WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) along with Senators Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Joni Ernst (R- Iowa), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following joint statement after helping to successfully secure a provision in the 2023 National   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), along with Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas seeking an explanation as to why the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has failed to properly file tens of thousands   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), along with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), chair of the Congressional Executive Commission on China, led a bipartisan letter with nearly half of their Senate colleagues to the Chinese ambassador to the United States warning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of the conseq  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Memphis Health Center will receive $515,258 and Tri-State Community Health Center will receive $139,472 to expand their COVID-19 vaccination capacities. Congressman Cohen announced on Wednesday the same type of grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to Christ Community Health Service for $596,740. Congressman Cohen mad  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Dec. 7, 2022: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Christ Community Health Services will receive a $596,740 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to expand its COVID-19 vaccination capacity. * * * Congressman Cohen made the following statement. "As winter approaches and COVID-19 cases increase, it's critical that those eligible for vaccinations get the shots they nee  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis and LeBonheur Community Health and Well-Being will both receive substance abuse and mental health services grants from the Department of Health and Human Services. The university will receive $238,569 and LeBonheur Community Health will receive $250,000. Both are identified by the department as projects o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Dec. 7, 2022: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today applauded the U.S. Senate's passage Tuesday night of his bill naming the Memphis VA Medical Center for the late World War II combat pilot Lieutenant Colonel Luke Weathers Jr. The measure now goes to President Biden to be signed into law. * * * Congressman Cohen made the following statement. "I am pleased the Senate has passed my measure naming the Memphis  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: As the holiday season continues and millions of Americans are set to board crowded flights in the next few weeks, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, today introduced the Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin (EVAC) Act to ensure the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does more to prioritize passenger safety by appropriately co  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act that contains $45 billion more than President Biden requested earlier this year. The vote on passage was 350 to 80. After the vote, Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "The $858 billion bill the House considered today is just too big for an unaccountable Pentagon notorious for its waste  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, protecting the rights of couples in seme-sex and interracial marriages. The vote on passage was 258 to 169. In a statement after the vote, Congressman Cohen said: "The Respect for Marriage Act simply says each state  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08) announced the 2022 Congressional App Challenge winner for Tennessee's 8th Congressional District is Blake Freeman from Shelby County. Blake created the app, DeskHealth, as a Google Chrome extension designed to enforce healthy computer habits such as periodic breaks and staying hydrated. "Congratulations to Blake for winning this year's Congressional App Challenge  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: Last night, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. was unanimously elected to the leadership position of Regional Whip in a vote conducted by members of the Democratic Caucus. Louisiana is a part of Region 7, which includes the states of Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and the territory of the Virgin Islands. "I'm honored to take on this role and add our v  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), Joni Ernst (R- Iowa), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Steve Daines (R-Montana) and John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) in successfully securing a provision in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National Defense Autho  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Ben Cardin (D-MD), introduced the Assuring that the Fact-Finding Examination Continues to Track (AFFECT) Human Rights in Venezuela Act, legislation to help support human rights in Venezuela. This legislation would direct the U.S. government to support e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) released the following statement about the prisoner swap between the United States and Russia. "We got had. Viktor Bout conspired to sell arms that would target Americans. He profited from war and genocide, and we traded him for someone who disrespected our country while leaving behind a U.S. Marine. I'm glad Brittney's home, but this was a bad   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett released the following statement regarding his vote against the National Defense Authorization Act of FY23. "This $847.3 billion bill - which is $45 billion MORE than the president requested - includes woke sections that focus on diversity and making the Department of Defense more climate friendly, but fails to do important things like reinstate service  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), reacted to the National Park Service (NPS) designating The City of Oak Ridge as one of 18 American World War II Heritage Cities across the United States. This designation is the result of nearly two years of Congressman Fleischmann's work with the U.S. Department of the Interior to have Oak Ridge's significant contribution to winning World War I  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release and letter: Rep. Mark Green, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter joined by 30 colleagues, demanding answers from Department of Defense Education Activity Director, Thomas M. Brady regarding the recent surge of obscene pornographic materials active within the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) school system. Public reporting and communications via military families have  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Rep. Mark Green, a decorated combat veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement celebrating the repeal of the coronavirus military vaccine mandate, and numerous key priorities included in FY23's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): "The repeal of the military vaccine mandate is a long overdue win for servicemembers and their families," said Green. "However  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) and eight other colleagues in successfully securing a provision in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to protect service members from the Biden Administration's COVID vaccine mandate. Additional Senators who secured this provision in the FY2023 are Senators Roger Marshall (R-Kansa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following commentary to the Nashville Tennessean on Dec. 2, 2022: * * * The FTC Has Failed To Enforce The BOTS Act U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) demanded answers on the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) failure to enforce her bipartisan legislation, the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act, and called on the FTC to do so to protect consumers. Read her op-ed in the Tennessean on why the FTC must do more to fight ti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06) praised the passage of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, the primary authorization for funding the U.S. Armed Forces and Department of Defense (DoD). Rep. Rose voted in favor of the bill, that passed 350-80, which now heads to the United States Senate, where it awaits further action before becoming law. The legislation end  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8876, the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022, by a vote of 390 - 26. U.S. Rep. John Rose (TN-06), a cosponsor of the bill, voted "Yes" to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Visiting program (MIECHV) and increase annual funding by $500 million over the next five years. U.S. Rep. Rose released t  more