WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Slams 'Out-of-Control, Leftist Judges' for Blocking Trump's America First Agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor about activist judges across the country who are blocking President Trump's agenda in court. In the last two months alone, judges have issued more nationwide injunctions against the Trump administrati  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Cornyn, Baldwin, Kelly Introduce Bill to Address School Bus Driver Shortage WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) today introduced the Driving Forward Act, which would continue to exempt new school bus drivers from the "Under-the-Hood" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) testing requirement t  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Cruz Urge DOJ to Reinstate Drug Searches at Airports Suspended by Biden WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) urged the U.S. Department of Justice to reverse the Biden administration's harmful decision to suspendconsensual searches at airports and other mass transit facilities last year. These searches, which are part of the succes  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Scott, Cruz Introduce BOLIVAR Act to Hold Illegitimate Maduro Regime Accountable WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Banning Operations and Leases with the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime (BOLIVAR) Act. This legislation holds Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro accountable by prohib  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Warner Introduce Bill to Reestablish U.S. Leadership in International Standards Setting for Emerging Tech WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced the Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act to restore America's position as a leader in international standards setting for emerging technologies. For decades, the United  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on April 2, 2025: * * * Chairman Gimenez Announces Hearing to Assess Whether US Travel System Can Meet the Moment Ahead of High-Profile International Events WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, announced a hearing for Tuesday, April 8, 2025, to examine public and private sector e  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Green, Guest on Homeland Democrats Visiting the Border after Trump Ends the Chaos WASHINGTON -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) and Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) released the following statements on the upcoming visit by Democrat members of the Committee to the Southwest border: "It's no coincide  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on April 3, 2025: * * * Chairmen Green, Guest on Homeland Democrats Visiting the Border After Trump Ends the Chaos WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) and Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) released the following statements on the upcoming visit by Democrat memb  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Announces $465,506 Cancer Research Grant to St. Jude Study to enhance tumor immunotherapy WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a grant of $465,506 from the National Cancer Institute to study epigenetic reprogramming of T cell exhaustion to enhance tumor immunotherapy. Congressman Cohen made the foll  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Introduces the ''Making Any Reimbursement Against the Law for Guarding Overnight Act'' or the ''MARALAGO Act'' Prohibits Secret Service from spending federal dollars for lodging or meals at a facility owned or controlled by a president WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today introduced the ''Making Any Reimbursement Against the Law for Guarding Overnight Act'' or the ''  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Introduces the REAL AMERICA Act Measure would require the ultra-wealthy to pay their fair share WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today introduced the Reward Each American's Labor and Make Every Rich Individual Contribute Again (REAL AMERICA) Act, a bold tax reform bill that helps everyday working people while addressing Republican plans to sneak through a $2 trillion t  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Requests List of Companies Seeking Clean Air Act Exemptions Urgent request for the EPA to identify operations in Tennessee's 9th Congressional District WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin requesting a list of companies operating in Tennessee's 9 th Congressional District which have requested a   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen says President Trump's Executive Orders Show he neither Understands nor Respects the Constitution Says "he is the one doing the 'overreach' " WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, today discussed President Trump's efforts to upend the judicial system at a hearing ent  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Statement on Trump Tariffs MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) took note of today's stock market response to the Trump tariffs and made the following statement: "Trump's tariff wars are making everything more expensive. And it's about to get worse. And while we're paying more for food, medicine, appliances and car repairs, the GOP wants to slash Medicaid, Social Security, SN  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Fighting for Senior Healthcare WASHINGTON -- Today, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) reintroduced the bipartisan Seniors' Access to Critical Medications Act. The legislation would extend a waiver issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for 5 years, which allowed Medicare patients to receive essent  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Announces Staff Changes, Promotions, Trump Admin Appointments WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today announced 22 additions and changes to his staff over the last year, as well as 14 of his staff appointed to serve in the Trump Administration. "I'm pleased to welcome several additions to my staff and announce well-deserved promotions for others," said Senator Hagerty  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Gets Commitment from Nominee Perdue to Hold China Accountable for Unfair Treatment of U.S. Diplomats, Financing of Iran's Terror Regime The Biden Administration failed to protect U.S. diplomats, stop China from financing Iran's terror regime WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty, Gallego Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation Supporting Increased Use of Non-Lethal Weapons for Law Enforcement Bipartisan bill would allow law enforcement officers to use new non-lethal technologies to de-escalate interactions WASHINGTON-- United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) today reintroduced the bipartisan Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act, legisl  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news: * * * Homeland Security Committee Markup of Legislation Countering Terrorism Threats, China's Malign Influence WASHINGTON D.C. --The House Committee on Homeland Security will hold a markup on April 9, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET, to consider legislation that would counter evolving terror threats, confront destabilizing activity by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on U.S  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kustoff Op-Ed: Swatting: A frightening hoax demanding serious attention WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Kustoff recently penned an op-ed for the Washington Examiner titled, "Swatting: A frightening hoax demanding serious attention." In the op-ed, Congressman Kustoff highlights his bill that will impose strict penalties for swatting. "As a former United States Attorney, I have seen firsthan  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * PASSED: Kustoff Bill to Replace Checks Stolen in the Mail Passed by the House of Representatives WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House of Representatives unanimously passed, H.R. 1155, the Recovery of Stolen Checks Act, introduced by Reps. David Kustoff (R-TN), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), and Terri Sewell (D-AL). This bipartisan legislation would give victims of mail theft the option to receive their payme  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * PASSED: Kustoff Bill to Help Americans Recover from Natural Disasters Passed by the House of Representatives WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 517, the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act, that was introduced by Reps. David Kustoff (R-TN) and Judy Chu (D-CA). This bipartisan legislation will provide relief to taxpayers impacted by  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Green: "Protecting Guardian Gold Star Spouses is Our Solemn Duty." Rep. Gr een: "Protecting Guardian Gold Star Spouses is Our Solemn Duty." WASHINGTON--Today, Rep. Mark Green re-introduced his Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act in the 119th Congress. The bill ensures that no Gold Star Family will ever lose out on benefits owed, even during a government shutdown. Green said, "Our nation should   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Rep. Kustoff, Gov. Lee Visit Severe Storm Damage in McNairy County WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) and Governor Bill Lee visited Selmer in McNairy County to survey storm damage and meet with state and local officials. "Roberta and I are praying for those who lost loved ones and who have been impacted by the devastating storms in West Tennessee," said   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Rep. Rose Reintroduces Black Vulture Bill to Provide Regulatory Relief to Farmers WASHINGTON, DC--U.S. Representative John Rose (R-TN), a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, eighth generation farmer, and former Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture reintroduced H.R. 2462, the Black Vulture Relief Act. The bipartisan legislation is being co-led by Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL), who  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following floor remarks on April 2, 2025: * * * Madam President, in our constitutional Republic, the President represents the will of "we the people." He does this more than any other elected official in this country because, alongside the Vice President, he is the only office holder who is elected by the entire Nation, State by State. And in November, the American people gave President Trump a powerful mandate to secure th  more