The Biden Administration Is Failing Tennesseans: Blackburn Op-Ed
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By Senator Marsha Blackburn –
For the better part of a year, Tennesseans have watched the Biden administration create a divide between the White House and the American people.
According to the inhabitants of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, America is thriving under their leadership; but this tale, manufactured by Democratic strategists, couldn’t be further from the truth. American families know the administration’s policies have made their lives all the more difficult.
For families trying to make ends meet, the cracks in the administration’s messaging are evident. Inflation in the US is at its highest since 2008. Budgets are shrinking, and across Tennessee, prices are higher for gas, groceries, and nearly everything in between. How has the Biden administration addressed this economic crisis caused by rapid spending and supply chain shortages? By doling out more of your hard-earned money and all but crushing American manufacturing.Â
The administration’s disconnect impacts more than just our economy. At our southern border with Mexico, Biden’s promises of open borders and amnesty for all prompted a sudden surge of illegal immigration, resulting in a 21-year high in migrant encounters.Â
Overnight, the cartels seized control of the border, smuggling caravans of migrants into human trafficking rings. The cartels are ruthless and unavoidable for those making the perilous journey into the US; cartels use GPS wristbands as a leash on their human cargo until the migrants pay for their passage across the border.Â
The Biden administration doesn’t want the American people to see the reality of their immigration policies. Just last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) instituted flight restrictions to prevent capturing images of thousands of migrants flooding across the border. This blatant suppression of information will not change the fact that the lives of women, children, and families holding Biden to his campaign promises are now in the hands of drug and sex traffickers.
Most recently, the White House demonstrated their disregard for 20 years of American sacrifice by implementing a failed military withdrawal from Afghanistan. President Biden wanted the exit to serve as a victory lap for his administration, so he prioritized an arbitrary deadline circled on a calendar rather than focusing on the conditions our troops and allies were facing on the ground.
Americans were not altogether opposed to exiting Afghanistan, but a large majority have criticized his inept handling of the situation. His incompetence directly resulted in the deaths of 13 US servicemembers.
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On every level, the Biden administration has created a divide with Americans.
In Tennessee, people feel the administration treats their needs as an afterthought, and they’re exactly right. The same administration that ran on the promise of empathy has shown no evidence they care about the people who elected them. The White House would rather drown Americans in regulations or distract us with woke gymnastics than advocate for our best interests.
We know the administration has put our country in much worse shape. No amount of political messaging can wholly distract from reality; President Biden is failing our country. It’s time for the administration to put their progressive agenda aside and listen to the citizens struggling under their reckless leadership.Â
About the Author: Marsha Blackburn is the senior United States Senator from Tennessee. A businesswoman, she is a member of the Republican Party. Blackburn was a state senator from 1999 to 2003 and represented Tennessee’s 7th congressional district in the U.S. House from 2003 to 2019. On November 6, 2018, she became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee, defeating former Democratic Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen. She took over as the state’s senior senator in January 2021, when outgoing Senator Lamar Alexander retired. Follow Blackburn on Twitter @MarshaBlackburn and Facebook.
BLACKBURN has told the TRUTH here, our state has gone done hill, ever since BIDEN and the DEMOCRATS TO THE WHITE HOUSE. ALL we see out of the DEMOCRATS is more illegal immigration, more taxes, and the cost of living going up.
If Biden and the Democrats are letting “illegal immigrants” into the country, how can it be illegal? He’s our president. You don’t make sense.
Also, I recommend you learn about inflation. There are Crash Course videos about it on YouTube that you can watch. The cost of living and more taxes are inevitable and happen regardless of government and country. (Yes, other countries have inflation too.)
It’s difficult to listen to Marsha complain about Biden. She did NOTHING to prevent his illegal election. She caved like everyone else. So stop complaining, Marsha. You’re partly to blame.
I agree totally
Imagine a world where on January 6th 2020 senators Blackburn and Hagerty stood tall and defended President Trump, rather than crumble and fold like a deck of cards at the feel of the Main Street media. My guess there would be no need for strongly worded letters describing the harm being done to the great state of Tennessee.
I sent an email to Blackburn reminding her SHE VOTED HIM IN, not US. She can complain all she wants, how about stop whining and getting up some backbone and facing off with him on Constitutional grounds??