WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) led 9 of her Republican colleagues in introducing the Creating Obstructions Necessary to Address Illegal and Nefarious Entry Rapidly (CONTAINER) Act, which empowers border states to place temporary barriers on federal land in order to protect their communities. Last week, the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court to allow U.S. Bo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) announced she has the full support of Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans on her amendments to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein's estate for unredacted flight logs, as well as to subpoena the FBI for all records pertaining to Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. With the full support of Judiciary R  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) introduced the Safe and Open Streets Act, legislation that would make it a federal crime to purposely obstruct, delay, or affect commerce by blocking a public road or highway. "Blocking major roads to stop traffic flows is nothing short of lawlessness that should not be tolerated," said Senator Blackburn. "These activi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following opening remarks on Jan. 10, 2024: Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green (TN-07) began impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. This first impeachment hearing follows the Committee's nearly year-long investigation into the causes, costs, and consequences of the unprecedented crisis at America's borders, including how this crisis has af  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Brooks Museum of Art will receive a $500,000 matching infrastructure and capacity challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to generate private support for the ongoing move of the museum from Midtown to Downtown. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "I am pleased to see this NEH investment in one of   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, engaged in the debate over whether Hunter Biden should be cited for contempt of Congress for failure to agree to a deposition behind closed doors while offering to testify in public. Several Committee members noted that Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan defied a Congressional subpoena to testify before the House S  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Three years ago to the day that Donald Trump slapped Cuba with the designation of a State Sponsor of Terrorism as he was leaving the White House, Congressmen Steve Cohen today wrote to President Biden asking him to lift the resulting unnecessary economic sanctions. Congressman Cohen traveled to Cuba in 2016 with President Obama after he lifted sanctions and welcomed interaction with the Cuban people. In hi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) asked the Department of Justice and its COPS program to come to Memphis in early September 2022 after the abduction and murder of St. Mary's kindergarten teacher Eliza Fletcher and, days later, the shooting rampage by Ezekiel Kelly, some of which was livestreamed. Congressman Cohen requested federal resources to support and improve the Memphis Police Department.  Earlier thi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: Today, Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) announced the winner of Tennessee's Third Congressional District's annual Congressional App Challenge. This yearly competition allows middle and high school students interested in STEM, computer science, and coding to submit their apps to be judged by an expert panel. Emily English, a senior at East Hamilton High School, is the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following remarks on Jan. 12, 2024: Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives urging Congress to extend three pro-growth tax policies. Extending these policies will help create more jobs, boost our economy, and maintain U.S. competitiveness overseas. Click here (https://x.com/RepDavidKustoff/status/1745824196628803909?s=20) to watch his remarks or read them as prepared below: I rise to  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Speaks to Tennessean and CMA award winner 'Jelly Roll' about fentanyl's impact on the artist's life and in Tennessee WASHINGTON--United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today in a hearing spoke to Tennessean and CMA's New Artist of the Year, Jason "Jelly Roll" DeFord, regarding the grave impacts on Tennesseans of fentanyl and other illicit drugs, most of which   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: This week, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calling on him to answer for various reports and eyewitness accounts that DHS in  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), is holding a hearing featuring Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge. Republicans are holding Secretary Fudge accountable for her routine avoidance of numerous requests to appear before the committee, HUD's treatment of disabled veterans, and the Depa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) announced a second hearing continuing the impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for Thursday, January 18, 2024, at 9:30 AM ET. This hearing will examine the consequences of Secretary Mayorkas' intentional  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to evaluate the impacts of the worst border crisis in American history on the states. This is the first hearing of impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following commentary to the Fox News on Jan. 10, 2024: * * * Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) published an op-ed in Fox News explaining why the Committee is this week initiating impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. In the op-ed, Chairman Green lays out the evidence gathered   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following commentary to the Wall Street Journal: * * * This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal highlighting the U.S. Coast Guard's crucial role in protecting American sovereignty and freedom of navigation in the Arctic as Russia and China expand militarily and economically in the region. The op-ed   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2024: * * * Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement after more delays and evasion from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding the Committee's latest request that DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas appear before the Committee to explain his handling of the unprecedented c  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined Mornings With Maria on Fox Business to discuss Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's secret hospitalization creating a national security threat, the failure of immigration policies from the Biden Administration that have precipitated an unprecedent  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) opposed H.R. 6918, extreme legislation proposed by Republicans in the House Ways and Means Committee that would divert funding from America's most impoverished families to dangerous anti-abortion centers. You can view Rep. Larson's remarks here. "I don't know anyone on this committee that isn't and doesn't care deeply about the sanctity of life,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), will introduce a bipartisan resolution commending Taiwan for its commitment to democratic elections and institutions, despite ongoing threats from the Chinese Communist Party. This resolution comes prior to Taiwan's upcoming presidential and legislative elections set to occur on Saturday, Januar  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02), reintroduced a resolution that would require the House Clerk to read the estimated cost of any legislation after reading the title of the bill. "Lots of people up here don't know or care about how much a bill is going to cost the American taxpayer when they introduce it or vote on it. It's time that changes," said Rep. Burchett. "This is a straightforw  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) will host a 'Conversations With Your Congresswoman' event in Rogersville to share updates from Washington, give information on ways her office can help constituents with federal agency-related issues, and answer questions from attendees. Constituents are encouraged to RSVP by email: TN01.RSVP@mail.house.gov When: Thursday, January 25th at 10:00AM ET Where:   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) supported a resolution of no confidence against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his failure to secure the Southern border. Click to download or view. Remarks As Prepared: I come to the floor today to support my colleague's resolution for a simple reason: Secretary Mayorkas has failed.   more