CLEVELAND, Tennessee, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Scott DesJarlais, M.D., calling it an "historic moment" in Cleveland, Bradley County, spoke at the ground-breaking of the new Bradley County Tennessee State Veterans Home today. The modern facility, scheduled for completion in approximately two years, has been sixteen years in the making. It will house more than 100 veterans in need of long-term care. In his speech to a large cro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will be receiving a grant of $739,566 from the National Cancer Institute for cancer detection and diagnosis research. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "St. Jude is at the forefront of research into childhood cancers. It's critical that we continue to put resources towards improving ways to detect canc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * - $200,000 in Grants from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced three health care-related grants totaling $200,759 to three Memphis health centers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Memphis Health Center will be receiving $51,000, the Tri-State Community Health Center will be receiving $22,000 and Christ Communit  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * - Funding for Research in Stem Cell Differentiation * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will be receiving a grant of $379,950 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for research on gene regulation for stem cell differentiation. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "Following the President's decision to sharpl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * - Letter to Secretary Perdue Demands Inspection at Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today joined Representatives Kurt Schrader (D-OR-05), Ted Yoho (R-FL-03), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) and Chris Collins (R-NY-27) in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue asking him "to do everything possible to vigorously enforce the Horse Protection Act" as t  more

HUNTSVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine was joined Friday by U.S. Representatives Mo Brooks and Robert Aderholt of Alabama and Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to announce the center's new role leading the agency's Human Landing System Program for its return to the Moon by 2024. Bridenstine discussed the announcement in front of t  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement after the Health and Human Services Department announced federal grants totaling $258,198 to the Rural Health Services Consortium in Rogersville and Rural Medical Services in Newport: "I am very pleased to learn of another strong investment in our community health centers in East Tennessee. Rural Health Services Consortium, Inc. and Rural Medical Services, Inc. provide services for the uninsured, low-  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced plans to close an immigration loophole known as the Flores Settlement, which will ensure immigrant families are kept together and our laws are not abused: "Earlier this year, President Trump announced his three-part solution to address border security. One important piece was to revise the 'Flores Settlement,' which requires detained children to be released int  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following column: This month, I've been privileged to meet with East Tennesseans and listen to their ideas and concerns. I met with leaders from different groups in our communities including: housing officials, volunteer firefighters, women business leaders, students, educators, veterans, doctors, pastors, state legislators, county and city officials, national forest rangers, community health clinics, manufacturers and pharmacists -   more