans' oversight investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and the need for the Senate to p  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- 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) and Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) issued the following statement regarding the cyberattack last week against 16 hospitals and more than a hundred other medical facilities across the United States: "The recent reports of a cybe  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) hosted a roundtable in Nashville, Tennessee with two dozen financial and technology leaders to discuss financial innovation, improving healthcare outcomes for Tennesseans, and increasing workforce participation. "Tennessee is number one in the southeast for headquarters, finance, and tech job growth since 2011," said Senator Blackburn. "As a member of   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release and letter: Rep. Mark Green joined Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Education and Workforce Committee Chair Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), and other House Republican Members in urging the Department of Education to reverse guidance blocking federal funding for school archery and hunting courses. Green said, "I will not sit idly by while President Biden levels an attack on s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2023: * * * The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $464,000 to the Friends of Southwest Virginia in order to fund planning services, a paid staff position, and two partner conferences in an effort to develop high-quality projects in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Southwest Virgi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the follow statement on the announcement of Tennessee Representatives Justin Pearson and Justin Jones reclaiming their legislative seats after being unfairly expelled from the Tennessee State House in April. "I'm pleased to learn that Tennessee Representatives Justin Pearson and Justin Jones are on  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Palliative Care & Hospice Education and Training Act Background Palliative care improves quality of life, enhances patient and family satisfaction with care, and controls costs for the rapidly expanding population of individuals with serious illness or multiple chronic conditions. In 2001, just 7% of U.S. hospitals with 50+ beds had a palliative care program, compared with 72% in 2019. Y  more