WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: NASHVILLE, TENN. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), lead sponsors of the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, issued the following joint statement on the disclosures made by Facebook whistleblower Arturo Bejar. Both Senators met jointly with Mr. Bejar. "Arturo Bejar has courageously come forward to share new, irrefutable evidence that senior Facebook executives k  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) announced the following military and national security wins for Tennessee in the appropriations minibus that passed the Senate yesterday. $38 million for the Multipurpose Training Range at Fort Campbell; Investment in hypersonic weapons development, which strengthens operations at Arnold Air Force Base, University of Tennessee Space Institute at Tullahoma, Uni  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: NASHVILLE, TENN. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 24 of their Senate Republican colleagues introduced the Southern Border Transparency Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to accurately report how it is handling migrants encountered at the border and ensure the American people have a full accounting of the number of migrants being r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and 10 Finance Committee members introduced a resolution calling for the strengthening of economic ties between the U.S. and Israel. The resolution comes amid Israel's war against Hamas in response to the terrorist group's gruesome assault on southern Israel on October 7th, which has stunted Israel's economy.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced a bipartisan resolution in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) role in promoting nuclear security. "The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plays a crucial role in bolstering nuclear security and guarding against the spread of nuclear weapons and materials," said Senator Blac  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for (MAIN) Event Ticketing Act to strengthen enforcement of the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act of 2016 and better protect consumers in the online ticket marketplace. "A fan should be able to buy tickets to live events without bots stealing them and hiking t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today voted for his National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act that he introduced in May. The bipartisan measure passed the Judiciary Committee on a 24-0 vote and is now headed for the full House of Representatives. The legislation would provide the same means-test treatment under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code for guard members and reservists who were recently f  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today led the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act through the Judiciary Committee. His bipartisan measure was approved 23 to 0. In September, Congressman Cohen introduced the bipartisan, bicameral measure with Representative Kelly Armstrong and Senators Dick Durbin and Chuck Grassley. This legislation would end the unjust practice of judges increasing sentences base  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), who was recently reappointed the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly's Special Representative on Political Prisoners, today observes International Political Prisoners Day in solidary with the thousands around the world who are being jailed for merely speaking out against injustice. Congressman Cohen, the House Ranking Member  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) noted President Biden's call today for a pause in hostilities between Israel and Hamas and made the following statement: "I fully support the President's call for a pause. I have long thought a pause is necessary to effect the release of hostages held by Hamas and for the delivery of humanitarian aid." *** Original text here: https://cohen.house.gov/media-center  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) tonight voted against a cynical partisan measure that would provide emergency aid to Israel by cutting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding to go after tax cheats. The measure passed on a vote of 226 to 196. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "Under normal circumstances, I would support emergency aid to Israel, but not when it is tied to a Republican-inspired   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Legislation Would Require the Biden Administration to Release Data on Unlawful Migrant Release Programs WASHINGTON--United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with 24 other Senate Republican colleagues, in introducing the Southern Border Transparency Act, legislation to require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to accurately report to the American people  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following commentary to the National Review on Oct. 30, 2023: * * * House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) penned an op-ed for National Review, detailing the unmitigated and unprecedented crisis at America's borders, as illustrated by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection data for Fiscal Year 2023 released Saturday. In the op-ed, Chairman Green det  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- 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) issued a subpoena to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following more than 160 days of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' failure to provide satisfactory documents and other materials relevant to the Committee's May 2023 request for more information on the vetting and screening of A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2023: Today, Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08) and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) introduced a bipartisan resolution in the House of Representatives to condemn and denounce antisemitism at institutions of higher education. This resolution was co-sponsored by over 50 of their colleagues. The resolution is in response to the horrific uptick in antisemitic attacks, incidents, and ha  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: On the latest episode of Tennessee Talks, Patricia Bible, President and Owner of KaTom Restaurant Supply joins Rep. Tim Burchett (TN-02) to discuss starting a business in her garage in the 1980s and turning it into one of the largest restaurant equipment suppliers with over 130,000 items in its inventory. "Patricia is a businesswoman and a good one at that," said Rep. Burchett. "She started a business   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today pressed Secretary of State Antony Blinken on U.S. taxpayer support that is benefiting Iran-backed Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Under repeated questioning, Secretary Blinken was unable to guarantee to Hagerty that U.S. taxpayer-funded foreign assistance to Hamas-controlled Gaza was not used, directly or indirectly  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) in August nominated John Thomas "J.T." Harding for the 2023 Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute's Angels in Adoption program. Last month, J.T. was selected as an Angels in Adoption honoree. "I was honored to nominate J.T. for the Angels in Adoption program," said Senator Hagerty. "J.T. exemplifies the heart and soul of Tennesseans by caring for and advoca  more