WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2025: Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security, led by Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), held a hearing to examine America's cyber workforce shortage. Ahead of the hearing, Chairman Green reintroduced the "Cyber PIVOTT Act" to address this shortage amid increased threats to our government networks and critical infrastructure. Witness testimony was  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Celebrates Her Legislation Passing Out of Commerce Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn) released the following statement after five bills that she sponsored or co-sponsored passed out of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. This includes the American Music Tourism Act, the Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act, the Strengthening   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Introduces "DOGE Acts" to Make Federal Government More Efficient and Slash Wasteful Spending WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn) introduced a package of bills known as the "DOGE Acts" to hold the federal government accountable for managing taxpayer dollars. The DOGE Acts coincide with President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to modernize  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Supreme Court Justices from Intimidation WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced the Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act to increase the maximum term of imprisonment for those who attempt to intimidate and influence the d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Green Opens Cyber Workforce Hearing: "Our nation's security and prosperity depends upon a resilient cyber posture" WASHINGTON-- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine America's cyber workforce shortage. Chairman Green reintroduced the "Cyber PIVOTT Act" ahead of the hearing. Watch Chairm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Addresses Recent Airplane Crashes Discusses Memphis role at Aviation Subcommittee hearing on aerial drones WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today addressed the recent aviation accidents in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia that took the lives of 74 people. He noted that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Criticizes GOP for Failing to Uphold Congressional Authority In floor speech, says Congress' authorities have been "stepped on and violated" WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today went to the House floor to question why the House is voting on a bill to require Congressional approval for a president to ban hydraulic fracking but not questioning President Trump's violatio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Demands Answers about Elon Musk's Access to the Federal Government's Payment System Sends letter to the Treasury Secretary, co-sponsors Taxpayer Data Protection Act WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today joined Congressional colleagues in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressing concern over reports that he granted Elon Musk access to the federal   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Reintroduces the Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act To provide proper recognition of the infamous Civil War massacre WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced the Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act, legislation that would direct the Department of the Interior to conduct a resource study to determine whether the location of an infamous   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen, Senator Lujan, Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Improve Roadway Safety and Uplift Victim Voices at DOT WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Senator Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, reintroduced the bicameral DOT Victim and Surviv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmen Cohen, Bacon, Doggett and Gooden Introduce Measure to Improve Bilateral Trade Relations with the Czech Republic Bipartisan bill places Czechs on E-1 list, easing trade relations WASHINGTON - Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9), Don Bacon (NE-2), Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) and Lance Gooden (TX-5) today introduced a measure to include the Czech Republic on the list of foreign states whose nationals  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations, released the following statement following overwhelming bipartisan Senate confirmation of Chris Wright to be America's next Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE). "I applaud the Senate for its overwhelming and bipartisan confirmation of Chris Wright as our next Energy Secretary. Throug  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * February 6, 2025 Congressmen Cohen, Schweikert and Burchett Lead Letter Seeking Release of JFK Assassination Records Welcomes decision to declassify records associated with the assassinations of RFK and MLK WASHINGTON -- Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9), David Schweikert (AZ-1), and Tim Burchett (TN-2) today wrote again to President Trump welcoming his Executive Order decision to release the remainin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Leads Legislation to Establish a Stablecoin Regulatory Framework WASHINGTON --United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, Tim Scott (R-SC), Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today introduced the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, legislation to e  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2025: Today, Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, announced a hearing for Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET, to examine the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) strategic port investments in the Western Hemisphere and how these investments impact our homeland security.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * Chairman Green in The Washington Examiner: "The Days of Our Sovereignty Being Taken for Granted Are Over" Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) published an op-ed in The Washington Examiner, outlining the decisive action President Trump has taken in just two weeks to secure our borders and the stark cont  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2025: Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine America's cyber workforce shortage. Chairman Green reintroduced the "Cyber PIVOTT Act" ahead of the hearing. Watch Chairman Green's opening statement (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://house.us11.list-manag  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Bill would help bolster America's cybersecurity workforce amid increased threats to our networks * * * Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) reintroduced the "Cyber PIVOTT Act" to address America's cybersecurity workforce shortage amid increased threats to our government networks and critical infrastruc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * Legislation to bolster cyber workforce receives endorsements across industries * * * This week, leaders across industries and academia endorsed the "Cyber PIVOTT Act," legislation led by House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green, MD (R-TN) and numerous other members of the Committee. The Committee held a hearing on Wednesday en  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Chairman Mark E. Green MD (R-TN) was joined by members of the House Committee on Homeland Security and the House Energy and Commerce Committee in applauding the passage of the "HALT Fentanyl Act" in the House of Representatives. Introduced by Energy and Commerce Committee members Reps. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Bob Latta (R-OH), the legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Pfluger Advocates for Strong, Robust American Cybersecurity Workforce Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, questioned key witnesses during yesterday's full committee hearing entitled, "Preparing the Pipeline: Examining the State of America's Cyber Workforce." The witnesses included Robert Rashott  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Burchett reintroduces bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds WASHINGTON, D.C., (Feb. 5, 2025) - This week, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) reintroduced the Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) is co-leading the bill with Rep. Burchett. "Roddie Edmonds showed incredible bravery that should make every   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Burchett reintroduces bill to prevent school grants from being distributed based on political ideology KNOXVILLE, Tenn., (Feb. 3, 2025) - U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) reintroduced H.R. 847, the Building Lasting Opportunities for Community K-12 (BLOCK) Act. The BLOCK Act would replace the U.S. Department of Education's formula grants with a system that would require the Department  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Feb. 3, 2025: * * * Chattanooga, TN - Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations, released the following statement after being reappointed to the Energy Subcommittee of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (SST). Chairman Fleischmann previously served on the SST's Energy Subcommittee in the previous 118th Congress. "I am honored to be reappointe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), released the following statement after his bill H.R. 226, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act, passed the United States House of Representatives by a unanimous voice vote. Today's passage marks the fifth time that Rep. Fleischmann's bill to restore sacred land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has passed   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate and recognize McMinn County, Tennessee Veteran Service Officer Mrs. Susan Peglow on her retirement March 28, 2025. Mrs. Peglow began her service to our country in April 1985 when she enlisted in the United States Army as a registered nurse. She served in this position until May  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Green Introduces Bill to Shield Sensitive Technology from the CCP's Grasp Read Elizabeth Elkind and Morgan Phillips' exclusive on Rep. Green's China Technology Transfer Control Act in Fox News. WASHINGTON--Today, Rep. Green introduced the China Technology Transfer Control Act, which imposes stronger export controls to help prevent China's military from acquiring sensitive U.S. technology and in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Green's Bill Empowers Medicaid Patients and Provides States with More Flexibility WASHINGTON--Today, Rep. Mark Green reintroduced the Medicaid Improvement and State Flexibility Act in the 119th Congress. The bill authorizes states to begin pilot programs that give Medicaid recipients a "swipe card" designed for primary care and medication purchases. Any unused funds are returned to the holder at   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) attended the signing of an executive order by President Donald Trump banning biological men from competing in women's sports. Rep. Harshbarger was recognized by President Trump for her support and work to protect women's sports. Rep. Harshbarger released the following statement. "I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate National Gir  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: On Monday, February 3rd, Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) held roundtable discussions with local business leaders in Shelby County to discuss the upcoming expiration of tax provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017. The TCJA was made law during President Trump's first term in the White House. This tax package was rocket-fuel for the American economy, incentivized business inves  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Today, Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) and Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) introduced the bipartisan, Rural America Health Corps Act, in the House of Representatives. This bill will establish a student loan repayment demonstration program for eligible providers who agree to work for five years in a rural area with a shortage of primary, dental, or mental healthcare providers. Specifi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) led a prayer at the 73rd National Prayer Breakfast alongside President Donald J. Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Remarks as prepared: Good morning and thank you to the Republican leadership, the Democratic leadership, and especially to the organizers of this year's terrific prayer breakfast carrying on this tremendous tradition. If I can, I  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Ogles (TN-05) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) have introduced The Bringing Oversight to Washington and Safety to Every Resident (BOWSER) Act to repeal the DC Home Rule Act and restore Congressional authority over the nation's capital. "The radically progressive regime of D.C. Mayor Bowser has left our nation's Capital in crime-ridden shambles. Washington is now known for its homicides, rapes, d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Ogles introduced the End The Deep State Act, which attempts to codify President Trump's critical executive order to restore accountability to the Federal workforce. This legislation classifies federal employees who hold policy-centered roles as "Schedule Policy/Career" employees. This ensures that the President is able to remove federal workers who intentionally undermine the President's poli  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Feb. 5, 2025: U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), current Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations, and U.S. Representative Marc Veasey (TX-33) released the following joint statement announcing the creation of their new, bipartisan American Energy Dominance Caucus. The American Energy Dominance Caucus' mission is to raise awareness of all forms of American-made energy and bring together Me  more