WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Homeland Security, led by Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), held Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas accountable on behalf of the American people for both a historic crisis at our borders and a woefully inadequate Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal for the Department. In this budget request, the Biden ad  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following floor statement on April 18, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered remarks from the floor of the United States House of Representatives on the mass shooting in Nashville, Tenn., the subsequent expulsion of two members of the Tennessee House of Representatives, and our country's gun violence epidemic. Text of the speech as prepared for delivery is below: Today I rise because too often in our sc  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today extracted an agreement from Jared Bernstein, nominee to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, that it is important to maintain the role of the U.S. Dollar as the world's reserve currency, directly contradicting his past advocacy for dethroning the U.S. Dollar, which Hagerty highlighted   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led sixteen Senate colleagues to reintroduce the Latonya Reeves Freedom Act. The bill would strengthen the civil right of Americans with disabilities to receive long-term services and supports (LTSS) in the setting of their choice. Colorado U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper is a cosponsor of the legislation. In 1991, Latonya Reeves fled a nursing home facility in Ten  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), along with Senators Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced the Sister City Transparency Act to create a Government Accountable Office (GAO) report on sister city partnerships in the U.S. Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representati  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), along with Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), led a group of their GOP colleagues in calling on all members of Congress "to lead by example" by ceasing the use of the China-owned TikTok. They also urged that House and Senate rules be amended to ban members of Congress from continued use of TikTok. The letter, sent to th  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), along with Representatives Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) and Representative Zach Nunn (R-Iowa), reintroduced the Enhancing K-12 Cybersecurity Act. This legislation will strengthen cybersecurity at America's K-12 schools by promoting access to information, better tracking of cyberattacks nationally, and providing new cybersec  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted in favor of H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. This bill would provide women and girls equal opportunity in athletics and a fair playing field by ensuring that athletic departments follow Title IX rules that protect the integrity of women's sports. "There's no reason men should be competing in girls' sports," said R  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47505) on April 7, 2023, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features and Function:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Delta Regional Authority The Delta Regional Authority was established in 2000 to address economic distress in the Mississippi River Delta region./41 The DRA aims to "improve regional economic opportunity by helping to create jobs, build communities,   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on April 19, 2023: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York responded to Tuesday's announcement that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has named 16 members to a new Advisory Committee on Underrides Protection and published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking side underride guards, both of which were provisions they advanced as part of the S  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on April 18, 2023: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a $433,349 grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for a project entitled "Effect of ambient heat on chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease among U.S. veterans" under the direction of School of Public Health Assistant Professor Abu Mohammed Naser Titu. *   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on April 18, 2023: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Metal Museum, formerly the National Ornamental Metal Museum, will be receiving a $500,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for its continuing efforts. The Metal Museum is devoted to exhibitions of metalwork and public programs featuring metalsmiths. It is the only institution of its kind in North America and o  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today questioned expert witnesses at a hearing on Reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration entitled "Examining the Current and Future Challenges Facing the Aerospace Workforce." In his opening statement, Congressman Cohen called for additional outreach to Historically Black Colleges and Universities  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on April 17, 2023: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today recognized Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. The observance begins at sundown today. As a state senator, Cohen sponsored, and the Tennessee General Assembly passed, legislation to create the Tennessee Holocaust Commission. A special part of its work is teaching teachers about Holocaust history. Cohen served as an ex-officio member of the comm  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on April 17, 2023: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today introduced the John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act which would require states to take their congressional apportionment decisions out of the political process and place it in the hands of independent redistricting commissions. The measure is named after former Tennessee Congressmen John Tanner and Jim Co  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on April 19, 2023: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today reintroduced the Latonya Reeves Freedom Act, assuring that the Supreme Court's Olmstead ruling, giving the disabled the qualified right to receive the services they need in a setting of their choice, is honored. The measure has 58 bipartisan House cosponsors. * * * Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "Latonya Reeves had to leave Memp  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on April 18, 2023: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) has been reappointed to the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and will serve as its Ranking Member. Congressman Cohen continues to serve as the Special Representative on Political Prisoners after receiving that appointment from the President of the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA).   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on April 18, 2023: * * * Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9), whose newly redrawn district now contains parts of Tipton County, today wrote Governor Bill Lee asking that he waive the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) testing for approximately 1,200 students in areas affected by recent storms, especially at badly damaged schools in Covington. * * * The letter reads in part: "We all want our stude  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and a former Tennessee state senator, spoke from the House floor this morning to castigate the Tennessee General Assembly for expelling two members for raising gun law issues. He also denounced the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee field hearing Monday that focused on harming the reputation of Manhattan District Attorney Alvi  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on April 18, 2023: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) who has been critical of Governor Bill Lee's decision to reject federal HIV testing funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for non-profit organizations today applauded the CDC's decision to directly fund the testing through the United Way of Greater Nashville. * * * Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "Governor   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Last night, Congressman Jonathan Jackson delivered a moving speech condemning the expulsion of two Black Democratic Caucus members, Representative Justin Jones and Representative Justin Pearson, from the Tennessee State Legislature. Congressman Jackson stated, "It is both disheartening and infuriating that, even after more than 150 years since the end of the Civil War, we continue to  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN), along with Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Max Miller (R-OH), and John Garamendi (D-CA), introduced the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act in the House of Representatives. This bipartisan legislation would allow beneficiaries of Holocaust-era insurance policies to bring civil action in U.S. district courts against the insurer for the covered policy t  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) today introduced the Small Business Investment Act of 2023 in the House of Representatives. This legislation will make it easier for small businesses to access the financing they need to grow and succeed in today's economy. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the companion bill in the United States Senate. "The Small Business Investment Act will unle  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08) today introduced the Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act in the House of Representatives. This bill protects small businesses and taxpayers by bolstering taxpayer protections, prohibiting improper Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting of taxpayers, compensating taxpayers for IRS abuse, and lowering the regulatory burden on taxpayers. Senator   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee) today introduced the Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act to add drug smuggling as an additional basis for Title 42 immigration enforcement authority, thereby preserving for Border Patrol agents an essential tool to quickly remove illegal border crossers and stop the drug trafficking that is fueling the overdo  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: The day Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is set to testify before the Homeland Security Committee, the latest monthly encounters data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shows the startling truth that despite this administration's numerous efforts to hide the extent of the crisis at our borders, the chaos is clear  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Homeland Security released the 100 Days of Republican Oversight of the U.S. Homeland Mission factsheet. Last Congress, Democrats largely ignored many significant homeland security issues that impact Americans across the country. Over the first 100 days of a Republican Majority, the House Committee on Homeland Security carried out long  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, today pressed United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power on USAID's use of taxpayer dollars to fund its woke climate agenda rather than to alleviate poverty and address basic needs in developing nati  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today led a group of Republican senators in reintroducing the Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act, legislation to add drug smuggling as an additional basis for Title 42 immigration enforcement authority, thereby preserving for Border Patrol agents an essential tool to quickly remove illegal border crossers and stop the drug trafficking that is fue  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: This week, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, led by Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX), heard firsthand testimony from national security experts on the dangerous consequences to U.S. homeland security from the Biden administration's deadly and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) spoke with Laura Coates on SiriusXM's P.O.T.U.S Channel, where she discussed her work in the first 100 days in the House, the future of reproductive rights for women, Republican efforts to cut critical social programs in their debt limit proposal, and her resolution on the Tennessee Three. Below are excerpts of her remarks and a link to listen to the int  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Yesterday evening, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) spoke during the Congressional Black Caucus Special Order Hour on the Tennessee Legislature's expulsion of Representatives Jones and Pearson and the long history of silencing Black voices during moments of civil disobedience. Below are her remarks as delivered and a link to the video. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss th  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: On the latest episode of Tennessee Talks, Maya MacGuineas joined Rep. Tim Burchett (TN-02) to discuss the budget process in the United States, how the federal government can reduce spending and pay down debt, and the impact our national debt will have on future generations of Americans. "Maya really knows her stuff when it comes to economic policy and wants what's best for our country. She doesn't ca  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Washington, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) joined Reverend Al Sharpton on MSNBC's 'PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton' to discuss Vice President Harris' keynote address at the 2023 National Action Network convention, 2024 GOP Presidential hopefuls pledging support for gun ownership at the NRA convention, Senate Democrats calling on the DOJ to investigate the expulsion of Tennessee legislators, and Stric  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted in favor of H.J.Res.42, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. "People are sick of our police being demonized and crime is through the roof," said Rep. Burchett. "D.C. has a crime problem that is out of control and the city council didn't  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: This week, Rep. Mark Green sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressing concern over Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's recent cease and desist order to Holy Name College Friary, a Franciscan community that has provided pastoral care to Catholic servicemembers and veterans for nearly twenty years. Rep. Green wrote: "The complete disregard for our Catholic serv  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on April 18, 2023: * * * Rep. Mark Green released the following statement regarding his Constitutional Amendment to require a 3/5 supermajority of Congress to approve any tax increases on the American people: "Americans are reeling this Tax Day. President Biden has spent our country into an oblivion of massive inflation and skyrocketing national debt, including interest which we are paying to China. To make m  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on April 21, 2023: * * * This week, Rep. Mark Green voted 'Yes' on Rep. Greg Steube's Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. He said: "Since the passage of Title IX, sports have opened the door of opportunity for millions of women and girls across the country. Allowing biological men to tear those opportunities away from women erases the progress women have made over the past five decades. "The Protect  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on April 21, 2023: * * * Rep. Mark Green voted to overturn President Biden's veto of the Congressional Resolution that repealed the Biden administration's outrageous rewrite of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Rep Green said: * * * "For 51 years, WOTUS regulations have caused chaos and confusion for farmers, growers, small businesses, manufacturers, builders, local communities, and property owne  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Last week, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger introduced H.R. 2556, the Simplify, Don't Amplify, the IRS Act, which would implement reforms to bring more transparency and accountability to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and help ensure that the IRS cannot be weaponized against American Taxpayers. Under this legislation, several taxpayer safeguards and protections would be enshrined into law, inclu  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following commentary to the Washington Times on April 17, 2023: * * * Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08) recently penned an op-ed for the Washington Times titled, "Cellphone Jamming Reform Act is key to alleviating crime crisis". In the op-ed, Congressman Kustoff outlines how his legislation, the Cellphone Jamming Reform Act, will help alleviate America's crime crisis by banning the use of cellphones by inmates in jails and pri  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Ogles (TN-05) introduced the Ukraine Lend-Lease Accountability Act, which would get rid of the exemptions granted in the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act, which passed through the Democrat-controlled House during the 117th Congress. This bill would restore the ordinary requirements found in the Arms Export Control Act and Foreign Assistance Act regarding any loans and/or leases of e  more

COLUMBIA, Tennessee, April 18 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced that residents and businesses in certain counties across Tennessee impacted by the severe weather storms that began on March 31st, 2023 are eligible for an extended tax filing deadline of July 31st, 2023. The current counties eligible include Cannon, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Macon, McNairy, Rutherford, Tipton, Wayne, and Lewis. Lewis County i  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release and letter: Rep. Mark Green (TN-07) led a letter with Rep. Maria Salazar (FL-27) and Rep. Carlos Gimenez (FL-28) to the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) regarding its actions to avoid accountability for the help it provided the Cuban regime in trafficking thousands of doctors and healthcare professionals to Brazil between 2013 and 2018. Background: A group of Cuban doctors is suing PAHO for playing a  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the No EV Credits for Idle Allies Act, legislation that would prevent European countries from benefiting from critical mineral tax credits from the United States until they contribute an equal percent of GDP in support of the war in Ukraine. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida), and Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) a  more