WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced the Build the Wall Now Act, which would require border wall construction to restart within 24 hours of the bill's enactment, remove all legal impediments to construction, and unlock $2.1 billion in unspent wall funding. Senate co-sponsors include Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mike Cra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation to reauthorize the Debbie Smith Act, which would provide state and local law enforcement agencies with resources to complete forensic analyses of crime scenes and untested rape kits. "Last year, a school teacher and mother of two youn  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), along with Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and all Senate Finance Committee Republicans, introduced legislation to prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from using its $80 billion infusion of taxpayer dollars included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to squeeze more revenue out of hardworking taxpayers who earn less t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) introduced bipartisan legislation to protect America's agricultural industry from improper foreign investment. Over the past few years, the United States has experienced a rapid increase in foreign investment in the agricultural sector, particularly from China. We must increase oversight and transparency to secure our country's foo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release and letter on Feb. 21, 2023: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today wrote to Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro of the U.S. Government Accountability Office seeking a review of the federal government's costs associated with treating patients who used asbestos-contaminated Johnson & Johnson baby powder and became ill because of their exposure to this known carcinogen. The letter reads in part: "I write to re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S Ambassador to Japan, today joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID), along with Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), in introducing the Supporting Americans Wrongfully or Unlawfully Detained Abroad Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation to bolster support for families advocat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 23, 2023: * * * Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement on the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee's (NSTAC) report to President Biden. "I'm glad to see this iteration of the NSTAC report emphasizes the need to create policies and processes to encourage regulatory harmonizati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, observed the one-year anniversary of Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by reintroducing a resolution condemning Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide under applicable international laws. Congressman Cohen made the following statement   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: Congressman Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04) officially introduced the Presidential Candidate Cognitive Requirements Act today. The bill would amend the Constitution to require that any presidential and vice-presidential candidate prove cognitive competency in order to be on the ballot. The Tennessee congressman believes that this should be a nonpartisan issue. Representative DesJarlais s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: Representatives Steve Cohen, Andre Carson, Barbara Lee, Danny K. Davis, Donald M. Payne Jr., Gwen Moore, and Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Jr. today reintroduced a measure to remove the name of longtime Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover from the FBI headquarters building in downtown Washington, D.C. The measure is co-sponsored by an additional 13 members of Congress. Cong  more