WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Confronts NBA on Its Shady Ties to Communist China WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) pressed National Basketball Association (NBA) executive, William Koe nig, on the league's shady ties to Communist China. Estimates show that the NBA's media rights in China are worth hundreds of millions of dollars per year and that team owners have invested more than $10 billio  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Praises Commerce Committee's Passage of Her Bills to Protect Consumers in the Online Ticket Marketplace and Enhance 9-1-1 Emergency Response System WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after her bipartisan Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for ( MAIN ) Event Ticketing Act to strengthen consumer protections in the online ticket   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Bennet, Tillis, Coons Introduce Bill to Bolster Domestic Semiconductor Supply Chains WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced the bipartisan Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act to expand tax incentives for semiconductor facilities to incl  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Reduce Unwarranted Medical Imaging and Save Taxpayers Billions NASHVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced the bipartisan Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act to modernize Medicare's imaging oversight process. This legislation would remove a key barrier that has delayed implem  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, TNECD Commissioner McWhorter Highlight Economic Investment in Tennessee Under President Trump on 'Unmuted with Marsha' NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released a new episode of 'Unmuted with Marsha' highlighting the 30 projects with approximately 3,700 new jobs and $1.2 billion in economic investment Tennessee has landed since November 2024. Senator   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Welch Introduce Bill to Safeguard Rideshare Passengers' Privacy WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the Safe and Private Rides Act, which would require transportation network companies (TNCs) to notify passengers when their driver has a video recording device in the car and give passengers the opportunity to opt out of r  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 7, 2025: * * * Chairman Green Announces DHS Budget Hearing with Secretary Kristi Noem WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) announced a hearing for next Wednesday, May 14, to examine the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) budget, featuring testimony from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 8, 2025: * * * Chairman Green for the Daily Caller: "Why I Rejected The Dems' Taxpayer-Funded Trip To Visit An Alleged Gangbanger" WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) published an op-ed for the Daily Caller, explaining why he refused to allow House Homeland Democrats to use taxpayer dollars to visit   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Green for the Daily Caller: "Why I Rejected the Dems' Taxpayer-Funded Trip to Visit an Alleged Gangbanger" WASHINGTON --Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) published an op-ed for the Daily Caller, explaining why he refused to allow House Homeland Democrats to use taxpayer dollars to visit Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a likely human trafficker and accu  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Green Issues Statement on the Passing of Former Committee Fellow Madeline Kleinschmidt WASHINGTON--Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement on the unexpected passing of former Committee fellow Madeline "Maddie" Kleinschmidt. Chairman Green also recently honored Maddie's memory during off  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 9, 2025: * * * Chairman Green Reacts to Latest Democrat Stunt at ICE Facility: "House Democrats So Supportive of Illegal Entry They're Trying It Themselves" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green issued the following statement after House Democrats, including House Homeland Security Committee member LaMonica McI  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 6, 2025: * * * Chairman Green, Vice Chairman McCaul Announce Bipartisan Task Force on Enhancing National Security for Upcoming FIFA 2026, 2028 Olympics, US 250th Anniversary WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) and Vice Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) announced the establishment of the "Task Force on   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 7, 2025: * * * Chairmen Green, Pfluger Applaud House Passage of Legislation Combating CCP's Infiltration of American Campuses WASHINGTON D.C. --Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green (R-TN) and Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) applauded the House's passage of H.R. 881, the "DHS Restric  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Announces $1.4 Million National Science Foundation Grant to University of Memphis WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a $1,463,502 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the genetics of polar bear hair, skin color and adaptations to the Arctic environment under the direction of Associate Professor Emily   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Announces $18.2 Million in Federal Transit Administration Funding for Tri-State Memphis Urban Area Tennessee will receive $132.3 million for transit operations statewide WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that the Memphis-Arkansas-Mississippi urban area will receive $18,246,472 in the curr  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Announces $22,000 Grant Underwriting Workshop at St. Jude WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a grant of $22,000 from the National Institutes of Health to underwrite a workshop on the pathology of mouse models for human disease. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "It is important for St.   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Condemns Army Helicopter Interference Near D.C. Airspace WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), Ranking Member of the House Aviation Subcommittee, today issued a statement in response to concerning reports about a recent Black Hawk helicopter that led to two commercial flights aborting landings at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: "If reports are true that an Army he  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Opposes Plan for Military Parade on Trump Birthday Reiterates need to pass his HAPPY BIRTHDAY Budget Act WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) took note of more detailed plans to hold a military parade coinciding with Donald Trump's 79 th birthday on June 14 and reiterated the need to pass his Halting All Parades for Presidents' Yearly Birthdays; It Risks Taxpayer Harm, Damag  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Questions Witness at an Oversight Hearing on the Federal Bureau of Prisons WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses at a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance and the Subcommittee on Oversight entitled "Federal Corrections in Focus: Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons."   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Says Trump Doesn't Understand His Constitutional Duties In floor speech, denounced his "unfathomable" his comprehension of his oath WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) went to the House floor this afternoon to express his astonishment at Donald Trump's demonstration of ignorance about his responsibilities and duties as President. In his remarks, Congressman Cohen said in   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Welcomes Choice of First American Pope Cardinal Robert Prevost will be known as Leo XIV WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today welcomed the choice of Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago as the first American pope to be known as Leo XIV, and made the following statement: "I am very pleased to welcome the first American pope in history, a man from Chicago, my mother's hom  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen's Statement on the Acquittal of Former Memphis Police Officers WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) noted the acquittal of three former Memphis police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols this afternoon and made the following statement: "I am disappointed with the verdicts. But as an attorney, I understand the role of a jury in our system of justice and the   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmen Cohen and McGovern and Senator Whitehouse Introduce Resolution Condemning Trump Attacks on Free Press Affirms its essential role in preserving and protecting democracy and governmental accountability WASHINGTON - Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Jim McGovern (MA-2) along with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island today introduced a resolution condemning President Trump's continual  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmen Cohen, Wilson, Hudson and Veasey Welcome House Passage of MEGOBARI Act Effort to help restore Georgian democracy WASHINGTON -- U.S. Helsinki Commission Ranking Member Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9), Co-Chairman Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC), Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Congressman Marc Veasey (D-TX) tonight welcomed the House passage of the bipartisan Mobilizing and Enhancing  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Harshbarger Reintroduces Legislation to Support Women and Encourage Life WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger reintroduced the Pregnancy.Gov Act, legislation to create a national web application -- Pregnancy.gov -- that would provide comprehensive, zip code-specific information on public and private resources available to expectant mothers. This  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 6, 2025: * * * Homeland and Select Committee on the CCP Republicans Request DHS Threat Assessment of CCP's Growing Malign Activity in Cuba WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Kudlow on Fox Business to Discuss Trump Administration's Negotiations With China WASHINGTON --Today, 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, joined Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the Trump Administration's trade negotiations with China. *Click the photo ab  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 8, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Homeland Republicans Examine New Evidence of Potential CCP Surveillance Infrastructure in Cuba WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, held a hearing to examine suspected efforts by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to build surveillance infrastructur  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Madam Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Madam Speaker, I watched the President's interview on "Meet the Press" yesterday. I was shocked at the lack of understanding that the man has of his job. He takes an oath to protect, preserve, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and he says he is not s  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Madam Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Madam Speaker, Georgia has long been a great friend to the United States. I went to Georgia for their election when they elected the Georgian Dream ticket about 12 years ago, but the Georgian Dream party has turned into the Georgian nightmare. In America, Dr. King h  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, issued the following news release: * * * DesJarlais: We Must Adapt Our Nuclear Strategy to Meet Growing Threats Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on nuclear forces and atomic energy defense activities programmatic updates. Rep. DesJarlai  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann, Party-Tennessee, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 5, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of women entrepreneurs and to recognize the impact of women-owned businesses in the Third District of Tennessee and our communities nationwide. Like many communities across the United States, East Tennessee is home to many women- and family-owned businesses, critical l  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, issued the following news release: * * * Fleischmann: The Time to Forge America's Nuclear Energy Future is Now Washington, D.C. - ICYMI: Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) wrote an op-ed for the Washington Times, underscoring the critical need for the United States to revitalize its nuclear energy sector. As Chairman of the Energy and Water Development Subcommitte  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Cohen, Titus and Scholten Introduce Bill to Reauthorize the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program Also funds integral Corridor ID program WASHINGTON - Representatives Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee and a passionate advocate of passenger rail service; Dina Titus (NV-1), the Ranking Member of the Sub  more