WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: In response to the groundbreaking allegations that Iran peddled a foreign influence operation with current members of the Biden administration, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) blasted the Department of Defense for their employment of Ms. Tabatabai and requested documentation on her security clearance by October 6. The Biden Administration Has a History Of Appeasing Iran "This administration ha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to the groundbreaking allegations that Iran peddled a foreign influence operation with current members of the Biden administration, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) blasted the Department of Defense for their employment of Ms. Tabatabai and requested documentation on her security clearance by October 6. The Biden Administration Has a History Of Appeasing Iran "Thi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following reporting from The Wall Street Journal, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are today demanding answers from TikTok over the company's decision to hire several high-level executives from its China-based parent company, ByteDance. Given the Chinese government's ability to access data held by Chinese companies, the decision to transfer Byt  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2023: An amendment submitted by U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) was included in the State and Foreign Operations appropriations bill that passed the House of Representatives. This amendment prohibits funds from being used in the State Department's Art in Embassies program. "This program is a huge waste of our taxpayers' hard-earned dollars. Our country's credit rating was recently do  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) released the following statement about his vote against H.R. 5860 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act. "My reasons haven't changed since I voted against the continuing resolution yesterday. By law, we have one job and that is to pass 12 appropriations bills and a budget. We aren't doing that, which is why we are $33 trillion in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Oct. 3, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted for the motion to vacate the chair. He released the following statement: "This was a tough decision. I voted for McCarthy for Speaker of the House back in January and I consider him a friend. However, I had to vote for what I think is best for the American people. We need leadership that will take real action to address our country'  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen, a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that Tennessee will receive $1,264,197,769 through various Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) programs financed through the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that only he and former Congressman Jim Cooper in Tennessee's Congressional delegation voted for in 2021.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Memphis Children's Health Law Directive, known as Memphis CHILD, will receive a grant of $187,307 to provide 50 families with expanded access to social workers, legal representation in navigating housing needs and home assessments from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Community Services. The Memphis CHILD medical-legal partnership  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen, whose first vote in Congress, in 2007, helped elect Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House of Representatives, today took a historic vote to remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. The vote to vacate the Speaker's chair was 216 to 210. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "Unfortunately, Kevin McCarthy does not have any good will nor did he establish any confidence  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Todd Young (R-IN), in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the State Department to increase its efforts to combat the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s growing military footprint around the world. The Senators ou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Todd Young (R-IN), in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the State Department to increase its efforts to combat the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s growing military footprint around the world. The Senators ou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), along with five other Senate Republican colleagues, in sending a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to hold accountable the former President Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado of Ecuador for his involvement in acts of significant corruption and violations of internationally recogn  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) and 29 other Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding a full accounting of actions taken by a senior Pentagon official who has close links to the Iranian government. Ariane Tabatabai, currently the chief of staff to the Assi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) and 29 other Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding a full accounting of actions taken by a senior Pentagon official who has close links to the Iranian government. Ariane Tabatabai, currently the chief of staff to the Assi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) are renewing their request for information from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on how the Department is tackling heightened national security ri  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) and Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) announced the introduction of a bipartisan resolution to recognize the first Friday of October as Manufacturing Day. The day - which falls on October 6th this year - recognizes the importance of manufacturing to the United States and East Tennessee. According to recent data, manufacturers contribute $2.79 trilli  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Oct. 3, 2023: * * * Congressman Andy Ogles (TN-05) issued the following statement regarding his 'nay' vote on the motion to vacate former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA-20): "Last week, we watched House leadership force through a 45-day CR that continued out-of-control spending in Washington. We have had months to pass 12 appropriations bills and fund the government through regular order. I did not come to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) released the following statement on his vote against H.R. 5525, the Spending Reduction and Border Security Enhancement Act. "I didn't vote for a continuing resolution under President Trump and I haven't voted for one under President Biden," said Rep. Burchett. "We've had more than eight months to pass fiscally responsible, single-subject appropriations  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2023: U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), announced today that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has purchased property in Meigs County to expand the Chattanooga National Cemetery. Congressman Fleischmann worked tirelessly and diligently to ensure the expansion of the Chattanooga National Cemetery remained in East Tennessee, so Chattanooga-area veterans and their families can  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Oct. 3, 2023: * * * Today, Rep. Mark Green released the following statement after voting against the motion to vacate offered by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL): Green said, "The American people fired Speaker Pelosi and elected new leadership in November 2022. And this new House Republican Majority has led by passing some of the most conservative bills in generations. We passed H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2023: * * * Today, Rep. Mark Green released the following statement on his no vote on the clean Continuing Resolution: Green said, "The status quo in Washington must end. Record-high inflation is hurting Americans from coast to coast. Meanwhile, nations across the globe are falling away from the dollar and running towards the yuan. This isn't just an economic issue; it's a national security issue.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Oct. 6, 2023: * * * Today, Rep. Mark Green released the following statement after President Biden signed his Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act into law: Green said, "I appreciate the President signing this bill into law. Today, politics was put aside, and our children are the real winners. Student athletes deserve to take part in shooting sports without fear of their programs losing funding. If t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Oct. 6, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger released the following statement on the Romeike family. "Good news! ICE has granted a one-year stay of removal for the Romeike family. My colleagues in Congress, beginning with those on the Judiciary Committee, now have time to consider my bill, H.R. 5423. This bill would grant the Romeikes permanent residency. I appreciate that so many East Tennesse  more