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With His Border Crisis, Biden Is Putting Illegals Ahead of …

WEBWith His Border Crisis, Biden Is Putting Illegals Ahead of Americans—Including Our Veterans. May 20, 2024. Last week marked one year since House Republicans passed H.R. 2, a comprehensive border security bill that would end President Biden’s disastrous catch-and-release policy, restart border wall construction, and increase the number of

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ICYMI: Blackburn Pushes Bipartisan Legislation to Increase …

WEBU.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced the bipartisan Rural America Health Corps Act. This legislation will incentivize more health professionals to serve and plant roots in rural communities. U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and …

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Blackburn, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Improve Rural …

WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) along with Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Ala.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced the bipartisan Rural America Health Corps Act.Representatives Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) and David Kustoff (R-Tenn.) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.

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Blackburn To Introduce Bipartisan Rural Health Agenda …

WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), co-chair of the Senate Rural Health Caucus, will introduce her Rural Health Agenda for the 118 th Congress, aimed at addressing health care challenges in rural America to maintain quality care close to home. The Rural Health Agenda includes three separate bipartisan bills: …

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VIDEO: Blackburn Speaks On Efforts To Make Telehealth …

WEBJanuary 26, 2024. NASHVILLE, TENN. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, recently spoke to the American Telemedicine Association at the 2023 EDGE Policy Conference about the legislative initiatives around health data privacy and the importance of ensuring telemedicine services remain …

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Blackburn Named Co-Chair of Senate Rural Health Caucus

WEBFebruary 12, 2021. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R—Tenn.) announced her new role as co-chair of the bipartisan Senate Rural Health Caucus. “We must improve and protect the health care available in rural communities,” said Senator Blackburn. “Tennesseans should not be forced to drive hours to see a doctor.

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Senator Blackburn, Congressman Biggs Reintroduce Bill …

WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Congressman Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) reintroduced the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act.This legislation would allow veterans enrolled in the VA health system to immediately seek care in their local communities. Currently, veterans must meet certain eligibility …

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Blackburn, Marshall, Colleagues Lead Opposition to …

WEBNASHVILLE, TENN. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), M.D. are continuing their charge against harmful federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates with the introduction of a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). This resolution would halt President Biden’s Centers …

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Blackburn Leads the Way on Telehealth

WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the White House made a critical announcement to expand telehealth due to the advocacy of Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.).Following discussions with both the White House and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma about a key regulation inhibiting the use …

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Senate Designates November 16 as National Rural Health Day

WEBNASHVILLE, TENN. – In honor of the many dedicated rural health care providers and our nation’s patients who depend on their services, the U.S. Senate has declared November 16, 2023, National Rural Health Day. The bipartisan resolution was introduced by U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Tina …

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Blackburn, Colleagues Lead Effort to Protect American Sovereignty

WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) in leadership of the “No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act” to require that any convention or agreement resulting from the work of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) intergovernmental negotiating …

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Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Create NIH Office Of …

WEBJanuary 25, 2023. U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) along with Senators Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) today introduced legislation to establish an Office of Inspector General within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This comes as the U.S. Department of Health and Human …

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Blackburn, Johnson Lead Colleagues In Effort To Protect American

WEBU.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced the No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act.This legislation would require any convention or agreement resulting from the work of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) intergovernmental negotiating body be deemed a treaty, …

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Blackburn, Cassidy, Cortez Masto, Warren, Introduce Legislation to

WEBNASHVILLE, TENN. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), introduced legislation to improve the transparency of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and ensure they are best serving the health care needs of America’s seniors. The Encounter …

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On Eve Of March For Life, Blackburn Introduces Informed Consent …

WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the March for Life rally in Washington, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Representative Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today re-introduced the Woman’s Right To Know Act, to protect the health of pregnant women and unborn children by providing adequate medical information for informed consent before …

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Blackburn, Hickenlooper, Murray Introduce Bipartisan Bill To …

WEBNASHVILLE, TENN. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) introduced the bipartisan Health Care for Energy Workers Act to expand healthcare access for current and former energy workers, including employees at Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee. Click here to …

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Blackburn Releases Inflation Fact Sheet Following Biden Lies

WEBMay 20, 2024. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released a fact sheet on the “True Cost of Bidenflation” in response to President Biden’s repeated dishonesty about his economic record. Under the Biden administration, inflation hit its highest rate in 41 years, and prices across the board are up nearly 20%.

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Senator Blackburn Reaffirms Taiwan is a Country at Hudson Institute

WEBToday, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined the Hudson Institute to discuss the threats the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) poses to U.S. national security, the importance of Taiwan’s independence, and her Taiwan Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act to bolster Taiwan’s defense. Blackburn On Taiwan’s Independence: “In 2022, …

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Blackburn, Tuberville Introduce Legislation To Improve Veterans’ …

WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) introduced the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act which would take the VA out of the community care referral process. This legislation would create a three-year pilot program that allows veterans to find and schedule necessary …

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Bipartisan Bill to Improve Transparency at VA Gains Momentum in …

WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Mark Kelly (D- Ariz.) along with Representatives Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio) applauded the progress made on their bipartisan VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act as it was passed by the Senate Veterans’ Affairs …

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SIGNED INTO LAW: Blackburn, Ossoff Bill To Protect Missing And

WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Joe Biden signed into law the bipartisan Revising Existing Procedures on Reporting via Technology (REPORT) Act, authored by U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.). This legislation will require Big Tech companies such as Facebook, Snapchat or Instagram to …

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NATIONAL POLICE WEEK: Blackburn, Hagerty Reintroduce …

WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – During National Police Week, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) introduced the Restoring Law and Order Act to increase resources for law enforcement and help reduce violent crime. This legislation was first introduced in 2022. Last week, the Shelby County Crime Commission in …

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ICYMI: Senator Blackburn Slams Leftist Soft-On-Crime Policies …

WEBMay 16, 2024. Yesterday, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined Senator Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) roundtable with law enforcement officials in honor of National Police Week, where she discussed the devastating impact of soft-on-crime policies in Memphis and her Restoring Law and Order Act and Keep Violent Criminals Off Our …

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Blackburn, Graham, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Condemning …

WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced a Senate resolution that condemns any action by the Biden Administration to withhold or restrict ammunition or weapons for Israel. The resolution is cosponsored by a total of 48 Republican senators. “President Biden’s decision to …

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With Antisemitism Spreading on Campuses, Pro-Hamas Activists …

WEBWith Antisemitism Spreading on Campuses, Pro-Hamas Activists Must Face Consequences. May 13, 2024. Since Hamas’s horrific October 7th attack on Israel, it has been encouraging to see so many Tennesseans and Americans stand together in support of the world’s only Jewish state. At the same time, though, it has been deeply disturbing to …

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