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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, standing with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., left, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, center, talks about legislation to end Major League Baseball’s special immunity from antitrust laws during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 13, 2021.(Susan Walsh) WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S.Senators Marsha …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Led by United States Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), 18 senators have written to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seeking an immediate investigation into whether Dr. Colin Kahl, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) led a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden requesting that he fund the initiatives to restore semiconductor manufacturing to American soil from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act that …

After storms devastated much of Tennessee, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) led the congressional delegation in requesting President Biden quickly approve Governor Bill Lee’s disaster declaration.  Click here to view the letter. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) along with Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) introduced the Transparency for Confucius Institutes Act. Confucius Institutes, which are run and paid for by the CCP, currently operate …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced the Keep China Out of Solar Energy Act, to prohibit Federal funds from being used to buy solar panels …

EL PASO, TX — U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on the House Appropriations Committee issued the following statement after traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border with Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and fellow House Republicans: “Today, I joined Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and some of my …

Brentwood, TN — Today, Senator Marsha Blackburn shared a new episode of her podcast, Freedom Rings, featuring the founder of OutKick and sports analyst, Clay Travis. Clay and Marsha sit down to highlight the importance of freedom of speech and thought. “In the era of cancel culture, double standards and Big …

Brentwood, TN — Today, Senator Marsha Blackburn released a new episode of her podcast, Freedom Rings, highlighting the important work of award-winning investigative correspondent and freedom fighter, Sara Carter.  “Sara Carter’s journey to fight for truth and to preserve the values that make American democracy so precious is unparalleled,” said Senator …

Photos courtesy of the Office of Rep. Chuck Fleischmann Story Submitted CHATTANOOGA, TN — U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) issued the following statement after meeting with Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and touring the Chickamauga Lock …