WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following commentary to the Fox News, on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * In the wake of widespread intrusions into U.S. telecommunications infrastructure by threat actors affiliated with the People's Republic of China, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) and Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) penned an op-ed  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) joined Dr. Jonathan Ward of the Hudson Institute for a discussion entitled, "Homeland Security and the China Challenge." In the interview, Chairman Green highlighted the numerous threats posed to the homeland by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in and out of c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Representatives Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), secured a package of provisions based on the bipartisan Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act in the must-pass Continuing Resolution. The package authorizes the U.S. Department of Commerce to strengthen American supply chains for critical industries and emergin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after securing important projects for Tennessee in the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act, which passed the Senate this week and will soon be signed into law: "Following the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene across East Tennessee, rebuilding our communities and reassessing flood risk is extremely important across th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough regarding the disturbing reports of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and inappropriate workplace conduct involving multiple employees at the Mountain Home Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). Senator Blackburn requested an update on the status of the ongoing investigation, how many a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after securing vital wins for Tennessee in the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the Senate yesterday and will soon be signed into law: "In the face of formidable threats from Communist China, Iran, and Russia, this year's national defense bill will help safeguard U.S. national security and suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Lloyd Austin regarding the ongoing drone sightings across the Eastern United States over the past several weeks. In the letter, Senator Blackburn requested more information on the DOD's assessments of the drone sightings, what counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems are currently deployed to address these threats,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced the Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act to expand tax incentives for semiconductor facilities to include upstream materials suppliers. This would help protect U.S. defense supply chains by supporting domestic investment and reducing reliance on   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the status of passing the Kids Online Safety Act in the 118th Congress: "While the House has refused to take up the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, countless children and teens have died from suicide, mental health disorders, predation, bullying, and drug use fostered and fueled by Big Tech. On  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced the Reducing Excessive Taxation and Inefficiencies by Reforming Elder Exemptions to Support Fairness, Inflation Relief, and Simpler Taxes (RETIREES FIRST) Act to lower the tax burden on Social Security benefits for seniors. "Retirees across the country depend on Social Security, especially after enduring the record  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Yesterday, the Senate passed the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act introduced by U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) to help address the increasingly pervasive sexual assault and harassment of Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees by inmates: "Last year, nearly half of surveyed Bureau of Prisons staff stated they had been sexually harassed or assaulted by an inmate. T  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) introduced the Generate Recordings of All Child protective Interviews Everywhere (GRACIE) Act, which would incentivize states to require the recording of all Child Protective Services (CPS) interviews with children and adults. Modernizing CPS interview protocols would increase the likelihood that child trafficking victims will be identified and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: (December 11, 2024) Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted against the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. "It spends $9 billion more than last year's NDAA and the Pentagon just failed their seventh consecutive audit. I'm not going to vote taxpayer money into thin air or put it into the hands of folks who can't handle it." said Rep. Burchett. The FY2025 National Defe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Literacy Mid-South Inc., in partnership with Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) and the Center for Research in Education Policy at the University of Memphis, will receive a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The funding over five years will support Literacy Mid-South's "Tutor901: High Impact Tutoring for High Needs Students," a progr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a grant of $252,285 as an Institutional National Research Service Award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. The funding will support Basic and Translational Research Training in Pediatric Classical Hematology. Congressman Steve Cohen made the following statement: "I am always pleased to se  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today spoke from the House floor and voted for reauthorizing the Stop, Observe, Ask and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Act that became law in 2018. The legislation aims to renew and continue essential training for health care professionals in identifying and responding to human trafficking. The measure passed the House by voice vote. In his floor speech, Congressm  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen, a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and a former member of the Ethics Committee, today welcomed press reports that the Ethics Committee has voted to release its report on its investigation of alleged misconduct by former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz. Congressman Cohen introduced two privileged resolutions seeking public release of the report and preservation of related doc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Legislation comes as the Biden Administration auctions off border wall materials to hamstring President Trump before he returns to office United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, introduced legislation to halt the Biden Administration's ongoing effort to sell off border wall materials before President Donald Trump takes office. "It is unconscionable tha  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement on the House's passage of H.R. 8150, H.R. 8664, H.R. 9748, and S. 3959, legislation first advanced by the Committee: "I am pleased that the House passed a wide range of legislation that will require accountability and transpare  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- 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) continues to demand answers on the unexplained aerial sightings across the Northeast United States over the past month. In recent high-profile interviews, the Chairman emphasized how these incidents underscore the need for Congress to pass his bipartisan bill, the Counter-UAS Authority Se  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations, Banking, and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined Varney & Co. on Fox Business to discuss his legislation to stop the Biden-Harris Administration's effort to sell border wall parts, and Americans' optimism about the incoming Trump Administration. *Click the photo above or here to wat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations, Banking, and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined Your World With Neil Cavuto on Fox News to discuss his support for President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees. *Click the photo above or here to watch* Partial Transcript Hagerty on his support for RFK Jr.'s nomination to be Secretar  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) and Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) introduced the Patients Before Monopolies (PBM) Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation will prohibit joint ownership of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and pharmacies, a gross conflict of interest that enables these companies to enrich themselves at the expense of patients and independent pharmacies. The Senate v  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Senate Appropriations Committee released the following testimony by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg from a Nov. 20, 2024, hearing entitled "A Review of Disaster Funding Needs": * * * Chair Murray, Vice Chairman Collins, and members of the committee--thank you for this opportunity to speak with you today alongside my colleagues in the Biden-Harris Administration. A month ago, I was in North Carolina and Tennessee visiting communities impacted by Hurricane Hel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced the Tax Fairness for Survivors Act, a bipartisan and bicameral bill that would remove the federal tax penalty on settlements, awards, and judgments paid to survivors of sexual harassment and sexual assault. Current law exempts payments for damages due to physical and emotional injuries from physical injury cases from   more