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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Tennessee Newsletter for 2024-11-10 ( 10 items )  
Congressman Cohen Announces $4.4 Million Grant to Upgrade Memphis Firehouse Maintenance Building (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: MEMPHIS Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the State of Tennessee will receive a Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant of $4,438,548 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to upgrade the Memphis firehouse maintenance building at 354 Adams Avenue to current seismic and other building standards. The grant figure represents 90 percent of the total project cost. Congressman Cohen mad more PR

Congressman Cohen Announces $538,352 Grant to St. Jude (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: MEMPHIS Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a grant of $538,352 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study regulation of T cell memory in tissue immunity. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "I am pleased to see this substantial investment by one of our National Institutes of Health in research being more PR

Congressman Cohen Praises Ousted Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: MEMPHIS Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) expressed his appreciation for Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to fire him today over their differences on the conduct of the war and on domestic political issues, and made the following statement: "I commend Yoav Gallant on his work as Defense Minister and his service to Israel at this important time. I have met more PR

Congressman Cohen's Veterans Day Statement (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: MEMPHIS Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) will observe Veterans Day on Monday's November 11 national holiday. He made the following statement: "Every Veterans Day, we pause to pay tribute to the brave men and women who have served our country in uniform and to thank them for their service. On this 106th anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War 1, we honor that tradition. For our veterans, we must als more PR

Hagerty Warns Biden Cabinet Officials Against Efforts to Obstruct Transition to Trump Administration (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Notes criminal and administrative penalties for violating appropriations laws and requests that inspectors general report violations NASHVILLE, TN--United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, wrote 19 Biden cabinet officials reminding them of statutory obligations restricting transfers or reprogramming of funds and changes to programs or activities during the more PR

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Green Issues Statement on DOJ Charges for Iran-Backed Assassination Plot Against President-Elect Donald Trump, Iranian-American Dissident (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 8, 2024: * * * Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges against Farhad Shakeri, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) asset living in Tehran, and two Americans in New York, Carlisle Rivera and Jonathon Loadholt. Their assassin more PR

House Oversight Committee announces UAP hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn., (Nov. 8, 2024) The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability announced it will hold a joint subcommittee hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). Details are below: Date/Time: Wednesday, November 13 at 11:30am Location: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, 20515 Witnesses: Dr. Tim GallaudetRear Admiral, U.S. Navy (RET.)Chief Executive Officer, Ocean STL Consulting, LLCM more PR

ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Balance of Power to Discuss Trump Victory, Economic Prospects Under Trump Administration (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: NASHVILLE, TN--United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Foreign Relations Committees, yesterday joined Balance of Power on BloombergTV to discuss the fiscal and monetary implications of President Trump's landslide victory on November 5, 2024. *Click the photo above or here to watch* Partial Transcript Hagerty on his message to investors after President Trump's victory more PR

ICYMI--Hagerty Joins CNN's Election Day in America to Discuss President Trump's Landslide Victory and the Mandate He's Been Given by the American People (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: NASHVILLE, TN--United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, yesterday joined Election Day in America on CNN to discuss the implication of Tuesday night's resounding victory for President Trump. *Click the photo above or here to watch* Partial Transcript Hagerty on the speculation surrounding the White House more PR

ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Mornings with Maria to Discuss Failed Economic and Foreign Policies of Biden-Harris Administration (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: NASHVILLE, TN--United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Foreign Relations Committees, today joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to discuss the failed economic and foreign policies of the Biden-Harris Administration and their sharp contrast with the successful policies of the Trump Administration. *Click the photo above or here to watch* Partial Transcript Hage more PR