WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), along with Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, today demanded the White House and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reverse their plan to release an unspecified number of single adult migrants into Tennessee due to continued inaction to secure the …
Read More »Blackburn Calls on Biden White House to Explain Coordination with Big Tech to Censor Americans
Photo from Financial Times WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) called on President Biden to release information on the extent of his administration’s work with big tech companies to censor Americans’ free speech related to COVID-19. “What the Biden White House is doing—namely, ordering big tech companies to …
Read More »Hagerty, Blackburn, Fleischmann Request Briefing from HHS after Reports of Abuse and a Missing Child at a Facility in Chattanooga
Picture from WTVC in Chattanooga WASHINGTON—United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Representative Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03) today sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting a briefing to discuss the Department’s management of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) in federal custody and …
Read More »Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Prohibit Burning the American Flag
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Flag Day, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) in reintroducing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the physical desecration of the American flag. “Burning the flag is a direct affront to the values of our democratic …
Read More »Hagerty, Blackburn, Fleischmann Introduce Migrant Resettlement Transparency Act
Legislation would mandate transparency from the Federal Government and consultation with State and Local authorities regarding the resettlement of illegal aliens in the United States WASHINGTON—United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), along with U.S. Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03), have introduced the Migrant Resettlement Transparency Act, which …
Read More »Blackburn Targets Terror Group Operations in Latin America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S.Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced bipartisan legislation with co-lead Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) to require detailed reporting of known operatives, recruiting methods, and resources of the terrorist group Hezbollah in Latin America. It will also authorize sanctions against Hezbollah actors in the region and strengthen the anti-money laundering work …
Read More »Sen. Blackburn Pushes to Repeal Unemployment Benefits Bonus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn cosigned the Get Americans Back to Work Act to repeal the increase in unemployment benefits brought on by President Biden and the Democrats. This bicamerallegislation in was introduced by U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) and U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), along with cosigners …
Read More »Blackburn, Colleagues Ask Biden to Fund Initiatives to Increase U.S. Semiconductor Production
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 …
Read More »Blackburn Introduces Legislation Targeting Beijing’s Influence at American Colleges
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 …
Read More »Blackburn, Scott Lead Colleagues in Introducing Keep China Out of Solar Energy Act
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 …
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