WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 15, 2025: * * * "CISA 2015 Has Become More Vital Than Ever": Chairman Garbarino Opens Hearing to Weigh Reauthorization, Reforms WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to weigh the reauthorization of the "Cybersecu  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Leads Tennessee Delegation in Urging Air Force to Make McGhee Tyson ANG Base the Main Operating Base for KC-46 Aircraft NASHVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Governor Bill Lee (R-Tenn.), U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and the entire Tennessee delegation sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink urging him to make the McGhee Ty  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Barrasso, Daines, Lankford Raise Concerns with Biden-Era IRS Initiative Targeting Main Street Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Barrasso, M.D. (R-Wyo.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) urged the U.S. Department of the Treasury to review the Biden administration's harmful Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pass-through complia  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Blumenthal, Thune, and Schumer Introduce the Kids Online Safety Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) were joined by U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in introducing the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). Last July, the Senate approved KOSA - th  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Safeguard Transit Operations Against Chinese Influence WASHINGTON, D.C - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) introduced the Safeguarding Transit Operations to Prohibit (STOP) China Act, which would protect domestic transit operat  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Coons Introduce Bill to Protect United States from CCP Intellectual Property Theft WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced the Countering Chinese Espionage Reporting Act, which would ensure that we know the full extent of the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) efforts to counter threats to U.S. national security posed by t  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Hickenlooper Music Tourism Bill Passes Senate Unanimously NASHVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) released the following statements after the Senate passed their American Music Tourism Act to support and increase music tourism for both domestic and international visitors: "The Volunteer State is home to so many iconic musical landm  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Lujan Introduce Bill to Ensure U.S. Remains the World Leader in Quantum WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Quantum Leadership in Emerging Applications and Policy (LEAP) Act which will ensure the United States remains the world leader in quantum by establishing a legislative commission to tackle the issues facing  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 14, 2025: * * * BORDER BRIEF: President Trump's Border Security Success Continues, Homeland Republicans Advance Funding for Years to Come WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Each month of President Trump's first 100 days in office has revealed a more secure border compared to the open-borders era of the Biden-Harris administration--and April was no exception. Today, the Hous  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Green Investigates Release of Alleged Gang Member Kilmar Abrego Garcia Despite Suspected Human Smuggling WASHINGTON D.C.--Last week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) sent a letter to Colonel Matt Perry of Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) requesting unredacted documentation of Kilmar Armando Abrego G  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Green Issues Statement Recognizing National Police Week, Homeland Republicans Honor Law Enforcement WASHINGTON D.C. --Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement in recognition of National Police Week: "This week, I am honored to help welcome law enforcement officers   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Green Opens DHS Budget Hearing With Secretary Noem May 14, 2025 : "The Trump Administration Has Ended the Immediate Crisis at Our Borders" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) budget, featuring test  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 14, 2025: * * * Chairman Green Opens DHS Budget Hearing With Secretary Noem: "The Trump Administration Has Ended the Immediate Crisis at Our Borders" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Homelan  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Green Releases Statement on President Trump's Latest Border Security Success: Get Reconciliation Done Now to Implement President's Proven Agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) revealed a 93  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 15, 2025: * * * Chairman Strong Announces Hearing to Assess US Security, Law Enforcement and Private-Sector Coordination for Mass Events WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, Rep. Dale Strong (R-AL), chairman of the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, announced a hearing for next Wednesday, May 21, to assess security measures and federal, state, local, a  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Announces Aging Research Grant to St. Jude Funding of $913,225 to study neurodegeneration WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a grant of $913,225 to the study the Proteogenomics of Splicing Proteinopathies in Neurodegeneration from the National Institute on Aging. Congressman Cohen made the following  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Urges FAA to Implement EVAC Act Also suggests Department of Defense helicopters be prohibited in commercial airline corridors WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, discussed implementation of the 2024 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization law, including his EVAC Act, at a full Transportation and Infrastructure  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kustoff Applauds Ways and Means Passage of Tax Package WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) released the following statement regarding the House Ways and Means Committee's passage of the tax portion of reconciliation: "Today, the House Ways and Means Committee did its job and passed the tax portion of President Trump's one big, beautiful bill with my support,"   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton Introduces Bill to Repeal DEI Requirements within STEM Workforce Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 May 13, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Dismantling Ideological Policies for Semiconductors and Science Act, legislation that would restore the original intention of the Chips and Science Act to supercharge the domestic semi  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Military Installations from Unauthorized Drones Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 May 15, 2025 Cotton, Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Military Installations from Unauthorized Drones Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) today introduced the C  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Fleischmann Leads Bipartisan Letter to House Leadership Inviting Pope Leo XIV to Address Congress Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) sent a letter today to Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries asking the bipartisan leaders to invite His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born Pope in history, to address  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Introduces Adam Telle, Trump's Nominee to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Telle has served as Hagerty's Chief of Staff for the past four years WASHINGTON --Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced his Chief of Staff Adam Telle, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. *Click the photo above or here to wa  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Introduces Joel Rayburn and Michael DeSombre, Trump's Nominees to be Assistant Secretaries of State WASHINGTON --Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced his former staffer, Joel Rayburn, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and Ambassador Michael DeSombre, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Assistant Secretary o  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Block Unconstitutional Tracking of Gun Store Purchases WASHINGTON --This week, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, led his colleagues in reintroducing the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, legislation to protect gun store customers by blocking unconstitutional surveillance via Merchant Category Codes (  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Sunday Morning Futures on Fox News to Discuss Trade Negotiations, Debt Ceiling, Spending Cuts NASHVILLE, TN --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 Sunday Morning Futures on Fox News to discuss President Donald Trump's ongoing trade negotiation  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 13, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life, service, and unwavering commitment of Ms. Martha Jane West--a proud educator, community advocate, and lifelong champion for equity and justice--who passed peacefully on Sunday, March 30, 2025, surrounded by her loving family in Mississippi, following a lengthy illness. Born in Dye  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Burchett to Introduce Legislation to Codify President Trump's Agenda Washington, D.C. (May 16 th, 2025) -- Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett announced that he will be introducing legislation to codify President Trump's Executive Orders. Since his inauguration, President Trump has slashed regulatory red tape, prioritized fiscal conservatism, and effectively closed the Southern Border. "  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following floor remarks on May 14, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise to address this body on the issue of stock trading by Members of Congress. We are public servants and stewards of our community. Why does Congress think we are above the law? For years, Members of Congress have gotten rich on the backs of hardwo  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, President Trump was offered this $400 million airplane. He said he thought it was a "nice gesture." A nice gesture is when somebody passes the salt and pepper. That is a nice gesture. A nice gesture is when somebody says, ``Good morning. Have a nice da  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Green Continues Battle for K2 Veterans, "Every minute I spend fighting on behalf of our warriors is worth it." Read more from Catherine Herridge who broke the news on X, @C_Herridge. WASHINGTON--Rep. Mark Green (TN-07), a veteran of the War on Terror and cancer survivor, is introducing the bipartisan K2 Veterans Total Coverage Act of 2025 alongside Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08). The bill establ  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Mark E. Green, R-Tennessee, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 5, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mrs. Laura Boyd, a dedicated public servant, on her retirement from Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH). Laura was born in Sumner County, Tennessee and raised in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. In high school, Laura's softball team won the state championship, giving her the opportunity to at  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Rep. Ogles Calls for Probe Into Nashville Mayor Over ICE Obstruction WASHINGTON, DC - Today, during a Homeland Security briefing, Congressman Andy Ogles (TN-05) directly questioned Governor Kristi Noem on whether public officials who are found aiding and abetting illegal aliens to evade federal law enforcement, impede ICE, in defiance of federal law, are committing a crime. Secretary   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Rep. Ogles Urges FBI, Secret Service to Investigate James Comey WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Andy Ogles formally demanded that the United States Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation launch a criminal investigation into former FBI Director James Comey, whose recent social media post has raised credible and disturbing concerns about incitement to violence agai  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ogles Urges Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees to Investigate Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell for Obstructing ICE Operations WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Andy Ogles (TN-05) sent a letter to Chairmen Jim Jordan (OH-40) and Mark Green (TN-7) urging them to investigate the conduct of Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell, who has issued an executive order directing city agencies to track and r  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 15, 2025: * * * Secretary Noem Testifies on a Better Path Forward for DHS: "The Safety of Our Communities Is in a Much Better Spot Than Six Months Ago" WASHINGTON D.C. -- This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) led a hearing to examine the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) budget, featuring t  more