MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 12 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $337,088 from the U.S. Department of Education to work on a technology-based reading comprehension system for adult literacy students. * * * "With one in six adults reading at a low proficiency level, this grant will address a critical national need. "I'm pleased this funding will put the U of M in the  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 7 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $228,000 from the National Institute on Aging for research on amyloid precursor proteins. * * * "Research on the aging process is critical, especially as our country's elderly population grows. "This grant will keep our medical school scientists in their labs making new d  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 9 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $677,071 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to study premature mortality in hemodialysis patients. * * * "Research on diabetes and kidney diseases is especially important given the higher rates of these diseases among residents of the 9t  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $426,685 from the National Eye Institute for research on corneal wound healing. * * * "I'm pleased that our medical school can continue working on important vision research in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. "I'm confident this funding will keep researchers in their labs worki  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, will return to Washington to participate in Wednesday's Judiciary oversight hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability. On Monday, the Justice in Policing Act, which Congressman Cohen cosponsored, was introduced. The   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 9 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, applauded introduction of the Justice in Policing Act. The bill incorporates his National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act (H.R. 119), the Police CAMERA Act (H.R. 120), and Police Training and Independent Review Act  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, questioned witnesses about police reform measures at a hearing on Police Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability. On Monday, Congressman Cohen joined his colleagues in introducing the Justice in Policing Act, which incorporates his Na  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Rep. David Kustoff (TN-08), announced the winners of the 2020 Congressional Art Competition. Madison Morris from Hutchison School in Shelby County was the overall district winner, Elle Jerge from University School of Jackson in Madison County placed second, and Marimac Ellis from University School of Jackson in Madison County came in third place. "Every year, I continue to be impressed by the art educati  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Rep. David Kustoff (TN-08) announced that $35,126 will go to Covington City Hall, $46,100 to Dyersburg Police Department, and $138,850 to Jackson's Law Enforcement Complex. This funding is part of the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program. "It is important that our local governments can continue to count on the resources they need to fully recover from COVID-19," said Rep. Kustoff. "I woul  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Rep. David Kustoff (TN-08) announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $658,051 in grants to West Tennessee Legal Services in Jackson, Tennessee. This funding is part of the FY20 Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grants. "West Tennessee Legal Services does great work for the community in Jackson. This funding is vital to ensure they can continue to help those in need, especiall  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement after Defense Secretary Mark Esper refused to appear before the committee and explain the use of the military in response to peaceful protesters in the D.C.: The statement was co-authored by Reps. Susan Davis, D-California, Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, Rick Larsen, D-Washington, Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee, Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, John Garamendi, D-California, Jackie Speier, D-California, Tulsi Gabbard,   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, ranking Republican member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on June 11 after the committee held a hybrid hearing to assess VA's response to the COVID-19 pandemic after 90 days: "This afternoon, the Committee held a hearing with senior VA leaders to discuss the impact COVID-19 is having on America's veterans. Given the immense importance of this topic, I am deeply disappointed at Chairman Takano's unprecede  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: As a physician, I understand what a difficult job health care providers have had during this public health crisis. Despite the risks of becoming sick themselves, these workers are continuing to show up every day to care for patients and put the needs of others above their own. Unfortunately, many providers have temporarily lost their jobs or seen reduced pay because of state and local restrictions on elective   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Tim Burchett (TN-02) and Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) led 33 of their colleagues in urging the United States Department of State to resume processing passport applications. The State Department stopped processing passport applications on March 19 due to the widespread outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States. The applications of 1.6 million Americans have not been processed as   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) released "Preparing for the Next Pandemic" -- a white paper with five recommendations to address future pandemics based on lessons learned from COVID-19 and the past 20 years of pandemic planning. 1. Tests, Treatments, and Vaccines - Accelerate Research and Development 2. Disease Surveillance - Expand Ability to Detect, Identify, Model, and Tr  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 10: Senate health and education committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said 56 million students from kindergarten to 12th grade going back to our 100,000 public schools and 34,000 private schools in the fall as safely as possible "will help our country take its surest step toward normalcy. Alexander made his remarks today during the Senate health and education committee hearing -- "COVID-1  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Senate health and education committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today said 56 million students from kindergarten to 12th grade going back to our 100,000 public schools and 34,000 private schools in the fall as safely as possible "will help our country take its surest step toward normalcy." Alexander made his remarks today   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following interview with Shannon Bream on Fox News: "When you have the amount of wrongdoing that was done through the Russia collusion hoax and what President Donald Trump has lived with every day, you need to get to the bottom of this. "There are 39 people that were involved in this plot. There are 14 that were involved in the unmasking. "This was a taxpayer-paid-for conspiracy... What taxpayers want to know is who cooked  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) will introduce a resolution calling for justice for George Floyd and opposing recent calls to defund the police. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Roy Blunt (R-Missouri), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), Martha McSally (R-Arizona), and Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) are original c  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by Penny Schwinn, commissioner of education in Tennessee, at a hearing entitled "COVID-19: Going Back to School Safely": I very much appreciate the opportunity to share Tennessee's story, and incredible work that continues to be done by our districts, educators, and department of education on behalf of our students. As commissioner at the Tennessee Department of Education, I feel st  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) released "Preparing for the Next Pandemic" -- a white paper with five recommendations to address future pandemics based on lessons learned from COVID-19 and the past 20 years of pandemic planning: 1. Tests, Treatments, and Vaccines - Accelerate Research and Development 2.   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced a resolution marking as Women Veterans Appreciation Day in recognition of the anniversary of the signing of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1948, which allowed women to serve as permanent members of the military. "2020 is a landmark year in the history of American women. As we commemorate 100 years of women's suffrag  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced a resolution calling for justice for George Floyd and opposing recent calls to defund the police. Senators Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) are original cosponsors of the resolution. Senator  more