WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on election security. The report (GAO-20-267) is entitled "DHS Plans Are Urgently Needed to Address Identified Challenges Before the 2020 Elections". The report was sent to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Homeland Security, Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-California, chairwoman, and Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology issued the following hearing information: "More Hires, Fewer Hacks: Developing the U.S. Cybersecurity Workforce" at 2318 Rayburn House Office Building at 10 a.m. on Feb. 11: Witnesses: * Rodney Petersen, Director, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, National Institute of Standards and Technology * Ambareen Siraj, Professor, Computer Science; Director, Cybersecurity Education Rese  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement regarding the death of Qasim al-Rimi, leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen: "The death of this terrorist leader weakens al-Qaeda's influence and reach on the Arabian Peninsula. He was rallying support and looking for new recruits with the intention of endangering American lives. "Our military continues sending a strong message that threatening Americans will not be tolerated, and the AQAP   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Feb. 4 after President Trump delivered his State of the Union Address: "A clear message was sent tonight: America is strong in so many ways and our nation is marching on to a bright and prosperous future. "Middle class families are benefiting from a strong economy, businesses and workers are competitive once again thanks to new international trade agreements, and our citizens are safe from bad actors.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. William 'Lacy' Clay Jr., D-Missouri, issued the following statement: "This was not an exoneration, it was a spineless perpetuation of a dangerous coverup. Republicans in the U.S. Senate turned a blind eye to the facts, refused to allow witnesses and documents that would have uncovered the whole truth, and surrendered congressional oversight to an amoral president who tramples on the Constitution, puts national security at risk for his own benefit, and repeatedly place  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following floor remarks: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) went to the well of the House to condemn the lack of diversity in President Trump's appointments to the federal judiciary, to his cabinet and to the Tennessee Valley Authority's Board of Directors. "I'm concerned about the lack of diversity, the lack of care about diversity, that this Administration shows in its appointments and in its actions. "In the federal judiciary, t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) received the Tennessee Alzheimer's Leader Award for his leadership in supporting Tennessee families facing the disease. The award was presented by members of the Tennessee chapter of the Alzheimer's Association in his Memphis district office. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "Alzheimer's and related dementias rob members of our families of their most precious   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Feb. 3 regarding commemoration of Black History Month: "We begin our February commemoration of Black History Month by remembering the loss of Memphis Sanitation Workers Echol Cole and Robert Walker who were crushed inside a garbage truck while trying to avoid a downpour, sparking the 1968 strike that brought Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to town to be felled by an assassin's bullet. "One hundred and fifty ye  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: * * * - Impeached President demeans the dignity of the House Chamber * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that he will not attend the State of the Union address by President Trump on Tuesday night, just as he has refrained from attending prior Trump State of the Union addresses and his inauguration. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "I have not attended prior Trump State of the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Stephen , D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Feb. 6: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, presided over a hearing on "Citizens United at 10: The Consequences for Democracy and Potential Responses by Congress." In his opening statement, Congressman Cohen said: "In handing down its decision in Citizens United, the Supreme Court overturned decades-old precedents  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: * * * - Establishes pilot program to determine effectiveness of service dogs for veterans with disabilities * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) voted for and the House passed the PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act. The measure calls for the Veterans Administration to establish a five-year pilot program to make grants available to appropriate non-governmental entities for the purpose of assessing the effectiven  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. St. Jude will receive $163,068 from the Department's Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program. UTHSC will receive $512,419 from the National Institute of Diabetes and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, today questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray at an oversight hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Congressman Cohen asked Director Wray about the bureau's investigations of right-wing extremist and white nationalist threats, including from neo-Nazis groups and Ku Klux Klan members like those who marched in the "  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee which has oversight of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) wrote to President Trump to criticize the lack of diversity in his nominations to the TVA's board of directors and to urge him to nominate minority and more women candidates to make it representative of the region it serves. "This lack of diver  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: The House passed H.R. 3830, The Taxpayers Right-to-Know Act. Rep Jim Cooper (TN-05) and Rep. Tim Walberg (MI-07) reintroduced the measure last session. Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate by Sens. James Lankford (R-OK), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Ron Johnson (R-WI). Cooper's Taxpayers Right-to-Know Act has now passed the House four times, but the Senate  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement after the conclusion of the Senate trial on the impeachment of President Trump: "Finally. After months of hyper-partisan political grandstanding by the Democratic party, the President has been rightly acquitted of the charges against him. I am glad that Congress can finally get back to work on issues that matter to Americans across this nation. "Make no mistake, the people of East Tennessee have waited fo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Rep. Green continued working tirelessly to roll back harmful regulations and cut bureaucratic red tape in Washington as he introduced his new Rural ER Access Act this week, a bill that will improve access to emergency medical care for Americans in rural communities. Green's legislation repeals an onerous and burdensome federal regulation, the '35-mile rule', which prohibits free-standing emergency department  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Mark Green, a combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and with 24 years of combined military service, was named to the Homeland Security Committee's Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation Subcommittee for the 2020 legislative session. The subcommittee is tasked with reviewing legislation over critical defense issues including cybersecurity challenges, infrastructu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following remarks: U.S. Representative David Kustoff (TN-08) spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast alongside President Trump this morning. To watch Congressman Kustoff's full remarks, click here .( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va91rz5VqCc)  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Feb. 5 after the Senate voted with a majority to acquit President Trump: "I commend the Senate for acquitting the President today and putting an end to this partisan endeavor. "The fact is, President Trump did nothing wrong, and today's acquittal proves just that. "Now that this impeachment is behind us, I look forward to working closely with President Trump to pass real legislation that would improve ou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Jan. 5 after attending President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress: "Thanks to the President's leadership, our economy is thriving, the security of our nation is stronger than ever, and working families have a brighter future to look forward to. "Tonight, President Trump made it clear that he has and will continue to work tirelessly on behalf of all Americans. "Through the President's polic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following joint statement: Representatives Phil Roe (R-Tenn.), Joseph Morelle (D-N.Y.), Van Taylor (R-Texas) and Donna Shalala (D-Fla.) released the following statement in response to legislation introduced by Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-Texas) on surprise medical billing: "We have long maintained that it is vital to end the practice of surprise medical billing, which too  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Feb. 5 after President Trump was acquitted on both of the partisan Democrat articles of impeachment: "Today, the Senate took a stand against the partisan impeachment charade and rightly acquitted President Trump. I am proud the Senate - unlike House Democrats - realized the seriousness of impeachment and rejected the baseless arguments for removing the president from office.Speaker Pelosi once said, 'Unless you   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, ranking Republican member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 5 after House passage of the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act (H.R. 4305): "I am pleased to see that the House unanimously passed this important bill today to assist veterans struggling with PTSD and other mental health challenges through service dog training therapy. "Mental wellness does not have a one-si  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement after President Trump's State of the Union Address: "President Trump once again delivered an optimistic State of the Union address and it was a privilege to attend. Our country is making great progress under his leadership with the strongest economy of my lifetime. President Trump is improving the VA, rebuilding our military after years of neglect, and putting America first in our trade deals. The president's polic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Feb. 5: Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, released the following statement after the House passed of H.R. 4305, The Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act: "I am pleased to see that the House unanimously passed this important bill today to assist veterans struggling with PTSD and other mental health challenges through servi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Following President Donald J. Trump's Address to a Joint Session of Congress Tuesday evening, U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-6) praised the strong state of our union. "President Trump detailed an optimistic and inspiring vision for our country," Rep. Rose said. "Under the Trump Administration, the entire world knows that the United States is strong once again." "I am happy to report that President Trump h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Following President Donald J. Trump's acquittal in the United States Senate, U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-6) lauded President Trump's continued focus on achieving results for the American people. "Just as we knew from the beginning, House Democrats' impeachment process was purely partisan and an embarrassment to our country. More importantly, their focus on this process served as a distraction from the w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Rep. David Kustoff (TN-08) joined Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Ben McAdams (D-UT), and Ann Wagner (R-MO) to introduce the Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act. This bipartisan legislation would strengthen protections for flood-prone communities like those in West Tennessee. The Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act takes steps to address the fiscally irresponsible cycle of repeated floo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following floor remarks on the vote for acquittal in impeachment trial: "I worked with other senators to make sure that we had the right to ask for more documents and witnesses. But there was no need for more evidence to prove something that I believe had already been proven and that did not meet the United States Constitution's high bar for an impeachable   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- In the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, sent a question to the Chief Justice for review by the Senate: The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senators Alexander, Daines, and Cruz is for the House managers: Compare the bipartisanship in the Nixon, Clinton, and Trump impeachment proceedings. Specifically, how bipartisan was the vote in the House of Representatives to authorize and direct the House committees to begin   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- In the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, sent a question to the Chief Justice for review by the Senate: The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Blackburn and Senators Lee and Johnson is for counsel for the President: What was the date of first contact between any member of the House Intelligence committee staff and the whistleblower regarding the information that resulted in the complaint? How many times have  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, issued the text of the following statement in response to the Tennessee Valley Authority shutting down Unit 3, the last coal-fired unit at the Paradise Fossil Plant: "I am deeply disappointed with TVA's decision to close Paradise Unit 3 and prolong the War on Coal, especially after Kentuckians in the affected community, elected officials like myself, local leaders, and even the president all spoke up in opposition to its retirement. "Though ma  more