WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee's select subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, issued the following statements on May 18 with Reps. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, and Mark Green, R-Tennessee, on safely reinvigorating U.S. economy: This contrasts starkly with the approach taken by the Select Subcommittee's Democrats, who have so far charted a blatantly p  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 21 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that Christ Community Health Services Inc. will receive a $450,000 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services for postdoctoral training in general, pediatric and public health dentistry and dental hygiene. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "It's important that our dental health professionals stay at the cutting edge of new informat  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 21 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive an "Outstanding Investigator Award" grant of $353,256 for research on molecular mechanisms of nucleic acid machines from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "I'm pleased that St. Jude researchers can continue their important work saving li  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement in recognition of Memorial Day: "On Memorial Day, the traditional beginning of the summer season, we pay tribute to the brave men and women who gave their lives defending our nation, and all those we have lost. "Last year, I had the privilege of visiting the Normandy American Cemetery where more than 9,000 of the fallen of the 1944 D-Day invasion were buried 75 years before, and the Luxembourg American Cemete  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 19 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a $4,395,266 grant from the National Cancer Institute to conduct research on pediatric brain tumors. * * * "This is a significant investment in research that will ultimately save lives. "I'm pleased to announce this funding which will keep the dedicated research scientists, lab technicians and doctors   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 22 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a "High Priority, Short-Term Project" grant of $493,016 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for viral research. * * * "This high-priority grant will stimulate critical work on viruses during the coronavirus pandemic. It's my hope that this funding will result in important discov  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: The coronavirus pandemic has prompted a much-needed conversation about American manufacturing and the role it plays in preserving American leadership in the world. As we reevaluate our supply chains and identify critical sectors of the economy, it is important that we include the American nuclear energy industry in the discussion. For too long, we have allowed our nuclear industry to fall behind its f  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Rep. Green introduced the Bring American Companies Home Act, which would pay the moving costs of American companies that move their production back to the United States from China. Green said, "Attracting investment in America is essential to reigniting our economy. But one of the big disincentives for American companies moving back to our soil is the cost. For many companies, it's too expensive and too risk  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Rep. Green voted NO on Speaker Pelosi's partisan stimulus bill and resolution to allow proxy voting on the House floor. Green said, "Speaker Pelosi's $3 trillion, 1,800 page Christmas tree wish list was written in secret, behind closed doors, without any attempt at bipartisan negotiation. It gives a nearly $1 trillion bailout to states and localities, even though Congress has already allocated them over $765  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on vote against Speaker Nancy Pelosi's HEROES Act (H.R. 6800): The Heroes Act cost $3 trillion and includes bailouts to failed states, paying illegals, and releases prisoners from jail. * * * "Today's bill was not a sincere effort to address this pandemic. It included a wishlist of Democrat priorities that had nothing to do with the pandemic our country is facing. Our country is struggling, and it is unfortu  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 6800, the HEROES Act, and H.Res. 965, a bill authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives. * * * "I strongly oppose the so-called HEROES Act, which is nothing more than a $3 trillion Democrat wish list of policy priorities that have nothing to do with the coronavirus that we all know will never become l  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 23 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement after the Labor Department announced its final rule on default electronic disclosures for retirement plans: "As a long-time supporter of e-delivery, I applaud Secretary Scalia and DOL for issuing this commonsense rule to allow retirement plan participants to receive documents electronically by default. "E-delivery will save plan participants money in the form of lower plan fees by allowing plans to ma  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 21 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, issued the following column: On Monday, our nation will pause in observance of Memorial Day to honor the servicemembers we have lost in the line of duty. This day is a stark reminder of the cost of our freedoms, and a time to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country as well as the families they leave behind. Due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, this Memorial Day will look different than in previous years  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) introduced the Cash Refunds for Coronavirus Cancellations Act. The bill would require major airlines and third-party ticket sellers to offer full cash refunds for all cancelled tickets during the coronavirus pandemic, regardless of whether the airline cancelled an entire flight or if the passenger cancelled his or her individual ticke  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee, chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, issued the following joint statement in response to reports that the Trump administration plans to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty: "The Administration's decision to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty is a slap in the face to our allies in Europe, leaves our deployed forces in the region at  more

MARYVILLE, Tennessee, May 20 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) introduced Tennesseans and President Trump's nominees, Beth Harwell and Brian Noland, at their confirmation hearing to serve on the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, saying they will make "excellent board members for the nation's largest public utility." "I'm deli  more

MARYVILLE, Tennessee, May 22 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate education committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) spoke with about 90 higher education presidents from across Tennessee about how to go back to school safely in August. "The surest sign we're beginning to regain the rhythm of American life will come when our 70 million students go back to school and back to college," Alexander said. "And across the country, administrators at a  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), James Lankford  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety issued the following testimony by Katherine A. Crytzer, President Trump's nominee to be inspector general of the Tennessee Valley Authority, at a hearing on May 19: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today and for making today's hearing possible under the circumstances. I would also like to thank the President for nominating me to serve as the Inspector General of the Tenne  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety issued the following testimony by Beth Harwell, President Trump's nominee to be a board member of the Tennessee Valley Authority, at a hearing on May 19: My name is Beth Harwell, and I have the great honor of being nominated by President Trump to the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors. As a young girl growing up in Pennsylvania, I became fascinated with the televised Watergate   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety issued the following testimony by Brian Noland, President Trump's nominee to be a board member of the Tennessee Valley Authority, at a hearing on May 19: I am honored to have been nominated by President Trump to serve on the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors. I would like to thank Senator Alexander from my home state of Tennessee who brought my name to the attention of the Pres  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety issued the following hearing information: "Hearing on the Nominations of Beth Harwell and Brian Noland to be Members of the Board of Directors and Katherine Crytzer to be Inspector General of the Tennessee Valley Authority" at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 3 p.m. on May 19: Panel 1: * Beth Harwell, Nominee to be a Member of the Board of Directors, Tennessee Valley Authority * Bri  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in sending a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr urging the Department of Justice to investigate whether dozens of Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country fraudulently applied for and received loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) despite knowing they were ineligible to apply. The letter was also signed by Senat  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, announced that the American Small Manufacturers Coalition, The Software Alliance, CompTIA, and the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry are new endorsers of their Advanced Manufacturing Jobs in America Act. The Senators' bipartisan bill would help to fill the gap betw  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) and 25 of their Republican colleagues in urging leadership to provide businesses with regulatory relief in the wake of the economic crisis caused by the global pandemic. "In contrast to unsustainable increases in federal spending, the easing of regulatory burdens - estimated to cost businesses as m  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, announced that the American Small Manufacturers Coalition, The Software Alliance, CompTIA, and the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry are new endorsers of their Advanced Manufacturing Jobs in America Act. The Senators' bipartisan bill would help to fill the gap between the g  more