WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 25: U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today said the Trump Administration and state and local health systems are "doing their job" to protect Americans against the coronavirus - a viral disease that was first detected in Wuhan, China - and asked U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar about specific steps the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony on Feb. 27 by Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, at the Member's Day hearing on proposals for the Water Resources Development Act: I represent the 1st Congressional District of Kentucky, which is home to Paducah which serves as a major hub of the inland waterways system due to its strategic location at the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee rivers. Kentu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Alabama, issued the following statement regarding the Pentagon's recommendation that Redstone Arsenal's Fox Army Health Center reduce its work scope: "I have visited the Fox Army Health Center and been briefed both on recommended changes to Fox's work scope and the health care Fox currently provides to tens of thousands of Tennessee Valley citizens." "Within 60 days, the Government Accountability Office will submit their review of the Pentagon's Fox wor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) sent a letter co-signed by 38 members of Congress to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer urging separate bills for Coronavirus response funding and re-authorizing the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). "It is our belief, and, we believe, the belief of most Americans, that Congress should not tie these two, unrelated issues together," t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Congressman Bennie Thompson introduced the Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act, which would reinforce protections for civil rights memorials and monuments across the United States. The bill directs the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights to create a list of monuments and memorials that should be protected and establish federal penalties to protect those monuments and memorial  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on death of Memphis lawyer James S. Gilliland: "Jim Gilliland was one of the great lawyers of Memphis with a sterling national reputation, having received every award for his phenomenal professionalism and active role in community affairs throughout his career. "That included the 2018 "Pillars of Excellence" Award from the University of Memphis School of Law. Well respected in the Memphis community, Jim's se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, voted for, and the House passed, the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act. The bill is named for the 14-year-old lynching victim killed in Money, Mississippi, in 1955, and makes lynching a federal crime for the first time. The vote was 410 to 4. Congressman Cohen made the following   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, questioned expert witnesses at a Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security hearing on the challenges and opportunities for former prisoners' reentry into society. "We need to ensure that when people get out of prison, they have a chance to become productive, law-abiding citizens. "Once someone has paid their de  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that the Memphis Health Center has been awarded a grant of $265,102 and Christ Community Health Center has been awarded a grant of $298,883 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The funding comes through the Health Resource and Services Administration's (HRSA) Health Center Cluster grant program. "The Memphis Health Center and Christ Community H  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that Shelby County will receive an $850,000 grant for its Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program from the Department of Health and Human Services. "The Ryan White HIV/AIDS program has been successful in preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS and in providing treatment to those in need. This grant funding will help Shelby County provide needed care for those affected by HIV and AIDS  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: As an emergency medicine physician, I want to ensure everyone has the latest details on COVID-19. The virus has peaked in its initial ground zero location, Wuhan, China effective February 2, 2020. Further, a WHO mission to China discovered that so far, the virus DNA has not changed, meaning to date there is no mutation. In Wuhan, China, the fatality rate is just over 3%. Outside Wuhan the fatality rate is 0  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Reps. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and Mark Takano (D-Calif.), the Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, issued the following statement after they introduced a resolution to recognize the 100th anniversary of Disabled American Veterans (DAV): "We are proud to recognize DAV for a century of service on behalf of our nation's disabled veterans, their families, their survivors and thei  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement after the Housing and Urban Development Department announced a Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency grant totaling $237,600 to Newport, Tennessee: "The Newport Housing Authority Resident Advisory Council (NHARAC) is doing great work, and I'm proud to see this investment that will help residents rise out of poverty and become self-sufficient. The HUD ROSS grant investment in Newport, Tennessee will go to sup  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, ranking Republican member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after the House passed five bipartisan veterans' bills: "This week, the House passed five bills to continue to deliver on the promise we have made to the men and women who have served. "These bills would help homeless veterans receive legal assistance, give student veterans additional information about GI Bill eligible schools, stop companies fro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement after the Housing and Urban Development Department announced a Community Development Block Grant of $197,163 and a Home Investment Partnerships Program grant of $1,136,509 to Bristol, Tennessee: "I am pleased to see such a strong investment made in East Tennessee. "These grants will give Bristol and communities in East Tennessee the opportunity to improve housing conditions and ensure resources are available for   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: On December 31, 2019, Chinese officials announced a cluster of people in the Wuhan region were sickened by something they were unable to pinpoint. As of February 25, there are 80,239 - of which 77,780 are in China - confirmed cases of COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus,making it a significant public health threat with its high rate of infection. China has roughly 20 percent of the world's industrial m  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) and Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Chairman of the National Security Subcommittee, introduced H.R. 5957, the K2 Veterans Toxic Exposure Accountability Act of 2020, which directs the Secretary of Defense to assess the toxic exposure of American military servicemembers deployed to Karshi Khanabad Air Base (K2) in Uzbekistan from 2001 to 2005 and address the health conditions caused by this e  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, ranking Republican member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Mark Takano (D-Cali.), the Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, issued the following statement after they introduced a resolution to recognize the 100th anniversary of Disabled American Veterans (DAV): "We are proud to recognize DAV for a century of service on behalf o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Reps. Mark Takano, D-California, and Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, chairman and ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement after introducing a resolution to recognize the 100th anniversary of disabled American veterans: "We are proud to recognize DAV for a century of service on behalf of our nation's disabled veterans, their families, their survivors and their communities. "As the leading voice for our disabled veteran communi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Senate Labor Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) released the following statement on the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) final rule on the joint employer standard: "The NLRB's final rule is positive news for the men and women operating our nation's 733,000 franchise establishments. It returns to the standard that for decades required that for a business to be considered a 'joint employer,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement: * * * - The NLRB's final rule is positive news for the men and women operating our nation's 733,000 franchise establishments * * * Senate Labor Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) released the following statement on the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) final rule on the joint employer standard: "The NLRB's final rul  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 25 on the White House request for additional funding for novel coronavirus or COVID-19 response: "Every year, Senator Blunt and Senator Murray fund the programs that ensure we are prepared to address public health emergencies, and this is the right way for the White House to request additional funding for a specific public healt  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Feb. 25: U.S. Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) released the following statement on the White House request for additional funding for novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, response: "Every year, Senator Blunt and Senator Murray fund the programs that ensure we are prepared to address public health emergencies, and this is the right way for the White House to request additional fundin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 25: U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said the Trump Administration and state and local health systems are "doing their job" to protect Americans against the coronavirus - a viral disease that was first detected in Wuhan, China - and asked U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar about specific steps the Administration is taking to help control this public health threat. "Looking   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development issued the following hearing information: "Review of the FY 2021 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Energy" at 138 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 2:30 p.m. on March 4: Agenda Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2021 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. Department of Energy Member Statements * Senator Lamar Alexander (Republican - Tennessee) Witnesses * Dan Brouillette, Sec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following hearing information: Nomination business meeting at 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 9:30 a.m. on March 3: The purpose of the business meeting is to consider the nomination of Mr. James P. Danly, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2023.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Earlier, U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Kelly Loeffler (R-Georgia), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) introduced the Zero Tolerance for Deceptive Fentanyl Trafficking Act. The bill would increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers who intentionally misrepresent the drug to unknowing customers. "Drug dealers who peddle fentanyl know just how deadly it is, but the worst of them lace other drugs with i  more