WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is demanding honesty and transparency from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra over the reports of his Department's mistreatment of 85,000 missing migrant children. This comes after Secretary Becerra and his Department stonewalled Senator Blackburn in her initial request for documentation about his knowledge of the potential c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today sent letters to six major social media companies about the lack of dedicated account verification and reporting processes for K-12 schools, which has led to difficulty reporting online harassment and fraudulent accounts. K-12 Schools Have Difficulty Meeting Social Media Companies' Account Verification R  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) are encouraging U.S. colleges and universities to support the U.S.-Taiwan Education Initiative as an alternative to China's propaganda fueled Confucius Institutes. Taiwan, a democratic-ruled island, can help teach American students Mandarin, culture, and history in a censorship and coercion-free environment. "Communis  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today announced $3.5 million in Department of Justice grants to Memphis and Shelby County. The City of Memphis will receive $2 million to equip 2,200 sworn officers with body-worn cameras and to establish a comprehensive camera-use policy to enhance transparency and accountability in policing. Shelby County will receiv  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $674,128 for extended interventions to promote long-term physical activity in African American cancer survivors from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "Encouraging older cancer surviv  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a grant of $860,899 to study antibiotics for persistent infections from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "This investment in our premiere children's research facility will advance progress in addressing persistent inf  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) reacted with disbelief on hearing that state Republican leaders will create a working group to see whether Tennessee can operate its educational programs without federal support. The proposal was floated earlier today by Tennessee state House Speaker Cameron Sexton of Crossville and Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally. Congressman Cohen made the following statement:   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the House Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today questioned expert witnesses at a commission hearing entitled "Has the U.N. Failed Ukraine and the World?" Congressman Cohen and Commission Chairman Joe Wilson (SC-2) introduced a resolution (H. Res. 267) in March calling for the removal of Russia fr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today introduced legislation to address the epidemic of childhood obesity in America. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey plans to introduce a companion bill in the Senate next week. The measure, the Reducing Obesity in Youth Act, would create incentives to improve the future health of American children and affect future national health care costs and national sec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, spoke against a proposed Constitutional amendment establishing term limits for members of Congress and a bill that would allow former Presidents to remove any state case they are involved in, both criminal and civil, to federal court, at the Committee markup earlier today. He criticized the Republican majority for spending valuable  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Mentions Alecia Franklin rape case in Memphis at markup WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today voted to advance the Rape Kit Backlog Act and the Debbie Smith Act, to the floor of the House of Representatives. In his remarks in the markup of the rape kit bill, he mentioned the failure of the state to have the rape kit associated with the assault on Me  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: In conjunction with Infant Mortality Awareness Month, Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Garret Graves (LA-6) and Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland today introduced the Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now (NEWBORN) Act to help address America's unacceptably high infant mortality rate with concrete solutions. If enacted, this bipartisan bill would create infant   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today proposed an amendment to the SAFER Banking Act that would close a loophole that facilitates for the laundering of fentanyl and meth proceeds via marijuana sales. Drug cartels exploit marijuana sales to traffic lethal drugs across the border into the U.S., which are killing more than 100,000 Americans every year, and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: All Senate Banking Democrats voted against the motion to allow Hagerty's amendment to be considered, despite lethal drugs--most coming from Mexico across the southern border--killing more than 100,000 Americans per year WASHINGTON--United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today proposed an amendment to the SAFER Banking Act that would close a loophole that faci  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: This week, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, led by Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX), held a hearing to examine the rising threats posed by terrorist groups in Africa and its impact on the security of the homeland and Americans abroad. The Honorable J. Peter Pham, Former U.S. Special Envoy for the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Mike Rounds (R-SD) joined Representatives Ann Wagner (R-MO-02) and French Hill (R-AR-02) in sending a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler demanding answers on the SEC's misguided proposal that would harm broker-dealers, investment advisors, and Main Street investors. "While it is pr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Homeland Security Republicans introduced legislation to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) newly-formed Homeland Intelligence Experts Group, which includes former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan. The group was created to provide   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following factsheet on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * The House Committee on Homeland Security released the August "Startling Stats" factsheet, showcasing over 300,000 border encounters nationwide--a new all-time record under President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas' watch. At the center of this crisis, the Southwest border has now experienced a 100% increase in encounters compared to all o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Last week, the Chairs of the Congressional Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus, Representative Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and Representative Jill Tokuda (D-HI), held a kick-off event marking its formal launch. The event received wide participation, including caucus members Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV), Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Rep. Ni  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Tonight, Rep. Mark Green's Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act passed the Senate unanimously and is headed to the President's desk. The bill, which passed the House in a near-unanimous vote last night, would protect extracurricular activities such as shooting sports and archery from being defunded. Green said, "This is an incredible win for students across America. Congress has   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Rep. Mark Green, MD joined Congresswoman Carol Miller and colleagues in launching the bipartisan Rural Health Caucus. Green said, "Tennessee is plagued by rural hospital closures and limited access to emergency medicine. This problem, combined with the second-most hospital closures of any other state, equals an impending disaster for my constituents. As a former ER physician and business owner focused on   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, Rep. Mark Green gave the following speech on the House floor before a vote on his bipartisan Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act: "Thank you, Mister Speaker, and thank you Chairwoman Foxx for the opportunity to speak about my vital piece of legislation. "I rise today as an avid hunter and fisherman and as someone who wants to see these timeless skills passed down to the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, Rep. Mark Green's Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act passed the House with bipartisan support. The bill also has the support of 24 state attorneys general across the country, including the State of Tennessee. Green said, "I'm encouraged that my bill passed the House with bipartisan support today. Hunting, fishing, and archery are cornerstones of American culture, and it'  more