WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the Veterans Affairs health care. The report (GAO-20-211) is entitled "Efforts to Prioritize and Translate Research into Clinical Practice". The report was sent to Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee on Jan. 23, 2020. Here are excerpts of summaries associated with the report. What GAO Found: "The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) uses stakeholder input and other   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) plans to commemorate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday and Day of Service on Monday by participating in several Dr. King-inspired events. He also released this statement: "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a time for both reverence and sorrow. Dr. King was the conscience of the nation, teaching us the true meaning of fairness and justice. His dream inspire  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Rep. Green visited soldiers from Fort Campbell's own 101st Airborne Division 3rd Brigade Combat Team at the United States - Mexico border last Friday. While in El Paso, Rep. Green met leadership from the 3rd Brigade and fellow soldiers from the 7th District of Tennessee. He also toured various operations centers at Fort Bliss as well as sections of the U.S. - Mexico border where Rakkasans are stationed. Gr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, replacing the Obama-era Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule and ending years of confusion, litigation, and federal overreach impacting farmers in Tennessee and across our Nation. Green said, "This is one more instance of promises made, promises kept by President Trump. This President has been working tirelessly to roll  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following column: I spent 31 years as a practicing OB-GYN. Pregnancy and birth was my life's work, and I could not more strongly support the sanctity of life. I saw firsthand the precious and beautiful miracle of life, which begins at conception. Every year I am pleased to see the commitment of those protecting life, and this year is no different. Whether it is Members of Congress fighting to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Jan. 22: Honoring National Sanctity of Human Life Day, last week on the House Floor, U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-6) urged the Supreme Court to uphold the right to life and overturn Roe v. Wade. Rep. Rose is a member of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus and has cosponsored 11 pieces of pro-life legislation during his first term, the 116th Congress. He received an "A" rating, the highest rating possibl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement: On Friday, January 24, the Senate Health Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will host a briefing for all senators with top administration health officials regarding the novel coronavirus outbreak that was first detected in Wuhan, China. Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) released the following statement: "The novel corona  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement: United States Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said that he will vote for a resolution governing procedures in the impeachment trial of President Trump that begins on Tuesday in the United States Senate. He issued the following statement: "Just because the House proceedings were a circus that doesn't mean the Senate's trial needs to be. "We have a constitutional duty to hear the case. That mea  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, Patty Murray, D-Washington, Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and Senate Foreign Relations committees, issued the following joint statement after holding an all-senator briefing with top administration health officials regarding the novel coronavirus outbreak that was first detected in Wuhan, China: "We are monitoring the outbreak of a nov  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 14, on freedom protests: We are in the wake of another global event or happening, if you will. No matter what it is, we always have people who come in on the back side and, as I say, are a bunch of armchair quarterbacks and Monday morning quarterbacks, and they are trying to put their spin on what should have been done and what wasn't done. I t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 21, on impeachment: The Senate begins in earnest our efforts to determine if our colleagues in the House of Representatives have compiled sufficient evidence to justify removing a sitting President from office. This is no small task, and it will be made more difficult by the swirl of commentary that has engulfed the impeachment inquiry since we  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Jan. 21: "First, the Democratic House impeachment managers told us the evidence against President Trump was 'overwhelming.' Right after, we heard there wasn't enough evidence, and we would need to allow additional testimony in order to get it. "House Democrats had ample opportunity to seek testimony from the witnesses they are now requesting, but they decided instead to rush through their unsubstantiat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sens. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, Jim Risch, R-Idaho, Patty Murray, D-Washington, and Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, ranking members and chairmen of the Senate Foreign Relations and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees, issued the following joint statement after holding an all-senator briefing with top administration health officials regarding the novel coronavirus outbreak that was first detected in Wuhan, China: "We are monitoring the outbreak of a novel coro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sens. Patty Murray, D-Washington, Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and Bob Menendez, New Jersey, ranking members and chairmen of the Senate Foreign Relations and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees, issued the following joint statement after holding an all-senator briefing with top administration health officials regarding the novel coronavirus outbreak that was first detected in Wuhan, China: "We are monitoring the outbreak of a novel corona  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sens. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, Patty Murray, D-Washington, and Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and Foreign Relations committees, issued the following joint statement after holding an all-senator briefing with top administration health officials regarding the novel coronavirus outbreak that was first detected in Wuhan, China: "We are monitoring the outbreak of a novel coro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: On Friday, January 24, the Senate Health Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will host a briefing for all senators with top administration health officials regarding the novel coronavirus outbreak that was first detected in Wuhan, China. Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member   more