WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following joint statement with Reps. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, Scott DesJarlais, R-Tennessee, and John Rose, R-Tennessee, in response to Rep. James Clyburn, D-South Carolina, sending official letters singling out four Republican-led states, including Tennessee, for their response to the COVID-19 pandemic: "The coronavirus pandemic has affected each state - and each community - differently, and therefore each state has responded  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, ranking Republican member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on July 30 after the committee voted to report 12 bills to the House floor: "Our Committee acted decisively today to honor the brave service of all veterans - including the millions of women veterans who represent the fastest growing segment of the military and veteran populations and Native American veterans who volunteer to serve at higher rates  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: The Departments of Energy, Health and Human Services, and Veterans Affairs announced the Insights Partnership to research and analyze COVID-19 health data. The Insights Partnership will use Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Summit, the United States' fastest supercomputer and one of the fastest in the World, in its efforts to assess COVID-19 information, treatments and health outcomes. "The Summit super  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that the City of Memphis will receive a grant of $200,505 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Program. * * * "This funding is especially welcome during this pandemic when local resources are stretched thin. "The Memphis Fire Department is doing an excellent job under these trying circumstances and I'm pleased this grant wi  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) attended the funeral service for the late Congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once pastored. Congressman Cohen was invited to attend the service as part of the official Congressional delegation honoring Lewis' memory. * * * "I was honored to be a part of my friend John Lewis' home-going and pr  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, was joined by Representatives Don Young (R-AK-At Large), Albio Sires (D-NJ-08), Hank Johnson (D-GA-04), and Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) in introducing the Airport Infrastructure Readiness (AIR) Act. The measure would direct the Federal Aviation Administration to calculate Airport Improvement   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, introduced the Civil Rights Enhancement and Law Enforcement Accountability Improvement Act. The measure would explicitly provide that an employer of a law enforcement officer is vicariously liable for officers' acts or omissions committed within the scope of their employment th  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) paid his respects to the late John Lewis at a ceremony held in the Capitol Rotunda, where the legendary Civil Rights leader and Georgia Congressman will lie in state. * * * "America has lost a hero. I have lost a hero, a dear friend, and an inspiration to continue to get into 'good trouble' to overcome injustice. "It was an honor to serve with this gentleman. "He was the em  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, questioned Attorney General William P. Barr at a Committee oversight hearing. It was Barr's first appearance before the Committee since his appointment more than 17 months ago. Congressman Cohen, noting that he is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, asked Barr to make Assis  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) was saddened to learn of the death Friday of his friend, the Reverend Steve Montgomery, the beloved former pastor of Idlewild Presbyterian Church, who retired 15 months ago. * * * "I've been dealing with the death of my friend Congressman John Lewis, and was shocked at the news of Steve Montgomery's death. "There was a lot of John Lewis in Steve Montgomery: He was courageous  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) today introduced an amendment to permit the Old Hickory Dam and Cordell Hull Dam, both upstream of Nashville, to include flood risk management as one of their authorized purposes. "Nashville was hit hard by a devastating flood a decade ago," Rep. Jim Cooper said. "By allowing the Old Hickory and Cordell Hull dams to be used for flood risk management we mitigate the chance of future f  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Moments ago, Rep. Mark Green sent a letter to Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman James Clyburn (D-SC) calling on him to rescind his partisan attacks on coronavirus response efforts in Tennessee and in three other states led by Republican governors. Green said, "I am writing to you expressing my severe concern over your letters to four states led by Republican governors, including my home  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Rep. Mark Green was selected by the House Republican Steering Committee to serve as a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Green commented, "I am honored to be selected by the Steering Committee to join the House Foreign Affairs Committee. I look forward to working with Leader McCaul and the Committee to confront the global challenges facing the United States during this difficult time. From conti  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement after the House passed the Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 7575): "I am proud to support this bipartisan legislation, which reauthorizes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects. "These projects are critical for improving our country's infrastructure, improving waterway navigation, and reducing flood risk. "As several of our counties know, there is a strong need to address flood mitigation, and   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement after voting against State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act (H.R. 7608) for fiscal 2021: "Once again, House Democrats put forward a partisan wish list that has no chance of becoming law. This appropriations package reverses long-standing pro-life protections, blocks construction of the president's border wall,  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement after voting against the Child Care Is Essential Act (H.R. 7027): "Today's bills, like so many of House Democrats' efforts to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, are overly broad and reflect absolutely no attempt to find consensus. Today's legislation appropriates $50 billion - more than the entire annual revenue of the childcare industry - and places costly and time-consuming federal mandates on childcare providers.   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following column: Earlier this year, the Trump administration launched a partnership between the federal government, scientific community and private sector called Operation Warp Speed. The goal of this partnership is to develop 300 million doses of a safe, effective vaccine by January 2021 to fight the COVID-19 coronavirus. Congress has already provided nearly $10 billion to develop a vaccine through emergency legislation like the C  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Representative John Rose (TN-6) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) co-led a bicameral letter to President Trump requesting pandemic relief funds for the American private bus and motorcoach industry, including the scheduled service, commuter and charter sectors of the industry. Other signers included Reps. Roe (TN-1), Burchett (TN-2), Fleischmann (TN-3), DesJarlais (TN-4), Green (TN-7), and Kustoff (TN-8). Mo  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following joint statement on the White House call for Congress to pass legislation ending the practice of surprise medical billing: The statement was co-issued by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., D-New Jersey, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Virginia, and Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina. * * * "Patients have demanded protection from surprise medical bills for years. They need it   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Senate confirmation of Marvin Kaplan and Lauren McFerran to serve as members of the National Labor Relations Board: "The Senate confirmed two qualified nominees, one Republican, one Democrat, to the National Labor Relations Board--keeping with the bipartisan tradition of maintaining balance on the board, which has been without a Democrat member since December." Marvin Kaplan is a current member of the N  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on July 29 on Senate confirmation of Marvin Kaplan and Lauren McFerran to serve as members of the National Labor Relations Board: "Today the Senate confirmed two qualified nominees, one Republican, one Democrat, to the National Labor Relations Board--keeping with the bipartisan tradition of maintaining balance on the board, which has be  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) introduced the Telehealth Modernization Act -- legislation that will help ensure Americans can continue to see their doctors from home by making permanent the most important temporary changes in federal telehealth policy. "The COVID-19 pandemic has led to one of the most dramatic developments in the delivery of medical services ever," Alexander  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- 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.) introduced the Telehealth Modernization Act -- legislation that will help ensure Americans can continue to see their doctors from home by making permanent the most important temporary changes in federal telehealth policy. "The COVID-19 pandemic has led to one of the most dr  more

MARYVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said the "Shark Tank" initiative at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is "doing in months what usually takes three to seven years," after the NIH announced funding for seven new COVID-19 diagnostic testing methods. "Tens of millions of new diagnostic tests with quick results are key to containing the virus and building confidence  more

MARYVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on July 31: Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today said the "Shark Tank" initiative at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is "doing in months what usually takes three to seven years," after the NIH announced funding for seven new COVID-19 diagnostic testing methods. * * * "Tens of millions of ne  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Senate health and education committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) introduced legislation to allow student loan borrowers with no income to continue to defer their monthly payment, give parents more choices of schools for their children and to increase availability of child care for workin  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following joint statement: Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-Ore.), House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) released the f  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following news release: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, a bill to bolster national security interests and better protect communities across the country by ending the use of "warrant-proof" encrypted technology by terrorists and other bad actors to conceal illicit beh  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Senate health and education committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) introduced legislation to allow student loan borrowers with no income to continue to defer their monthly payment, give parents more choices of schools for their children and to increase availability of child care for working parents. Alexander introduced other sections of the "Safely Back to W  more