WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: This week, the House Committee on Homeland Security, led by Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), voted to report articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the House with a favorable recommendation. This historic vote was required because of Secretary Mayorkas' willful and systemic refus  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Ahead of today's Senate Judiciary Hearing with Big Tech CEOs, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) - authors of the Kids Online Safety Act - made their case for swift congressional action to ensure an online environment for kids that is safe by default.  Big Tech Is Incapable Of Self-Governing - Congress Must Step In U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Bl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) ripped Big Tech CEOs for prioritizing profit as parents lose their children to online harms like bullying, child trafficking, and fentanyl. Click here to watch. Blackburn: Nashville Will Not Be Welcoming To China-Owned TikTok "Mr. Chew, we've heard that you're looking at putting a headquarters in Nashville and likew  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), a member of the Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, and John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Taxation and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Oversight, demanded answers from IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel regarding a report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration that found devices used by certain IRS employees can a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security, led by Chairman Mark Green, voted favorably to advance the articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas out of committee. Chairman Green said: "The facts are indisputable--for three years, Secretary Mayorkas has willfully and systemically refused to comply with the laws enacted by Congress, and he  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Today, Chairman Mark Green led the House Committee on Homeland Security markup of articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, for willful and systematic refusal to comply with the law, and breach of public trust. BACKGROUND: Below are all five of the House Committee on Homeland Security's reports, which were released throug  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, and a longtime advocate of advancing aircraft safety, today wrote to Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Whitaker asking him to have current aircraft evacuation standards reevaluated in light of the January 2 Japan Airlines Flight 516 collision with a Japan Coast Guard plane. The letter reads in  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) went to the House floor this evening to condemn the October 7 Hamas hostage takers and call for the immediate return of the hostages. In particular, he drew attention to hostages Noa Argamani and Hersh Goldberg-Polin whose fates remain unknown. In his remarks, Congressman Cohen said in part that he was: "...almost without the ability to speak because of the horrors that have  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly's Special Representative for Political Prisoners, today expressed deep concern about the whereabouts of Russian dissident and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza. Kara-Murza had been serving a 25-year prison sentence for treason in solitary confinement in the Omsk region of Siberia but is no longer ther  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, today questioned expert witnesses at a hearing entitled "The Southern Border Crisis: The Constitution and the States." The hearing established that federal law overrules state initiatives when it comes to immigration policy and that solving the immigration problem is no  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: This afternoon, House Democrats, including Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and House Committee on Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie Thompson, will yet again try to distract members of the press and the public from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' refusal to comply with the laws passed by Cong  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Bill would undo the SEC's disastrous determination that has allowed radical progressive ideology to infiltrate corporate America through shareholder proposals WASHINGTON--United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today introduced the Rejecting Extremist Shareholder Proposals that Inhibit and Thwart Enterprise (RESPITE) for Businesses Act, legislation to clarify th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), along with a bicameral group of 121 colleagues, in sending a letter to U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Deputy Administrator Sophie Shulman calling for the withdrawal of the Biden Administration's proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars and light-du  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) delivered the following opening statement in a markup for articles of impeachment against Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), for high crimes and misdemeanors. As prepared for delivery: We are here today, not because we   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following commentary to the Washington Examiner on Feb. 2, 2024: * * * Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) penned an op-ed in The Washington Examiner laying out the compelling constitutional case for the Committee's articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. This comes after the Commi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement after the Committee voted to advance the articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas out of committee. This vote followed hours of stall tactics and efforts by the Committee minority to derail the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2024: * * * Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement after receiving a letter from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas ahead of Tuesday's markup of articles of impeachment against the secretary: "Secretary Mayorkas' 11th-hour response to the Committe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today joined Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the ongoing Senate border deal negotiations and the U.S. House of Representatives efforts to impeach Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Partial Transcript Hagerty on the ongoing border deal negotiations: "I have respec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: This week, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted for three bills that would crack down on crime committed by illegal immigrants in the United States. The bills are listed below: * H.R. 6678, the Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act - Creates a new ground of inadmissibility and removability from the United States for illegal immigrants who commit social security fraud. * H.R  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Feb. 1, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) released a statement after voting in favor of the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. "This package gives hardworking families relief and includes tax credits for small and medium-sized businesses that are struggling," said Rep. Burchett. "I'm glad we could get a bipartisan bill across the line that can do some go  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2024: * ** Today, U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), released the following statement mourning the passing of Medal of Honor recipient Captain Larry Taylor. Cpt. Taylor was a Hamilton County native and Signal Mountain resident and received the Medal of Honor on September 5, 2023, for his heroic and selfless actions during the Vietnam War. "I am heartbroken to hear about the pass  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Feb. 2, 2024: * * * Today, Rep. Mark Green released the following statement regarding the Department of Homeland Security's notification that three Middle Tennessee communities could become a destination for more than 500 illegal immigrants: "Under President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas, every state is a border state. For three years, Americans and Tennesseans have suffered from this border crisis,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06) took to the House Floor Wednesday to call attention to the ongoing southern border crisis.  The full remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: Mister Speaker, I rise to correct a misconception about the surge of illegal immigration plaguing our nation, particularly since President Biden became Commander in Chief. Under this administration, more than 8 million peo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06) spoke on the House Floor Thursday to highlight the ongoing impacts of inflation over the last three years. Rep. Rose also reaffirmed House Republicans' commitment to restoring fiscal responsibility in Washington.  The full remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: Mister Speaker, President Biden's economic policies continue to wreak havoc with families across our co  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06) spoke on the House Floor to reaffirm House Republicans' commitment to conduct their constitutional oversight duties and get answers for the American people.  The full remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: Mister Speaker, House Republicans are committed to conducting the necessary congressional oversight of President Biden's Administration. That's   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Representative John Rose (TN-06) took to the House Floor Wednesday to condemn the Biden Administration's border policies. In his remarks, Rep. Rose quoted President Biden, from the 2020 campaign trail, and listed the many executive avenues the administration could take to curb the crisis.  The full remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: Mister Speaker, President Biden's policies at the southern bord  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Yesterday, Representatives Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) and Juan Vargas (CA-52) introduced the United States-Abraham Accords Cooperation and Security Act, bipartisan legislation that will establish a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Abraham Accords bureau to provide guidance and technical assistance aimed at protecting our medical supply chains and ending our reliance on adversarial  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative John Rose's (TN-06) amendment to H.R. 6679, which would require an annual report to Congress from the Secretary of Homeland Security on the number of individuals found to be inadmissible and deportable each year as a result of the underlying bill. H.R. 6679, the No immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act, was introduced by Rep. Tom McClintock (R-C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Wednesday, U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06) voted 'Yes' on H.R. 7204, the "Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act," which passed the House 357-70. The "Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act" permanently extends and revises several Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 provisions for businesses, such as the 100% bonus depreciation and the Research and Development deduction. The bill also revis  more