Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative David Kustoff (TN-08) joined House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) to introduce The Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act. This legislation will continue the telehealth policies implemented by the Trump Administration and through the CARES Act, while advancing access to emerging technology for seniors, especially in rural areas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman David Kustoff joined Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Foreign Affairs Committee Republican Leader Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), in leading a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirming support for the U.S.-Israel alliance and committing to support Israel's right to make sovereign decisions to ensure defensible borders.
WASHINGON, DC – Today, Rep. David Kustoff (TN-08) and Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09), led a bipartisan letter to House Leadership asking to extend the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) emergency telehealth waivers, including those for behavioral health, for a period of 22 months or longer. The letter also asks for this extension to be included in a potential Phase IV coronavirus relief package.
WASHINGON, DC – Today, Rep. David Kustoff (TN-08), signed on as a co-sponsor to the PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act. This bill would allow smaller hospitals that are part of a larger health system to waive affiliation requirements to be eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Currently, small, rural hospitals that are part of a larger health system are not eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program if the health system has more than 500 employees across all of its facilities.
MEMPHIS, TN – Today, Rep. David Kustoff (TN-08), announced $11,200,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to the Tennessee Department of Transportation Project for Fayette, Haywood, Madison, Henderson, Carroll, Decatur, Benton, Humphreys, Hickman, and Dickson Counties.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. David Kustoff (TN-08) announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $658,051 in grants to West Tennessee Legal Services in Jackson, Tennessee. This funding is part of the FY20 Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grants.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. David Kustoff (TN-08), announced the winners of the 2020 Congressional Art Competition. Madison Morris from Hutchison School in Shelby County was the overall district winner, Elle Jerge from University School of Jackson in Madison County placed second, and Marimac Ellis from University School of Jackson in Madison County came in third place.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. David Kustoff (TN-08) announced that $35,126 will go to Covington City Hall, $46,100 to Dyersburg Police Department, and $138,850 to Jackson's Law Enforcement Complex. This funding is part of the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. David Kustoff (TN-08), signed on as a co-sponsor to the Reopening America by Supporting Workers and Businesses Act of 2020. This bill will help local businesses rebuild their workforce by turning the $600 per week unemployment benefit into a back-to-work bonus totaling $1,200. This will incentivize workers and help accelerate our economic recovery.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. David Kustoff (TN-08), applauded the Department of Justice for awarding the Dyer County Sheriff's Department $58,008 in funds to help combat COVID-19. This funding is part of the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program.