Congress Passes $770 Billion Defense Bill, Allows Discharge Over Vaccine Refusal

The Bill Faced Several Points Of Contention, Including When A Contingent Of Republicans Fought To Include Language Protecting U.S. Service Members Who Refuse To Take The Covid Vaccine.

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DesJarlais Secures Over $175 Million In National Defense Funds For Tennessee

Congressman Scott DesJarlais From Tennessee Voted In Support Of The National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2022. DesJarlais Secured Over $175 Million For Tennessee Based Projects.

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Republicans Vow To Fight White House Plan To Pay Illegal Immigrants

Congressional Republicans Say They Will Fight A White House Plan To Pay Up To $450,000 In Reparations To Migrants Separated From Their Families Under The Trump Administration After Entering The Country Illegally.

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DesJarlais On Monoclonal Antibodies, Red Flag Votes, The Border Crisis & State Rights [ Interview with Congressman Scott DesJarlais ]

In this interview, we talk about how the federal government has rationed Monoclonal Antibody treatments in Red States and “Red Flag” votes in the National Defense Authorization Act and how that plays out in the conference committee.
We also discuss the border crisis as it relates to national security and the state of Tennessee and the steady erosion of State Sovereignty.
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Tragedy Breeds Unity In The Volunteer State: Blackburn Op-Ed

While The Flooding Caused Irreversible Damage, It Also Commanded A United Response From Across The Volunteer State. Tennesseans Didn’t Wait To Be Asked — They Were The First To Act. Local Law Enforcement And First Responders Were Immediately Joined By Residents From Neighboring Communities Who Drove Cars Full Of Food, Water, And Weather Gear To Humphreys County.

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DesJarlais Withdraws Nuclear “No First Use” Amendment From National Defense Authorization Act

During The House Armed Services Committee Meeting On September 1st, Congressman Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04) Withdrew His ‘No First Use’ Amendment (Log 844) From The National Defense Authorization Act Due To A Conflict With The Majority In The House Foreign Affairs Committee Preventing It From Receiving An Up Or Down Vote From The House Armed Services Committee.

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McConnell Touts Spending Bill Benefits For Kentucky; Trump Says It’s A Disgrace

Not All Items In The $900 Billion COVID-19 Relief Bill Were Universally Well-Received. On Tuesday Evening, President Trump Called Out Several Projects In The Bill, Including A $25 Million Allocation McConnell Inserted To Continue To Eradicate Asian Carp From U.S. Waters.

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