Senate Bill Would Repeal $600 IRS Reporting Threshold
U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., And Seven Other Senators, Including Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn. Have Signed Onto A Bill That Would Repeal The Tax Threshold For Reporting Third-Party Payments.
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Illegal Immigrants Sent To Tennessee While They Wait Their Turn In Court
On Tuesday, Governor Bill Lee Announced That Immigration And Customs Enforcement (ICE) Plans To Release “Single Adult Detainees” Into Tennessee While They Wait For Their Turn In Court.
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Amendments Added To Protect Religious Freedoms In ‘Respect For Marriage’ Act
An Earlier Version Of The Bill That Passed The Senate Did Not Include Provisions Protecting Religious Freedom But Amendments Were Added That Acknowledge Traditional Beliefs About Marriage As Being Reasonable And Deserving Respect.
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TN Senators Vote Against Gay Marriage Act in Attempt to Protect Religious Freedoms
Tennessee Senators Marsha Blackburn And Bill Hagerty Voted Against The Respect For Marriage Act On Tuesday, Saying That The Current Version Does Not Provide Protection Of Religious Liberty For Tennessee Residents.
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TBI Director Requests Funding For Better Salaries To Hire Employees To Deal With Rape Kit Backlog
State Law Enforcement Officials Have Requested $45 Million In New Funding From The State, Funding That They Say Is Imperative If They Are Going To Be Able To Cut Down On Processing Times For Rape Kits
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Op-Ed: Regulating Our Credit Cards Or Selling Our Financial Data Out?
In Tennessee, We’re Fortunate To Have Senators Marsha Blackburn And Bill Hagerty Who Are Leaders In Protecting Our Data Privacy, Especially From Adversaries Like Communist China. They Also Are Leaders In Fighting For Hard-Working Tennesseans To Keep Their Hard-Earned Money. I Sincerely Urge Both Senators Blackburn And Hagerty To Once Again Lead The Fight To Stop Sen. Durbin And His Democrat Colleagues From Regulating Our Credit Cards And Stop Possibly One Of The Costliest Regulations In American History.
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Security Moms Are Taking Charge This Halloween (Marsha Blackburn Op-Ed)
Nearly Every Time I Turn On The News Or Read The Paper, I See Story After Story Of Americans Falling Victim To Drugs Laced With Fentanyl. It’s Impossible To Miss The Devastating Impact Of Joe Biden’s Open Southern Border. Though Miles Away, Communities In Cities And Suburbs Across America Are Now On The Front Line Of The War On Drugs. With Halloween Just Around The Corner, Parents Are Worried About Protecting Their Children From This Drug Epidemic. I Have Released A Guide To Help Parents Know What To Look For And Keep Young Ones Safe As They Trick-Or-Treat.
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Senate Republicans Push Back Against New York Bank’s Anti-Firearm Stance
U.S. Senate Republicans Are Threatening To Hold Hearings On What They Call An Anti-Firearms Policy By One New York-Based Bank. The Senators, Led By Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, And Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, Accused Amalgamated Bank Of Manipulating Switzerland’s International Organization For Standardization To Require U.S. Banks To Categorize Gun Purchases.
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Backlogged Rape Kits Left Eliza Fletcher’s Killer Walking Free; TN Senators Propose Federal Law To Stop Nationwide Backlog
Cleotha Abston Henderson, The Man Accused Of The Kidnapping And Murder Of A Memphis Teacher Eliza Fletcher, Has Now Been Connected To A 2021 Abduction After Results Of A Backlogged DNA Kit Were Received. A New Law That Went Into Effect Earlier This Year Would Have Prevented Both Of Those Crimes By Keeping Him In Jail.
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TN Congressional Delegation Urges Biden To Address Energy Supply Chain Issues
One Alabama Senator, Along With Nearly A Dozen Others In Congress, Including The Tennessee Delegation, Have Called On The President To Address Supply Chain Shortages Within The Energy Sector.
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