WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Requests FBI Director Patel Release Complete, Unredacted Epstein Records WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting that they promptly release the complete flight logs from Jeffrey Epstein's private jet and helicopter, any records that were i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Kelly Push for More Federal Resources to Combat Fentanyl Crisis in Tennessee "This is an example of the long-lasting solutions that Republicans and Democrats can work on together to secure our border and prevent the flow of drugs into our communities." Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) introduced bipartisan legislation to more forcefully go af  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Rosen Introduce "No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced the No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act to prevent any migrant tied to Hamas from entering the country. This follows Hamas' savage murder and release of four innocent hostages, including a young mother,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Schatz Introduce Bill to Strengthen U.S.-Taiwan Partnership, Safeguard U.S. from Communist China's Security Threats WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced the Taiwan Travel and Tourism Coordination Act to keep Americans safer by establishing robust security screenings for those traveling to the U.S. from Asia, open new marke  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Burchett to hold press conference on HR 260 - No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., will hold a press conference Tuesday on H.R. 260, the No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act. The Senate version of the legislation has been introduced by Sens. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., and Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn. When: 3:15pm ET - Tuesday, February 25t  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * Chairman Green Announces Full Committee Hearing on CCP Threats to the Homeland WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) announced a hearing for Wednesday, March 5, 2025, to examine threats posed to the homeland by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). "The People's Republic of China is wo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Green Delivers Opening Statement in Markup for "Cyber PIVOTT Act," 119th Congress Committee Oversight Plan WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) delivered the following opening statement during a markup for the 119th Congress Oversight Plan, H.R. 1000, the " Cyber PIVOTT Act," H. Res. 113, and H. Res. 114. Watch Chairman Green's f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Chairman Green Delivers Opening Statement in Markup for "Cyber PIVOTT Act," 119th Congress Committee Oversight Plan WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) delivered the following opening statement during a markup for the 119th Congress Oversight Plan, H.R. 1000, the "Cyber PIVOTT Act  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Green's Bill to Bolster the Cyber Workforce Reported out of Committee WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, Rep. Mark Green's (TN-07) "Cyber PIVOTT Act" was reported favorably out of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Rep. Green said, "There could not be a better time to bolster our pipeline of skilled and prepared professionals. As nation-state threats to networks and critical infrastructure i  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * Chairman Pfluger Announces Legislation, Hearing to Tackle Terror Threats Caused by Online Radicalization WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), chairman of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, introduced legislation and announced a hearing for next Tuesday to examine how foreign terrorist organizations u  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Gimenez, Green Introduce Bill to Address Vehicular Terrorism as Threat Grows This week, Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, and Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) introduced the " Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025," legislation to address the rising thr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Chairmen Gimenez, Green Introduce Bill to Address Vehicular Terrorism as Threat Grows WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, and Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) introduced the "Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terroris  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Committee Advances "Cyber PIVOTT Act," Adopts 119th Congress Oversight Plan WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security adopted the 119th Congress Oversight Plan and advanced H.R. 1000, the "Cyber PIVOTT Act," in a full Committee markup. The Oversight Plan for the 119th Congress includes work to ensure DHS bolsters Ame  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Advocates SOAR Act at Hearing on Human Trafficking Also discusses release of the Tate brothers from Romania WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, discussed his Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Act that provides training to health care professionals in detecting victims of sex trafficking, at a Crime S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Announces Two NIH Grants to St. Jude Funding research in neurology and imaging WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive two grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The first, an $894,735 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), is for research into a novel  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Holds Town Hall Meeting with Concerned Constituents More than 7,800 called in to discuss Trump's illegal actions, role of Elon Musk WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) tonight held a telephone town hall meeting to discuss issues on the minds of his constituents as the second month of the tumultuous second Trump term got under way with slashes in federal jobs and programs   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Re-Introduces SOAR to Health and Wellness Act Trafficking awareness training for health care professionals WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today introduced a bill that would reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Act. This legislation aims to renew and continue essential training for healthcare professionals and social workers i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Receives Another 100 Percent Score from the League of Conservation Voters Only perfect score in the Tennessee delegation for work championing environmental justice and combatting climate change WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today received a perfect 100 percent score from the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) for its 2024 National Environmental Scorecard. Congress  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Says Trump-Vance Meeting with Zelensky is Embarrassing Calls it a "set up" probably devised by Putin MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), House Co-Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, watched the meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky and made the following statement: "I am embarrassed at the conduct of President Trump, Vice President Vance and ot  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Speaks and Votes Against Drastic Republican Budget Resolution Stealing from life-saving health and nutrition programs to give tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today spoke from the House floor and later voted against the Republican budget resolution for the Fiscal Year 2025 that also sets budget levels through 2034. The meas  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Congressman Kustoff Introduces Bipartisan Grown in America Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Reps. David Kustoff (R-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Mike Carey (R-OH), and Mark Alford (R-MO) introduced the bipartisan Grown in America Act of 2025 in the House of Representatives. This bipartisan legislation will create a federal tax credit to help businesses shift away from   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kustoff Introduces Rural Health Innovation Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reps. David Kustoff (R-TN) and Chris Pappas (D-NH) recently introduced, H.R.1480, the Rural Health Innovation Act in the House of Representatives. This bipartisan bill will strengthen access to care in rural areas by establishing a competitive grant program allowing Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) or Rural He  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: * * * DESJARLAIS PRAISES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR ENDING MIGRANT SNAP ABUSE (WASHINGTON, D.C.) -Congressman Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04) praises President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins for their decision to stop all SNAP benefits for illegal migrants. "Thank you, President Trump and Secretary Rollins, for putting the needs of American citizens first. SNAP was designed to ensure  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Introduces Steve Feinberg, Trump's Nominee for Deputy Secretary of Defense Feinberg--Co-Founder, Co-CEO & Chief Investment Officer of Cerberus Capital Management--served as Chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board during the first Trump Administration WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today introduced Stephen (Steve) A.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Introduces Trump's Nominee for Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy Michael Kratsios will advance U.S. technological dominance and national security WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today appeared before a Senate Commerce Committee hearing to introduce Michael Kratsios, President Donald Trump's nomi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Chairman Strong Puts FEMA Under Microscope, Announces Hearing to Evaluate Agency's Efficacy WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, Rep. Dale Strong (R-AL), chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, announced a hearing for Tuesday, March 4, 2025, to evaluate the current role of the Federal Emergency Manag  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins America's Newsroom on Fox News to Discuss Trump's Peace Negotiations WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined America's Newsroom on Fox News to discuss President Donald Trump's peace negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. *Click the photo above   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins The Story With Martha MacCallum on Fox News to Discuss Trump's Peace Negotiations WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined The Story With Martha MacCallum on Fox News to discuss President Donald Trump's peace negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Kustoff Bill to Help Americans Recover from Natural Disasters Passes Ways and Means Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the bill filed by Reps. David Kustoff (R-TN) and Judy Chu (D-CA), H.R. 517, the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act, passed unanimously out of the House Committee on Ways and Means. This legislation will provide relief for taxpayers impacted by natural disas  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Burchett statement on voting in favor of budget resolution WASHINGTON, D.C., (February 25, 2025) - Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.Con.Res.14 (link is external), establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal yea  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * Rep. Gabe Evans Leads Legislation to Advance Transparency, Efficiency at DHS' Intel Office WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, House Committee on Homeland Security member Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO), Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX), and Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL) introduced the "DHS Intelligence and Analys  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Green's Bill Calls Wrap on CCP Censorship in Hollywood Read the exclusive by Jon Michael Raasch in the Daily Mail WASHINGTON--This week, Rep. Mark Green reintroduced the Stopping Communist Regimes from Engaging in Edits Now Act (SCREEN Act). This bill prohibits the State Department, as well as other government entities, from assisting studios that censor American films for the Chinese Communis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mark Green Advances Cyber PIVOTT Act to Address the Cybersecurity Workforce Shortage Rep. Mark Green delivered his opening statement at the House Committee on Homeland Security's markup for the Cyber PIVOTT Act.  Watch Chairman Green's statement Just five short months ago, we convened here to mark up H.R. 1000, the Cyber PIVOTT Act. It's a striking coincidence that the bill number, 1000, so c  more