NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), along with Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.), released a mini-documentary to highlight what they encountered during their visit to the southern border last week. The video exposes the harsh reality of Biden's border crisis, capturing the moment the Senators witnessed nearly two-dozen illegal immigrants --including a pregnant  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2023: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Shelby County's Ryan White HIV Emergency Relief Program will receive a $1,217,533 from the Health Resources and Services Administration. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "Shelby County's Ryan White HIV/AIDS program has been successful in preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS and in providing treatment to patients   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Jan. 19, 2023: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a $764,284 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for research on the structure and functional mechanism involved with molecular chaperones and protein kinases. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "I am always pleased to see the National In  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) officially returned to the House Foreign Affairs Committee for the 118th Congress. Rep. Burchett served on this committee in the 117th Congress. "It's clear by looking at places like China, Afghanistan, and Russia that our foreign policy under the Biden administration hasn't served the best interests of the American people," said Rep. Burchett. "I'  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) officially returned to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Rep. Burchett served on this committee in the 117th Congress. "The federal government would do well to look at Tennessee as an example of how to successfully handle transportation in a fiscally responsible way," said Rep. Burchett. "I'm excited to continue representing T  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) will join the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability for the 118th Congress. This is the primary investigative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and oversees government operations. The Committee's mission is to "ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of the federal government and all its agencies" and will be le  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) released the following statement after being named the Chairman of the House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee for the 118th Congress. "I am excited to be named the Chairman of the House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee in the 118th Congress. This is a critically important position for our great s  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) and U.S Representative Steve Cohen (TN-09) reintroduced the bipartisan Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act, which would require the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to ensure its decision-making process is publicly available. "The TVA has recently been working to improve its transparency, and I was proud to introduce this bill last year to ens  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06), a lifelong farmer and former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner, was appointed to serve on the House Agriculture Committee. Rep. John Rose (TN-06) released the following statement: "The opportunity to serve on the House Agriculture Committee is a privilege and the fulfillment of a dream that extends back to my time in the blue corduroy jacket as a student member of the  more