WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * "Strategic Maritime Chokepoints": Subcommittee Hearing Examines Threats from China's Influence Over Panama Canal, Western Hemisphere Ports WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, led a hearing to examine the Chinese Communist Party's   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Baldwin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Tennessee Small Dairy Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) introduced the Dairy Business Innovation Act to strengthen the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBII) to help more American dairy farmers and processors add value to their businesses, including creating new product  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Blumenthal Probe Amazon & Google After New Report Reveals They Placed Ads on Website that Hosts Child Sexual Abuse Material WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent letters to several digital advertising platforms after a bombshell report revealed they placed advertisements on a website known to host and distribute Child   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Duckworth, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Help Cosmetologists Recognize & Respond to Domestic Violence WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ahead of Valentine's Day, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced the bipartisan Supporting the Abuse  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Ernst Bill Pursuing $200 Billion in COVID Fraud Advances WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) Complete COVID Collections Act to extend the life of the watchdog tasked with tracking down criminals who stole COVID relief designed for small businesses. "During the pandemic, small business owners in need of financial assistance were turn  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Hagerty Support Nashville's Bid to Host WNBA Franchise in Tennessee "Nashville is a cultural Mecca: from music to food to sports, Tennessee's capital has it all." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to express their support for N  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Burchett introduces bill to authorize President Trump to issue letters of marque and reprisals against cartels WASHINGTON, D.C., (Feb. 13th, 2024) - U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) introduced the Cartel Marque and Reprisal Reauthorization Act of 2025. Rep. Mark Messmer (R-Ind.) is a co-lead on the bill with Rep. Burchett. The legislation would authorize President Trump to commission pri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Chairman Gimenez Opens Hearing on the Chinese Communist Party's Malign Influence at Ports in the Western Hemisphere WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, delivered the following opening statement in a hearing entitled "Examining the PRC's Strategic Port I  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Advocates for Highway Safety Speaks at Transportation subcommittee hearing on roadway safety WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today spoke at a Highways and Transit Subcommittee hearing reviewing roadway safety and advocated several measures he has long supported. Congressman Cohen is a strong advoca  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Condemns Proposed Cuts in Federal Support for Biomedical Research Trump proposal would curtail live-saving research WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today condemned a Trump Administration proposal to cap facilities and administrative cost reimbursements to 15 percent of total research project costs on National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant awards to biomedical resea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Questions Republican Efforts to Suppress Free Speech Judiciary Committee hearing on so-called "Censorship-Industrial Complex" WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today questioned the entire premise of a hearing on the so-called Censorship-Industrial Complex. In his remarks, he expressed concern about the rule of law and the rol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Raises Questions about ICE Enforcement Policies Questions Secretary Noem on who is being detained, and why WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today wrote to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with questions about her department's policies, priorities and transparency. The letter reads in part: "I believe it is essential to focus our limited interio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Reintroduces National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act Requires the collection of evidence including use of firearms WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today reintroduced the National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act, requiring the collection of pertinent information in these cases. The 1994 Crime Bill re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Reintroduces Police CAMERA Act Helping law enforcement agencies pay for body-worn cameras WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today reintroduced the Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Act (CAMERA). The measure establishes a grant program to help state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies purcha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen's Statement on the Confirmation of RFK Jr. Vaccine-denier to be Secretary of Health and Huiman Services WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a polio survivor and an advocate of vaccine immunization, released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on a 52-48 vote. "It is a viola  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kustoff Introduces the Investing in Our Communities Act Reps. David Kustoff (R-TN), Rudy Yakym (R-IN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) recently introduced the Investing in Our Communities Act in the House of Representatives. This bipartisan legislation will restore tax-exempt advance refunding for municipal bonds so state and local governments can more efficiently invest in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kustoff Introduces the Recovery of Stolen Checks Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reps. David Kustoff (R-TN), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), and Terri Sewell (D-AL) recently introduced the Recovery of Stolen Checks Act in the House of Representatives. This bipartisan legislation would give taxpayers who have their paper check from the U.S. Department of the Treasury lost or stolen in the mail the o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Congressman Kustoff Introduces the Small Business Investment Act Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) recently introduced the Small Business Investment Act of 2025 in the House of Representatives. The Small Business Investment Act will make it easier for small businesses to access the financing they need to grow and succeed in today's economy. Specifically, this bill would expand IRC   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * Fighting for Rural Healthcare Today, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) is reintroducing the bipartisan Rural Physician Workforce Production Act alongside Representatives Kim Schrier (D-WA) and Don Bacon (R-NE), to bring more doctors to rural areas. One of the key indicators of where a doctor will practice is the location of their residency, but some rural hospitals cann  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Introduces Legislation to Hold NGOs Accountable for Facilitating Illegal Immigration WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today introduced the Fixing Exemptions for Networks Choosing to Enable Illegal Migration (FENCE) Act, legislation to revoke the tax-exempt status of organizations that engage in a consistent pattern of p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The House Homeland Security Committee released the following written testimony by Chris Jones, president and CEO of Middle Tennessee Electric, from a Feb. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Preparing the Pipeline: Examining the State of America's Cyber Workforce": * * * Chairman Green, Ranking Member Thompson, and Members of this Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. My name is Chris Jones, and I serve as President and CEO of Middle Tennessee Elec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Face the Nation on CBS to Discuss Trump's Government Reform PALM BEACH, FL --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 Face the Nation on CBS to discuss President Donald Trump reforming the Executive Branch through eliminating wasteful spending and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Kustoff Bill, the Recovery of Stolen Checks Act, Passes Ways and Means Committee Today, Congressman David Kustoff's (R-TN) bill, H.R. 1155, the Recovery of Stolen Checks Act, unanimously passed out of the House Committee on Ways and Means. This bipartisan legislation would give taxpayers who have their paper check from the U.S. Department of the Treasury lost or stolen in the mail  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Cohen and Larsen and T & I Members to Secretary Duffy: Implement the FAA Reauthorization Act to Ensure Aviation Safety WASHINGTON - In the wake of the tragic midair collision near Reagan National Airport, Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen (TN-9), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (WA-2), and their fellow T & I Committee members wrot  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chuck Fleischmann Highlighted for 100% Voting Attendance in 2024 Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) was highlighted in Roll Call for being one of 13 Members of the House of Representatives out of 435 who had perfect voting attendance in 2024. Congressman Fleischmann maintained a 100 percent voting record in the House while simultaneously Co-Chairing seven energ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Green Takes Aim at Democrats' Lies on USAID During Foreign Affairs Hearing WASHINGTON--Today, Rep. Mark Green delivered the following opening statement during the House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing titled "The USAID Betrayal." Watch Rep. Green's full opening statement here. Thank you, Chairman Mast. I appreciate your strong leadership of this Committee, and I look forward to working   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Rep. Harshbarger Reintroduces One Flag for All Act Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) reintroduced the One Flag for All Act. This legislation was first introduced after the Biden Administration disgraced the White House and countless Americans by displaying a pride flag between two American flags. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) has introduced the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Green, Hageman Bill Protects Energy and National Security "American Lands Are Not For Sale" Read Ireland Owen's exclusive in the Daily Caller. WASHINGTON--Today, Reps. Mark Green (TN-07) and Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) introduced the Protect America's Lands Act to prevent the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from creating a new type of company called Natural Asset Companies (NACs). Un  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * THREAT SNAPSHOT: CCP Espionage, Repression on US Soil is Growing Updated "China Threat Snapshot" reveals 60+ cases since 2021 Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released an updated "China Threat Snapshot" detailing more than 60 cases of espionage conducted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on U.S. soil in the past four years  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Blackburn Details New Report Documenting Crimes Committed by Illegal Aliens in Tennessee During Biden's Final Months WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor about the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference's report documenting the widespread migrant crime in Tennessee that occurred during the final months of the Bid  more