WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) tweeted the following after a man in Memphis, Tennessee, who was charged with murdering a 15-year-old on Thanksgiving Day, was released without having to pay bond: "After fatally shooting a 15-year-old in the head, the Memphis man responsible for his death has been released from custody. He wasn't even required to pay bond. Criminals belong behind bars. NOT out  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Nov. 28, 2023: *** I am saddened to hear about the loss of Waymon Hickman. He was a marvelous person and a true community volunteer. Chuck and I join Tennesseans in mourning his loss." *** Original text here: https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2023/11/blackburn-statement-on-the-passing-of-tennessean-waymon-hickman  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) led several of her Senate Judiciary Committee Republican colleagues today in a letter to President Joe Biden requesting that he withdraw Hampton Dellinger's nomination to lead the United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC). Biden's Nominee For Special Counsel Has Direct Ties To Hunter Biden and Burisma "Mr. Dellinger's connection to the Hu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: After launching an assault on the Supreme Court's legitimacy, Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin blocked Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) from bringing forward her request for subpoenas, including for Justice Sotomayor's staff and Jeffrey Epstein's flight logs: "This is a sad day in the history of the prestigious Judiciary Committee and further underscores the Left's two tiers of justice c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Tipton County will receive $1,033,567 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for debris removal after the severe storms of March 31 to April 1 this year. The material removed between early April and mid-June included 196,000 cubic yards of vegetative matter, more than 30,000 cubic yards of construction debris, and 45 tree stumps, some in highw  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $385,000 for research on epilepsy from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "Understanding epilepsy is critical in formulating therapies to address it. I'm pleased to see our Memphis-based medical school work  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a grant of $573,706 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study the Staphylococcus aureus LukAB Cytotoxin. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "I am always pleased to see the National Institutes of Health supporting critical studies at our premiere children's r  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) went to the House floor this morning to deliver a speech praising the St. Jude Children's Hospital and participants in Saturday's St. Jude Memphis Marathon. See the text and video below. After the speech, he made the following statement: "As I thought about what I might speak about this morning, I considered the hostages still in Gaza and their families. I considered remember  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today addressed the need for a long-term Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and questioned expert witnesses about the negative ramifications of continuing to extend short-term bills. In his opening statement, Ranking Member Cohen said in part: "We worked in a bipartisan manner to pass our FAA reautho  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Don Beyer (VA-8) today reintroduced the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act with 60 of their Congressional colleagues. The measure would prevent the wealthiest Americans from escaping federal income taxes or paying lower tax rates than ordinary Americans. President Biden proposed it in this year's budget and called for Congress to act in this year's State of the Union addre  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Rules Committee and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), yesterday led his colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden reiterating concerns over the White House's refusal to respond to the Senators' previous demands for transparency regarding the use of Americ  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Foreign Relations Committees, today joined Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), along with 23 other Senate Republican colleagues, in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding answers over the Administration's lack of a cohesive Iran strat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: Yesterday, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, led by Chairman Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), held a field hearing to examine coastal communities' current coordination with the federal government, evaluate improvements to that coordination, and address state and local emergency management responsibilities. Witnesses i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: Rep. Mark Green, MD (R-TN), chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, released the following statement following the Biden administration's announcement to create a Supply Chain Resilience Center within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- 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) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing to examine the present and future challenges in the Arctic region and evaluate the United States Coast Guard's (USCG) unique role in maintaining freedom of movement, defending vital U.S. national interests, and protecting U.S. sov  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 30, 2023: * * * This evening, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement regarding the Committee on Homeland Security's ongoing investigation into Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: "Every House Democrat on the floor a couple weeks ago voted to send the impeac  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Anthony D'Esposito , R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology Chairman Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY) delivered the following opening statement in a field hearing to examine disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery in coastal communities, emphasizing the current coordination between local, state, and feder  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined Mornings With Maria on Fox Business to discuss his op-ed highlighting President Joe Biden funding both sides of the Israel-Hamas war and the need to make real border policy changes to secure the southern border. Partial Transcript Hagerty on B  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking, Foreign Relations, and Rules Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, yesterday joined Balance of Power on BloombergTV to discuss Democrats' refusal to fix the southern border crisis, as well as the Department of Defense (DOD) nomination holds, and the negative effects of the Basel Endgame Proposal. Partial Transcript * Hag  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: Today, Rep. Mark Green introduced the Protect American Gun Exporters Act. The bill stops the current export license pause and prevents the Department of Commerce from taking any substantially similar actions in the future unless standard rulemaking procedures are followed. This bill comes after Rep. Green penned a letter signed by 87 other Members of Congress demanding answers on the unprece  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) co-led an amicus brief to urge the Supreme Court to uphold the rights of all Americans to keep and bear arms, especially veterans and disabled individuals who need assistance to exercise their rights. The members' brief emphasizes that the Second Amendment is a fundamental protection of liberty which is deeply rooted   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement: * * * House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement after the Committee released portions of transcribed interviews with U.S. Border Patrol chief patrol agents responsible for the sectors along the Southwest border. "We spoke with some of the most senior and experienced leaders in the U.S. Border Patrol   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: A Blackburn Spokesperson released the following statement in response to President Biden's vow to veto S.J. Res. 47, which would overturn the CARES Act home confinement authority for federal prisoners under the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) that was explicitly enacted in response to the COVID national emergency. "The Biden administration is pushing to allow convicted criminals to remain out on the streets u  more