WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- 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 E. Green, MD (R-TN) and Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) delivered the following opening statements in a hearing to examine CrowdStrike's defective software update that caused a global information technology (IT) outage on July 19. Read the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released its August "Startling Stats" factsheet reflecting the August 2024 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) border encounter data. According to CBP, total nationwide encounters totaled nearly 159,000 in August, including more than 107,000 at the Southwest border, an increase of more t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent three letters to the leadership of Cox Media Group and its clients, Google and Meta, following reporting that Cox Media Group admitted to investors that it listens to users' smartphone microphones using "Active Listening" software. According to this reporting, Cox Media Group claimed the company targets advertisements based on phone conversations of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: On the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) urged Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to secure U.S. elections by allowing a vote on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which she co-sponsored. This legislation would ensure that only U.S. citizens participate in federal elections by requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration across the country. It passed t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced the Secure School Buses Act to ensure school bus manufacturers tied to foreign entities and countries of concern, including the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), do not receive federal funding: "Under current law, federal funding for public transit is banned from going to c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and 12 of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Protecting Regular Order (PRO) for Veterans Act to hold the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) accountable for the Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) nearly $3 billion budget shortfall and the $12 billion projected shortfall in Fiscal Year 2025 for VA medical care.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) sent a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (KY-01) requesting he bring in Dan Bongino to testify in a hearing on the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) security failures that led to two assassination attempts on former President Trump. "Whether it is because of malice or gross incompetence, the USSS has twice failed in its mission of protecting the f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Chairman Green's "Cyber PIVOTT Act" Helps Tennesseans Secure Cyber Jobs New Legislation Increases Access to Cyber Workforce Education Programs Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green, released the following statement on the introduction of the Providing Individuals Various Opportunities for Technical Training (PIVOTT) to Build a Skills-Based Cyber Workforce Act of 2024, or the "Cy  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the City of Memphis will receive two Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighter grants totaling $2,945,907. One for $1,460,144, will go for its operations and safety programs. The other, for $1,485,763, will be used to acquire vehicles. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "These grants to the Memphis Fire Department  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: MEMPHIS Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Gooch Park, a 10.2-acre greenspace with an outdoor pool, pavilion, and playing fields, will receive a National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy grant of $3,339,000 to make major improvements. The park, one of the first in Memphis designated for African Americans and named for philanthropists Cecil Milton and Boyce Alexander Gooch, who were k  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: MEMPHIS Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Memphis-based River City Capital Investment Corporation will receive $619,000 from the U.S. Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program. The CDFI Program provides monetary awards to invest in and build the capacity of specialized financial institutions called Community Development Financial Institutions (C  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a longtime advocate for maternal and prenatal care initiatives, today announced that Le Bonheur Community Health and Well-Being's Delta Region Maternal Care Coordination Program will receive a $450,000 grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "Our region has the unfortunate distinction of having high   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- 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 called for allowing NATO-supplied weapons to be used by Ukraine within Russia during a commission hearing on "Russia's Shadow War on NATO." In his opening remarks, Congressman Cohen said that, now more than ever, Vladimir Putin "wants to weaken and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today delivered remarks from the House floor after attending a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center where a statue of Johnny Cash was unveiled. The statue, commissioned by the State of Arkansas, has been placed in the Capitol, along with the statue of Arkansas civil rights activist and journalist Daisy Bates which was unveiled in May. In his remarks, Congressman Cohe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today noted the passing of Memphis native and longtime civil rights and labor leader Bill Lucy, who passed Tuesday at the age of 90. Bill Lucy served for 38 years as the international Secretary-Treasurer of AFSCME and co-founded the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "Bill Lucy was a hugely influential trade unionist and leade  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today questioned Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker at a hearing on Boeing's Comprehensive Action Plan. Addressing Boeing and its recent history of accidents and crashes, Congressman Cohen said: "Now that Boeing has begun implementing its Safety and Quality Plan and the FAA has begun conduc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today voted for a continuing appropriations resolution (known as a CR) to keep the government operating beyond the September 30 fiscal year deadline and until December 20. The measure was stripped of Republican poison pill provisions that caused him to vote against last week's CR. The measure passed this afternoon would not have passed without Democratic member votes. The vo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) introduced a resolution designating October 6 12, 2024, as "Religious Education Week" to celebrate and emphasize the importance of religious education and the schools and organizations engaged in religious instruction. "South Carolina's children are our greatest resource and future leaders," said Graham. "I am proud to introduce this resolution to emphasi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Biden-Harris Administration idles as Europe unleashes far-Left policy agenda on American businesses United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Representative Andy Barr (R-KY-06) today led a bicameral letter urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and senior Biden-Harris Administration officials to stand up for U.S. economic interests by addressing regulatory e  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: In violation of USMCA, the Mexican President has repeatedly threatened to declare an American company's property as a "Protected Natural Area" to unjustifiably seize their assets United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led his colleagues in introducing the Defending American Property Abroad Act, legislation to impose retaliatory prohibitions th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation would award a Congressional Gold Medal honoring U.S. and foreign diplomats who risked their lives and careers to save Jews during the Holocaust United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today applauded Senate passage of their Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act (S. 91), a bill to honor 60 World War II-era diplomats from the United S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement on the House passage of H.R. 5302, H.R. 9459, S. 4698, and S.794: "I applaud the House for voting to honor the courageous service and ultimate sacrifice of Air and Marine Operations Agent Michel Maceda, who lost his life combat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement on the introduction of the Providing Individuals Various Opportunities for Technical Training (PIVOTT) to Build a Skills-Based Cyber Workforce Act of 2024, or the "Cyber PIVOTT Act." This legislation increases the accessibilit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 27, 2024: * * * Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued a statement ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris' trip to the Southwest border. In March 2021, Harris was charged by President Joe Biden with responsibility for handling the unprecedented border crisis: For more on Harris' history of extreme position  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement regarding explosive testimony heard by the Committee last week from retired Border Patrol Agent Aaron Heitke, the former chief patrol agent for the Border Patrol's San Diego Sector, and the subsequent lack of coverage by many in the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued a statement following the release of new data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) showing that, as of July 21, 2024, nearly 650,000 criminal illegal aliens were currently on ICE's Non-Detained Docket (NDD) and roaming free in communities throughout  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: This week, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, led by Committee Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) and Subcommittee Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), held a hearing to examine CrowdStrike's defective software update that caused a major information technology (IT) outage on July 19, 2024.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, House Homeland Security Committee Republicans introduced legislation to combat growing cyber threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against our critical infrastructure. Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) introduced legislation to establish an interagency task force led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (C  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Monday, September 23, The United States House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Harshbarger's H.R. 5526, The Seniors' Access to Critical Medications Act of 2024 which ensures that medicare seniors have access to the critical medications they need. This legislation restores pandemic-era flexibilities issued by the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that allowed mail   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- 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 and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined America's Newsroom on Fox News to discuss President Joe Biden's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the U.S. sending more troops to the Middle East despite Kamala Harris's false, unchecked claim at the presidential debate, and Iran's continual fu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: The House Committee on Homeland Security will hold a markup tomorrow, Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 10:00 AM ET. The legislation to be considered will address the cyber workforce shortage, protect our critical infrastructure from cyber intrusion, block funds for any partisan working group at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: This week, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) awarded Rep. Mark Green the Guardian of Small Business award.  Rep. Green said, "I am honored to accept the Guardian of Small Business award from the National Federation of Independent Business. NFIB is instrumental in ensuring small businesses have a voice in and I am grateful for their leadership." "Our nation's small and independent bus  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06) led a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed by the entire Tennessee U.S. House Delegation, U.S. Reps. Diana Harshbarger (TN-01), Tim Burchett (TN-02), Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Scott DesJarlais (TN-04), Andy Ogles (TN-05), Mark Green (TN-07), David Kustoff (TN-08), and Steve Cohen (TN-09), expressing concerns over the decision to exclude Tenness  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor ahead of the Senate's passage of her resolution with Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) to designate the month of October as "National Country Music Month." This resolution honors the contributions of country music to the story and history of the U.S. and encourages the American people to observe "National Country Music Month" with appro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06) voted 'No' on H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, which would extend federal government funding until December 20th at levels originally passed in two "minibus" funding bills, the first being on March 6th, 2024 totaling $432 billion and the second on March 22nd, 2024(link is external) totaling $1.2 trillion. Rep. Rose has voted 'No  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following video detailing her conversation with a Middle Tennessee mother named Kathy, who tragically lost her 17-year-old son, Vaughn-Thomas, after he unknowingly took a pill laced with fentanyl. Click here to download this video of Senator Blackburn's conversation about the fentanyl epidemic with Kathy. "Most all of us know at least one person throug  more