WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news: * * * "When Beijing's Bullies Come to Town": Target of CCP Transnational Repression, Dr. Bob Fu, Pens Op-Ed in The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, Dr. Bob Fu, a target of transnational repression by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), penned an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, detailing his experience living under an authoritarian, Communist r  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Cassidy, Hyde-Smith Reintroduce Stop Supreme Court Leakers Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) reintroduced the Stop Supreme Court Leakers Act to criminalize individuals who leak confidential information from the Supreme Court of the United States. "Individuals who aim to undermine the h  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Schatz, Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost U.s. Cultural Trade Amid Competition From China WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced the Cultural Trade Promotion Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to strengthen America's creative industries and expand cultural exports. By bolstering the creative economy, this le  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Welch, King Introduce Bicameral States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act to Improve Interstate Health Care Workforce Licensing WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced the States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act, bipartisan legislation to improve inter  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on March 27, 2025: * * * Chairman Green Issues Statement on the Capture of MS-13 Leader WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice announced the apprehension of an illegal alien from El Salvador and high-ranking leader of the transnational criminal  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on March 26, 2025: * * * Chairmen Green, Paul Demand Answers on TSA's Quiet Skies Surveillance Under Biden-Harris Administration WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) joined Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-KY) in sending a letter to the Transportation   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, posted the following news on March 27, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guest, Strong Announce Joint Subcommittee Hearing on Drone Use in the Homeland Security Mission WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) and Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology Chairman Dale Strong (R-AL) announced a hearing for  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Demands Answers about ICE Enforcement Policies Has not received substantive response six weeks after questions to Secretary Noem on who is being detained, and why MEMPHIS - Six weeks after his initial request, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today renewed his demand for information about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies, priorities and transparency from Homeland  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Named Fifth Most Effective Democratic Lawmaker Center for Effective Lawmaking assessment WASHINTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) was named the fifth most effective Democratic member of the 118 th Congress (2022-2025) today by the Center for Effective Lawmaking. The assessment is made in a report by the Center's Co-Directors, Craig Volden of the Frank Batten School of Leadersh  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Reintroduces the Baseball Diplomacy Act Would permit Cuban athletes to play in U.S. on non-immigrant visas WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today reintroduced the Baseball Diplomacy Act to eliminate barriers to Cuban athletes entering the U.S. on non-immigrant visas during the baseball season and then returning home when the season ends. The measure would allow player  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Seeks Answers after DOGE Assault on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau $67 million returned to 145,000 in Tennessee alone WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today wrote to Russell Vought, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), with concern at the damage done by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after mass dismissal  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Fleischmann Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Defend Nuclear Assets Related to National Security Against Drones Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03), Mark Amodei (NV-02), and Seth Moulton (MA-06) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Nuclear Ecosystem Drone Defense (NEDD) Act in the House t  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Kustoff Introduce Bill to Keep Cellphones Out of Jails Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 March 26, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025, legislation which would prevent inmates from using contraband cellphone use in prison facilities by allowing state and federal prisons to use cellphone  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on March 24, 2025: * * * DESJARLAIS REINTRODUCES PROTECTING HORSES FROM SORING ACT (WASHINGTON, D.C.) -Congressman Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04) announced today that he has reintroduced the Protecting Horses from Soring Act into the 119th Congress. Rep. DesJarlais said, "For years the Tennessee Walking Horse Industry has been subjected to egregious overburdensome regulations by the federal government. No one   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Introduces Luke Pettit, Trump's Nominee to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions Pettit has served as Hagerty's Senior Policy Advisor for more than three years WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today introduced his Senior Policy Advisor, Luke Pettit, at his nomination hearing to be Assistant Secre  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Introduces Paul Atkins, Trump's Nominee to be SEC Commissioner WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today introduced Paul Atkins at his nomination hearing to be Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). *Click the photo above or here to watch* Partial Transcript: Thank you Mr. Chairman, and it's a great  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Secures Commitment from Trump's Nominee on Ensuring Panama Cooperates to Stop Illicit Drug Trafficking to the U.S. WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today at a hearing received a commitment from Kevin Cabrera, nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Panama, to use all tools at his disposa  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on March 27, 2025: * * * Homeland Republicans Ask Secretary Noem for Info on the Biden-Harris Administration's Unlawful Use of Mass Parole for Inadmissible Aliens WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Chairman Josh Brecheen (R-OK), and Sub  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Homeland Republicans Detail the Cause, Impacts of the Biden-Harris Border Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, as House Republicans and the Trump administration work to undo the damage of the Biden-Harris administration's unprecedented border crisis, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, led by Chairman Michae  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kustoff, Cotton Hold Press Conference to Jam Cellphones in Prisons WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) held a press conference to discuss the Cellphone Jamming Reform Act that would prevent inmates from using contraband cellphones in prison facilities by allowing state and federal prisons to use cellphone jamming systems. Click here to watch   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Kustoff, Cotton Introduce Legislation to Jam Cellphones in Prisons WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced the Cellphone Jamming Reform Act. This legislation will prevent contraband cellphone use in federal and state prison facilities by allowing state and federal prisons to use cellphone jamming systems. "Criminals a  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * OGLES INTRODUCES BILL TO CODIFY TRUMP DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CLOSURE WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Andy Ogles introduced the Make Education Great Again Act, codifying President Trump's executive order closing the Department of Education entitled Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities. In line with the President's Executive Order, the bill specifically allows the   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTO: Blackburn Hosts Tele-Town Hall with Middle and East Tennesseans WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after hosting a telephone town hall with residents from Campbell, Cumberland, Fentress, Grundy, Jackson, Macon, Marshall, Moore, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Roane, Scott, Smith, and Warren counties: "Last night, I heard from   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Green Reintroduces Bill to Protect Patients From Delays in Medical Care Read Ashleigh Field's exclusive in The Hill here. WASHINGTON--Rep. Mark Green, M.D. re-introduced his Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025, alongside Doctor Caucus Co-chair Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC) and the Congressional Democratic Doctors Caucus Co-chair Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA) to address the us  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Harshbarger Reintroduces Bipartisan FAIR Act WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Sam Graves (R-MO), Carol Miller (R-WV), and Don Davis (D-NC) have reintroduced the bipartisan Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act. This legislation seeks to ensure that taxpayer-funded physician residency training programs provide equal opportunities for both   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following floor remarks on March 26, 2025: * * * Mr. President, last week, our Nation lost a fearless entrepreneur, beloved cook, and Tennessee institution: Miss Daisy King. For more than five decades, Miss Daisy blessed our State with her incredible talent for southern cooking. From her successful catering business to her restaurants in Franklin, Miss Daisy's Tearoom and Miss Daisy's Kitchen, she served up dishes that wer  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Block Blackburn Resolution Condemning Violence Against Tesla WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor before and after Senate Democrats blocked her resolution condemning the recent acts of violence, arson, and domestic terrorism committed against Tesla properties throughout the United States. Click here to read the  more