WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senator Blackburn today attended the White House Medal of Honor ceremony for Chattanooga veteran, Larry Taylor, who bravely put himself under enemy fire to rescue four men during a Vietnam firefight. *** Original text here: https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2023/9/blackburn-attends-medal-of-honor-ceremony-for-chattanooga-veteran-larry-taylor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today applauded President Biden's declaration of a Major Disaster from severe storms and straight-line winds in Shelby, Tipton, Fayette and Henry counties from July 18 to July 21. The declaration triggers the availability of federal assistance for emergency work and the repair or replacement of damaged facilities and assistance needed to prevent or reduce risks to li  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Shelby County Board of Education will receive $2,386,144 to operate its Head Start Programs. The funding is from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Head Start. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "Head Start provides the educational and behavioral training young children need to succeed later in life. I am pl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Memphis-based Parents for Peace, a non-governmental public health nonprofit organization helping families address violence and extremism, will receive an $832,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The department announced the award of 34 grants nationwide, totaling $20 million, through the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Preve  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $450,000 from the National Science Foundation for the purchase of a state-of-the-art micro-computer tomography scanner. The acquisition will benefit faculty in seven science and engineering disciplines, and enhance collaboration with other institutions of higher education at both the undergraduate  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Christian Brothers University (CBU) will receive a research grant of $205,900 to study lipid oxidation in skeletal muscles from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The research is under the direction of Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Jaycob Dalton Warfel. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "I c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the first-ever Special Representative on Political Prisoners for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly, noted the passing of former New Mexico governor and United Nations Ambassador Bill Richardson, and made the following statement: "Bill Richardson's skill at negotiating freed many hostages who were wrongfully detained over  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today pressed Assistant Secretary of State Brian Nichols on a hidden provision in President Joe Biden's supplemental funding request that would enable the White House to effectively abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)--the federal law enforcement agency tasked with protecting A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Homeland Security Majority, led by Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), released its interim report on the second phase of the Committee's comprehensive oversight investigation into the crisis at the Southwest border and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' dereliction of duty in handling the crisis. This r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- 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) announced a full committee hearing on Wednesday, September 13, at 10:00 AM to examine the human cost of the Biden administration's historic crisis at the Southwest border and how the open-border policies of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have devastated the l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- 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) were joined by Congressman Zach Nunn (R-IA) on a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, which sounded off on the agency's duplicative new cyber rules that incre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Foreign Relations Committees and Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined The Big Money Show on Fox Business to discuss the upcoming G20 Summit and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s overregulation creating uncertainty in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries. Partial Transcript Hagerty   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) to celebrate new investments to expand internet access and lower-costs for American families. Today's announcement included nearly $50 mil  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: Tuesday, September 12 at 9:15 AM ET, the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, led by Chairman Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), will hold a field hearing at the 9/11 Memorial Museum to examine our nation's evolving threat landscape over two decades after the September 11th terrorist attacks. DETAILS: WHAT: A Subcommittee on Emergency Management a  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) and U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced the Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act. This bill would increase the amount of money qualified teachers may deduct on certain out-of-pocket classroom expenses on their annual tax returns from $250 to $1,000. "I come from a family of public educators, and time and time   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) finished her 5th annual tour of all of Tennessee's 95 counties. During her tour, Senator Blackburn met with local citizens - including elected officials, law enforcement officers, manufacturers, educators, and small business owners - to discuss the Volunteer State's continued success. Click to view or download the video. "Tennessee is flouris  more