Hagerty: S.1 takes power away from American voters and gives it to politicians
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Rules Committee, which has jurisdiction over federal elections, today voted against Democrats’ “For the People Act” (S.1), which would more accurately be called the “For the Politicians Act,”...
Hagerty Warns S.1 Will Cause ‘Irreparable Damage’ to Fabric of this Country and Should Be Soundly Rejected
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Rules Committee, today addressed his colleagues on the Senate floor regarding the “For the People Act” (S.1), which would more accurately be called the “For the Politicians Act”. “This...
ICYMI—Hagerty Joins Kudlow to Discuss Infrastructure, G7 Summit
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today joined Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the infrastructure negotiations and President Joe Biden’s performance at the G7 Summit. *Click photo above or here to watch* Partial Transcript Below: Hagerty on...
Hagerty, Colleagues Call for Public Hearing Before Senate Votes on War Powers
WASHINGTON—United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Ron Johnson (R-WI) sent a letter to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) requesting a public hearing with the Secretaries...
Hagerty Joins Colleagues in Letter Demanding DHS Release the Biden Administration’s Immigration Policy Blueprint
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and 10 of his Republican colleagues demanding Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas immediately release the DHS blueprint for the Biden Administration’s...
Hagerty, Blackburn, Fleischmann Request Briefing from HHS after Reports of Abuse and a Missing Child at a Facility in Chattanooga
WASHINGTON—United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Representative Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03) today sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting a briefing to discuss the Department’s...
Hagerty, Cotton, Blackburn, Scott Introduce Bill to Protect American Universities from Foreign Influence
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) has joined Tom Cotton (R-AR), along with Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Tim Scott (R-SC), to introduce the Foreign Funding Accountability Act, which seeks to combat malign foreign influence in American colleges and...
Hagerty, Blackburn Resolution Recognizing the 225th Year of Tennessee Statehood Passes U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON—United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Marsha Blackburn’s (R-TN) resolution recognizing and celebrating the 225th year of Tennessee statehood passed the U.S. Senate unanimously. Full text of the resolution can be found here and below. On June 1,...
Hagerty Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling Upholding Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in favor of a Roman Catholic adoption agency in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia: “I applaud the U.S. Supreme Court for its ruling today...
Hagerty Statement on Supreme Court’s Obamacare Ruling
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss the Obamacare lawsuit: “I disagree with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today to dismiss this case and not rule on the merits....