Category: Mark Green

LIVE NOW: Securing the Border and the Homeland: Heritage Foundation Conversation With Homeland Security Committee Chairman

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) discusses the policies needed to secure the border, the next steps for the “Secure the Border Act” and other border security measures, and the committee’s recently launched oversight investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in an event held by Heritage Foundation at 3:30 p.m. ET on…


Securing the Border and the Homeland: Heritage Foundation Conversation With Homeland Security Committee Chairman

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) discusses the policies needed to secure the border, the next steps for the “Secure the Border Act” and other border security measures, and the committee’s recently launched oversight investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in an event held by Heritage Foundation at 3:30 p.m. ET on…


Pentagon Cuts Off Filmmakers Who Kowtow to China

The Department of Defense (DoD) recently updated a media production document, declaring that it will not work with film studios that tailor their movies to meet China’s demands. “The DoD will not provide production assistance when there is demonstrable evidence that the production has complied or is likely to comply with a demand from the…


Pentagon to Cut Off Filmmakers Who Kowtow to China

The Department of Defense (DoD) recently updated a media production document, declaring that it will not work with film studios that tailor their movies to meet China’s demands. “The DoD will not provide production assistance when there is demonstrable evidence that the production has complied or is likely to comply with a demand from the…


Soldiers and Volunteers Testify to ‘Rushed and Chaotic Withdrawal from Afghanistan’

Stories of suffering, courage, and the ongoing search for justice echoed in the House chambers on March 8, as those on the frontline of the United States’ August 2021 departure from Afghanistan spoke out. Emotional testimony in the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing underscored a bitter truth: many who served in Afghanistan feel they and…


Rep. Mark Green Pressing CDC for Data on Fentanyl Deaths

Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) is requesting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to share updated data and estimates on fentanyl overdose deaths. The House Homeland Security Committee chairman wrote a letter to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on March 1 asking for the most recent statistics on fentanyl and fentanyl-related overdose deaths from 2022….


House Lawmaker Shares Updates on Objects Shot Down After Briefing From Military Officials

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) on Feb. 13 said he will continue pushing for transparency after being briefed by senior military officials over aerial objects being shot down recently. “Everyone wants answers on the objects flying over the United States. Today Members of Congress finally got more info from senior military officials,” Crenshaw wrote on Twitter after…


‘This Is a Committed Enemy’: Rep. Green Seeks to Block Exports of Critical Technology to China

The Chinese communist regime is the greatest threat to the United States, according to Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), who urged Congress to pass a bill barring the exports of critical technology to China. “Our number one strategic threat to our sovereignty and security and prosperity is China,” Green said during an April 6 talk at…


Biden Administration ‘Strongly Opposes’ Honorable Discharge for Troops Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine

President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday came out against efforts to prevent dishonorable discharges for U.S. troops who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The Office of Management and Budget said in a policy statement it “strongly opposes” an amendment to the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that bars any discharge but honorable for service members….


Rep. Green Suggests Latin America as Manufacturing Option to Decouple From China

Manufacturing can be relocated to Latin America in lieu of the United States as a way to speed up the process of decoupling from China, Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) says. Green was recently named the ranking member of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee in the House of Representatives. “So, as as I contemplate what’s going on in…