WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today questioned Yael Lempert, President Biden's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Jordan, about the importance of government funding for border security and border walls, given that the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus funding law provides at least $150 million for border security for Jordan, President Biden  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) today led a group of 10 Republican senators in introducing the Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act. This legislation would increase the maximum term of imprisonment from one year to five years for violating the federal law (Section 1507) that explicitly prohibits attempts at influencing the decision-making process of a judge. Senator Blackburn  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the Kids Online Safety Act, comprehensive bipartisan legislation to protect children online and hold Big Tech accountable. "Over the last two years, Senator Blumenthal and I have met with countless parents, psychologists, and pediatricians who are all in agreement that children are suffering at the hands   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and nine other Republican members of the United States Senate sent a letter to President Biden urging him to reverse course and keep the Title 42 removal authority in place. Title 42 is set to expire on May 11. The letter was also signed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Republica  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Government Publishing Office issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: Libraries at Auburn University, Middle Tennessee State University, and New York State Library have signed Memorandum of Agreements with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to become Preservation Stewards, and the Indiana University Maurer School of Law has expanded its partnership with GPO. To help libraries meet the needs of efficient Government document stewardship in the digit  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, urged Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink to ignore Chinese Communist Party (CCP) demands that the Biden Administration restrain its criticisms of China before it will allow high-level U.S. government officials to visit Beijing. Hagerty urged the Biden A  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) has joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), along with nine other Senate Republican colleagues, in introducing the Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act, legislation that would increase the maximum term of imprisonment from one year to five years for violating the federal law (Section 1507) that explicitly prohibits attempts at influencing the deci  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, along with Senators Tim Scott (R-SC), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), introduced the Solidify Iran Sanctions Act (SISA), legislation to make permanent the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. Cementing these sanctions will advance national security by restraining Iran from engaging in malign activities th  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX), Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Chairman Dan Bishop (R-NC), and Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to De  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement on the introduction of the Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2), of which all three Chairmen are original co-sponsors: "For more than tw  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) joined House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Homeland Security Vice Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS), Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) to announce a border security package that includes the Border   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Appropriations Committees, today joined Balance of Power on BloombergTV to discuss the acquisition of First Republic Bank and the debt ceiling. Partial Transcript Hagerty on the FDIC's auction of First Republic Bank: "I think the supervisors have done a much better job [than they did with Silicon Valley Bank]. When  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Appropriations Committees, today joined Cavuto: Coast to Coast on Fox Business to discuss today's interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve and the debt ceiling. Partial Transcript Hagerty on today's interest rate increase: "I do think that we need to be quite careful right now in terms of the environment that   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Jake Tapper on CNN's The Lead to discuss their bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act. The Kids Online Safety Act Is Supported By Hundreds Of Organizations and Over 30 Senators "We're so pleased to have the support of hundreds of organizations on this legislation, and we've made certain that this is focused on t  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Chairman Dan Bishop (R-NC) announced a hearing next week to examine possible government overreach in a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program that could be used to monitor mis-, dis-, and malinformation (MDM) posted online by American citizens. "Time and time  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 4 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: On the latest episode of Tennessee Talks, CEO of the Mental Health Association of East Tennessee Ben Harrington joined Rep. Tim Burchett (TN-02) to discuss the mental health crisis, how mental health is stigmatized, and what state legislatures and the federal government can do to better serve people dealing with mental health issues. "Ben Harrington cares deeply about this issue," said Rep. Bu  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on May 2, 2023: Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee Mark Green (TN-07), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan (OH-04), and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul (TX-10) released a joint statement after the introduction of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act: "For more than two years, President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas have watched our southwest border fall into th  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on May 2, 2023: * * * Rep. Mark Green released the following statement about Democrats' bold-faced lie regarding The Limit, Save, Grow Act's effect on veterans: "I have spent my career in Congress fighting for veterans. Since I was sworn into office, I have focused on getting veterans the health care they need, improving housing and accommodations, and ensuring Gold Star families have continual support. To sugge  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 3 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) and Rep. Andy Kim (NJ-03) reintroduced the Access Business Credit Act. This bill would create a new incentive program that would empower community banks to lend to small businesses by easing their tax burden. "East Tennessee is full of family-owned small businesses that keep the state running," said Rep. Burchett. "Government should create a  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the Kids Online Safety Act, comprehensive bipartisan legislation to protect children online and hold Big Tech accountable. Advocacy Organizations Praise The Kids Online Safety Act Dawn Hawkins, CEO of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, said, "It is critical that children be protected from online  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following commentary with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, to The Hill on May 3, 2023: * * * U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) penned an op-ed in The Hill laying out the case for their bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, reintroduced yesterday with the support of over 30 original Senate co-sponsors and hundreds of advocacy groups. The Kids Online Safety Act provides young people a  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following commentary with Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, to The Hill on on May 3, 2023: * * * U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) penned an op-ed in The Hill laying out the case for their bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, reintroduced yesterday with the support of over 30 original Senate co-sponsors and hundreds of advocacy groups. The Kids Online Safety Act provides young people and   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release and letter on May 1, 2023: U.S. Representatives John Rose (R-TN) and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) led 22 Members of the House of Representatives in a bipartisan letter requesting the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require the Chinese company Shein, the world's largest fast-fashion company, to certify that their products do not utilize Uyghur forced labor. It has been reported that Shein is preparing for a  more