WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after the bipartisan Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act, which she introduced with Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), was signed into law. This bill will ensure that the Women's Suffrage National Monument is located on the National Mall. "Tennessee has played a critical role in the women's suffrage fight since we became the 3 more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement celebrating the priorities she secured for Tennesseans during the last year and previewing her top priorities for the 119th Congress: "Despite the gridlock in Congress, I'm pleased we were able to accomplish several important priorities for Tennesseans over the last year," said Senator Blackburn. "With Republican more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Ahead of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on January 11th, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) reintroduced a package of four bills to combat human trafficking, including the SAVE Girls Act, National Human Trafficking Database Act, End Child Trafficking Now Act, and PRINTS Act. Read more about this legislation below. "Human trafficking is a vile crime, and we need to do everything in our p more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: In the aftermath of the terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) pressed Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray on the agency's dangerous prioritization of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives over its core mission of protecting the American people: Blackburn Expresses Concern about Federal Law Enforcement's Abilit more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) reintroduced the Advanced Border Coordination Act. This bipartisan legislation would strengthen border security by improving law enforcement communication and coordination at the U.S. southern border. Representatives David Joyce (R-Ohio) and Susie Lee (D-Nev.) have introduced companion legislation in t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the Preventing the Recycling of Immigrants is Necessary for Trafficking Suspension (PRINTS) Act, aimed at combatting trafficking and child recycling by giving U.S. Customs and Bor more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) reintroduced their National Human Trafficking Database Act, which would establish a national human trafficking database at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and incentivize state law enforcement agencies to report data. Given the success of the state-level data collection program in Tennessee implemented by Belmont Univ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) reintroduced their Stopping the Abuse, Victimization, and Exploitation of Girls (SAVE Girls) Act, which would provide states, local governments, and non-profits with the vital resources they need to put an end to the trafficking of young women and girls. Specifically, the bipartisan legislation woul more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Keeps coveted positions on Foreign Relations, Appropriations, Banking, and Rules Committees United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today announced his committee assignments for the 119th Congress, again earning highly sought-after appointments to the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations; Appropriations; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and Rules. Retaining and increasing the seniority of his posit more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement after the president signed into law three pieces of legislation originally advanced by the Committee in the 118th Congress, H.R. 8663, H.R.4467and S. 3959: "My Committee has worked tirelessly to secure the homeland from the deadly drugs pouring across our  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations, Banking, and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the devastating fires in Southern California, along with Senate Republicans' meeting with President Donald Trump this week. *Click the photo above or here to watch* Partial Transcript Hagerty on the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations, Banking, and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined Mornings With Maria on Fox Business to discuss the incoming Trump Administration's legislative agenda for reconciliation, tariffs, and executive orders to put the United States back on the right track. *Click the photo above or here to more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations, Banking, and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined Mornings With Maria on Fox Business to discuss the incoming Trump Administration's legislative agenda for reconciliation, tariffs, and executive orders to put the United States back on the right track. *Click the photo ab more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Homeland Security released its November "Startling Stats" factsheet, reflecting the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for November 2024. According to CBP, inadmissible encounters nationwide totaled 125,238 last month, bringing total encounters since FY2021 to over 11 million. For comparison, 3.1 million inadmissible aliens w more PR