WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Oct. 19, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement on the Biden administration's request for a paired $100 billion Israel and Ukraine aid package: "Biden is sending a $100 billion emergency funding request to Congress, but only $10 billion of that is allocated for Israel. "There is an immediate responsibility on Congress to make sure Israel has what it needs  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) led several of her GOP colleagues in a press conference calling on President Biden to formally re-freeze the $6 billion to Iran, halt aid to the Palestinians, secure the southern border, and stand with Israel. REMARKS AS PREPARED Formally Freeze The $6 Billion Ransom Payment To Iran "On October 7th, Israel experienced the worst massacre  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Oct. 18, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement on the Biden administration's announcement on sending $100 million in humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people: "Yesterday, we learned that President Biden's trip to Israel was intentionally not announced until Secretary Blinken received assurances from Prime Minister Netanyahu on humanitarian aid in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Following Hamas' attacks on Israel on October 7th, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) met with Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville CEO Rabbi Dan Horwitz and other leaders of the Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville to discuss Senator Blackburn's ironclad support for Israel, how Congress can reinforce the Jewish state in its war against Hamas, and how to assist the Tennessee Jewish community in the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Ahead of President Biden's trip to Israel, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is introducing legislation to halt all funding for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). "It is clear that U.S. aid intended for the Palestinian people has repeatedly ended up in the hands of terrorists," said Senator Blackburn. "Since taking office, President Biden has sent the UNRWA over $73  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: In the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Commerce Committee Republican Members today sent a letter to companies X, Meta, TikTok, and Google seeking information on their content moderation policies during the Israel-Hamas war, and asking the compan  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) are leading a bipartisan group of senators in urging the Biden administration to make it the official policy of the United States to freeze $6 billion in Iranian assets in the wake of Hamas's deadly terrorist attacks on Israel. Last week, Senator Blackburn led 19 Senate Republicans in the initial call on President B  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) led a letter to Senate Leadership requesting any federal assistance to Israel not be leveraged for more Ukraine funding. In the letter, the senators highlighted that these are two separate and unrelated conflicts that cannot be considered as a 'package deal.' Any attempt to give additional money to Ukraine risks complicatin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) are calling on President Joe Biden to enforce existing law and revoke the visas of foreign nationals who endorse or espouse activity in support of Hamas or other Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO). "Hamas is a brutal terrorist group, and there is simply no place in America for terrorist sympathizers," said Senator Blackburn. "Current  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Revoke Iranian Funding Act to rescind the general licenses that enabled the release of the $6 billion to Iran and prevent the Iranian regime from accessing and using the funds held in Qatar to finance terrorist attacks against Israel or any other nation. "Despite overwhelming evidence to support Iran's involvement in Hamas'  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the House Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today chaired a hearing entitled "Israel and Ukraine Against Terror." In his opening statement, Congressman Cohen said in part: "On October 7, Israel experienced a terrorist attack from Hamas that was brutal, inhuman and has caused the world to concentrat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Because of the Biden Administration's refusal to enforce sanctions, Iran has profited $80 billion in oil sales to bankroll its terrorist proxies like Hamas WASHINGTON--United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about the Biden Administration's flawed Iran policy and refusal to enforce sanctions, resulting in increased reve  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined America's Newsroom on Fox News to discuss the Iran-backed Hamas attack on Israel and the Biden Administration's irresponsible appeasement strategy that has emboldened and empowered Iran and its terrorist proxies. Partial Transcript: Hagerty on Iran's ro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the Biden Administration's failed appeasement policy that has enriched Iran and emboldened its terrorist proxies like Hamas. Partial Transcript Hagerty on the Biden Administration's appeasement of Iran through compromised Robert   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON--United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today spoke at a press conference calling out the Biden Administration's irresponsible appeasement of Iran that has enriched Iran and emboldened its terrorist proxies like Hamas to attack Israel. *Click to photo above or here to watch* Partial Transcript: Hagerty  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill is leading the effort in the U.S. House of Representatives WASHINGTON--United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Katie Britt (R-AL) have reintroduced the Federal Reserve Loss Transparency Act, legislation to prohibit the Federal Reserve from transferring its earnings to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) if the central bank incu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today introduced the Emergency Resupply for Iron Dome Act of 2023, a bill to require the Executive Branch to transfer the U.S. foreign assistance that the U.S. Department of State plans to send to Hamas-controlled Gaza and redirect it to resupply Israel's highly-effective missi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON--United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Foreign Relations Committees, today joined Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), along with 22 other Senate colleagues, in introducing the Revoke Iranian Funding Act, legislation to rescind the general licenses that enabled the release of the $6 billion to Iran and prevent the Iranian regime from accessing and using the funds hel  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) warned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that the Committee will subpoena DHS if the Committee's requests for documents concerning the expanded use of the CBP One app to release inadmissible aliens into the United States are not met by October 20. DHS is c  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), who led 19 Senate Republicans in the initial call to freeze the $6 billion to Iran, called on the Biden administration to formally freeze the funds and re-direct it to Israel in an interview with Fox News Digital. * * * Senator leading charge to stop Iran accessing $6 billion unfrozen by Biden admin wants money sent to Israel Brandon Gillespie Fox  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined Fox and Friends to discuss his questioning of former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, President Joe Biden's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel, during which Lew refused to admit that funding Iran's terrorist-funding regime leads to more terrorism. Partial Transcr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined Mornings With Maria on Fox Business to discuss his legislation to reallocate funding to replenish Israel's Iron Dome after Iran-backed Hamas terrorists savagely murdered 1300 people in Israel, including 30 American citizens, and the Biden Administration's  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) led a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell opposing tying together funding for Ukraine, Israel, and our Southern border. "We can't continue to fund a war in Europe that is heading into its third year. This president believes Americans are fine with passing a package that gives Ukraine another $60 billion while o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Oct. 16, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger released the following statement on the race for Speaker of the House of Representatives. "Jim Jordan is the proven conservative champion that America needs as Speaker of the House and has my full support. Under his leadership, Republicans will stand united in our fight to secure our borders, rein in reckless government spending, and hold the Biden  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: On the latest episode of Tennessee Talks, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) joins Rep. Tim Burchett (TN-02) to discuss their votes to remove Speaker McCarthy from his position. "Matt is a friend of mine who works hard and isn't afraid to make tough decisions, and here in Washington that's a rare trait," said Rep. Burchett. "We didn't take this vote lightly, and I'm glad we could have a real conversa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after reporting (https://x.com/tylerpager/status/1714083758150680883?s=20) from the Washington Post that, "Biden's trip to Israel was intentionally not announced until the U.S. received commitments from Netanyahu on a humanitarian package." "The USA should not be placing conditions on our support for Israel b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement: * * * Over 75 years ago, the United States was the first nation to recognize the Jewish state of Israel and affirm its right to exist. Now, in the face of senseless attacks by Iran-backed Hamas terrorists, we must again stand with Israel and reaffirm its right to defend itself. The Islamic Resistance Movement, also known as Hamas, is an extremist fundamentalist Islamic organization operating in the ter  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Iranian regime that provides funding, arms, and technology to Hamas has recently experienced large revenue windfall because of lax sanctions enforcement by the Biden Administration WASHINGTON--United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today in a hearing questioned former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, President Joe Bide  more