WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on June 30: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today said "the stakes are too high," for the political debate around wearing masks to continue. "Unfortunately this simple lifesaving practice has become part of a political debate that says: If you're for Trump, you don't wear a ma  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 30: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that Memphis-area organizations will receive $1,738,964 in emergency preparedness funding from the Department of Homeland Security to protect its port and two Memphis Jewish institutions considered at risk of attack. The grants announced today for the Port Security Grant Program include $1 million for the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division; $37,500 for  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that the Cordova-based Memphis Area Association of Governments (MAAG) will receive a $400,000 "recovery and resiliency" grant from the Department of Commerce to deal with complications of the coronavirus pandemic. The funding was authorized in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act that became law in late March. * * * "I'm pleased to announce  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- RepRep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, announced that the University of Memphis will receive an $850,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure for research on mobile health data management. * * * "I'm pleased that the U of M is receiving this substantial investment in cyberinfrastructure research during  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- 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 $357,200 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for research into the genetics of stroke vulnerability. * * * "I'm pleased our medical school can continue its lifesaving work on the genetics of vulnerability to stroke in the midst of this pandemic. "I'm sur  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced major U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grants to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. UTHSC will receive $318,302 from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for research on blood diseases. St. Jude will receive $2,277,711 from the National Cancer Institute for work on cancer causes a  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the Science, Space and Technology Committee, announced that LeMoyne-Owen College will receive a grant of $399,579 from the National Science Foundation for research entitled "Target Infusion Project: Overcoming the Mathematical Barrier." * * * "This grant funding from the National Science Foundation will help overcome barriers to mathematics and help advance learn  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, applauded the inclusion of his bill, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Careers Act, in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This AI Careers Act aims to improve AI education and AI workforce development. The NDAA is set to come to the House Floor in the coming weeks. * * * "This bill woul  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, applauded the inclusion of H.R. 1400, the Horse Transportation Safety Act, in the Moving Forward Act, that passed the House. Congressman Cohen has championed the measure since 2008. Congressman Cohen introduced H.R. 1400 last February with Representatives Dina Titus, Brian Fitzpatrick and Peter King. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- 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 its Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today introduced a Congressional Resolution seeking an inquiry into whether the House of Representatives should impeach Attorney General William P. Barr. The resolution has 35 co-sponsors. "Attorney General Barr has undermined our judicial   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 4 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Independence Day: "I want to wish all residents of the 9th Congressional District a happy, festive and safe Fourth of July. This is the 244th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence and of an experiment in self-government by the people and for the people that, despite troubling roadblocks in voting rights and criminal justice reform, remains the envy of the world. As we Memphians enjoy - at  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, voted for the Moving Forward Act, a sweeping, $1.5 trillion five-year bill that will create jobs while rebuilding America's infrastructure including not only our roads, bridges, and transit systems, but also our schools, housing, broadband access, green energy, and water infrastructure. The bill contai  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative David Kustoff (TN-08), applauded the U.S. Senate confirmation of Jackson Police Department Deputy Chief Tyreece Miller to serve as United States Marshal for the Western District of Tennessee. "Roberta and I congratulate Tyreece Miller as the new United States Marshal for the Western District of Tennessee and I commend President Trump on this nomination," said Rep. Kustoff. "Tyreece's t  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative David Kustoff (TN-08), presented his bill H.R. 7033 - the SECURE Campus Act before the GOP China Task Force this week. This legislation bolsters President Trump's efforts to stop the Communist Party of China's ongoing attempts to steal cutting edge research and intellectual property from inside our American universities. "With 1,000 open FBI cases regarding Chinese espionage in the Uni  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement: U.S. Representative David Kustoff (TN-08) voted against Speaker Pelosi's H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act. This partisan bill will cost our nation more than $1.5 trillion, forces costly Green New Deal policies, reduces states' flexibility, and limits building new roads and bridges. "This bill was not a serious effort to improve our infrastructure, such as building bridges and fixing roads. Instead, it was dra  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: On July 4, we will celebrate the birth of American independence, when 56 representatives from the 13 original states pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor to support the Declaration of Independence. Now, 244 years later, the vision of these founders still lives on in the United States of America. The future of our great country is determined by every new generation. Each generation must de  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, released the following statement after introducing The Modernizing Veterans' Healthcare Eligibility Act to create a bipartisan commission to assess veterans' eligibility for care within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and make recommendations for how to revise and simplify it for the first time since 1996. "Toda  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, ranking Republican member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 1: Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, released the following statement after introducing The Modernizing Veterans' Healthcare Eligibility Act to create a bipartisan commission to assess veterans' eligibility for care within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and make  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Tim Burchett (TN-02), Phil Roe (TN-01) and Jason Crow (CO-06) introduced the COVID-19 Veterans Memorial Extension Act. This legislation would grant one additional fundraising year to proposed federal memorials honoring America's veterans. "All the heroes who bravely served and defended our nation are, without question, deserving of a memorial in the capital city of the United State  more

MARYVILLE, Tennessee, June 28 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following transcript of an interview with Manu Raju on CNN's Inside Politics: U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) told Manu Raju on CNN's "Inside Politics" that "millions of Americans who admire President Trump would follow his lead if he wore a mask when it's appropriate." Sen. Alexander, who is chairman of the Senate health committee, said that "It also would help to get rid of this political debate that if you  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said "the stakes are too high," for the political debate around wearing masks to continue. "Unfortunately this simple lifesaving practice has become part of a political debate that says: If you're for Trump, you don't wear a mask. If you're against Trump, you do," Alexander said. "That is why I have suggested the p  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: At a Senate hearing on COVID-19, U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) asked National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins whether "In the midst of all this depressing news about the virus, will there be enough tests so we can watch some football this fall, or basketball this winter?" Alexander said the answer may depend upon Dr. Collins' project to find new ways to produce tens of millio  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: The United States Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after the nominations of Beth Harwell and Brian Noland to serve on the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors were approved by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. "TVA is a big and important institution. It is a $10 billion a year business. It serves the residents of seven states by provid  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 1: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), delivered the following remarks at a committee business meeting. At the business meeting, the committee considered and favorably reported the following items: * PN 1716, Katherine A. Crytzer, of Tennessee, to be Inspector  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) applauded the closure of the Confucius Institute at the University of Memphis following her efforts to increase transparency about the harm the Chinese government-run programs cause to academic freedom. "Those studying Chinese culture and language at American schools should be alarmed that the Chinese government has infiltrated their institutions. I am pleased to shar  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on July 1: Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the business meeting to vote on the Nominations of three individuals to fill offices within the Tennessee Valley Authority. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery: "Good morning, everyone. Thank you, Mr  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: In light of President Trump's recent dismissals and demotions of several Inspectors General, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del,), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced that he is unable to support the nomination of Katherine A. Crytzer of Tennessee to be Inspector General (IG) of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) after the nominee failed, both in-person and in written   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on June 30: In light of President Trump's recent dismissals and demotions of several Inspectors General, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del,), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced that he is unable to support the nomination of Katherine A. Crytzer of Tennessee to be Inspector General (IG) of the T  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) led a bipartisan group of Senators in urging Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to provide additional funding for children's hospitals impacted by COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic, many children's hospitals have been forced to halt critical elective procedures. "Many children's hospitals have had to   more