President Trump Calls on Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn to Ensure Passage of ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

by Kaitlin Housler | May 1, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

President Donald Trump called on Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) to ensure the U.S. Senate works to pass the “big, beautiful bill” during an event at the White House Wednesday. Trump, while speaking at an event marking the first 100 days of his...

Blackburn Explains How Republicans Are Protecting Entitlement Programs

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 11, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is pushing back against false claims about the Trump administration and Republicans’ efforts to cut waste, fraud, and abuse within Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. On Friday, Blackburn’s office released a fact sheet titled...

Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act Introduced in the U.S. Senate

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Salary Transparency Act on Tuesday. The TVA Salary Transparency Act, filed in the Senate as S.1354, seeks to increase public transparency regarding...

Senator Marsha Blackburn’s Resolution Condemning Violence Against Electric Vehicles Blocked by Democrats

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 27, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

Democratic members blocked Thursday a resolution sponsored by U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) condemning violence against electric vehicles. Blackburn’s two-page resolution, filed as S.Res.146, would have put senators on record of whether or not they condemn “the...

U.S. Rep. John Rose Launches Bid for Tennessee Governor

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 20, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee U.S. Representative John Rose (R-TN-06) officially launched his bid for Tennessee governor on Thursday. Rose made the announcement during an event at the Wilson County Tennessee State Fairgrounds. “Today, as the grateful descendent of fearless Tennessee...

Tennessee Senators Vote to Pass the HALT Fentanyl Act

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 14, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) voted with the majority to pass the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act – or the HALT Fentanyl Act – on Friday. The HALT Fentanyl Act would permanently place fentanyl-related substances,...

Tennessee U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann Endorses Marsha Blackburn for Governor

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 6, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03) published an opinion piece in the Chattanooga Times Free Press endorsing U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in the 2026 Tennessee gubernatorial race. In the piece published Wednesday evening, Fleischmann said...

Tennessee Senator Sends Letters to IRS, FBI Demanding Records Related to Jeffrey Epstein

by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 25, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) sent a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Monday in an effort for documents related to the late billionaire Jeffrey Epstein to be released publicly. In the letter to...

Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn Attends Kash Patel’s Swearing In Ceremony

by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 22, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) attended the swearing in ceremony for Kash Patel on Friday as he took the oath of office to become the nation’s ninth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). It was an honor to watch @FBIDirectorKash be...

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn: Migrant Crime in Tennessee ‘Underscores the Importance of President Trump’s Mass Deportations’

by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 13, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) spoke on the Senate floor on Wednesday to highlight the rise in migrant crime in the Volunteer State during the final months of the Biden administration and called on her colleagues to pass legislation to support...