NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Jim Risch (R-ID), member and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have introduced the Truncating Onerous Regulations for Partners and Enhancing Deterrence Operations (TORPEDO) Act,...
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ICYMI | The Washington Times — Breaking down Biden’s plan to address border crisis
White House is masking illegal immigration instead of stopping it Breaking down Biden’s plan to address border crisisBy: Senator Bill HagertyMay 4, 2023Link here. What is border security? This seems a simple question. But on Sunday, Homeland Security Secretary...
Biden Nominee Tells Hagerty She Supports U.S.-Funded Border Wall—in Jordan
Notes Wall is Particularly Important in Jordan Due to Drug Smuggling Problem WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today questioned Yael Lempert, President Biden’s nominee to be U.S....
Hagerty Urges Biden Administration to Hold China Accountable on Spy Balloon and Fentanyl Precursors
‘What I hate to see is us to find ourselves in a situation where the CCP is making demands on us and that we in some way are acceding to those demands just so we can get some sort of high-level visit over in Beijing and a photo opportunity. We need to be pressing them...
ICYMI—Hagerty Joins Cavuto: Coast to Coast on Fox Business to Discuss Interest Rate Increase, Debt Ceiling
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Appropriations Committees, today joined Cavuto: Coast to Coast on Fox Business to discuss today’s interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve and the debt ceiling. *Click the...
Hagerty, Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Supreme Court Justices From Intimidation
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) has joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), along with nine other Senate Republican colleagues, in introducing the Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act, legislation that would increase the maximum term of...
Hagerty, Scott, Hassan, Rosen Reintroduce Bill to Solidify U.S. Sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, along with Senators Tim Scott (R-SC), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), introduced the Solidify Iran Sanctions Act (SISA), legislation to make permanent the...
ICYMI—Hagerty Joins Balance of Power on BloombergTV to Discuss First Republic Bank Acquisition, Debt Ceiling
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Appropriations Committees, today joined Balance of Power on BloombergTV to discuss the acquisition of First Republic Bank and the debt ceiling. *Click the photo above or here to...
Hagerty Presses Commerce Secretary Raimondo to Take Decisive Action Against Huawei Cloud and Other China Cloud Companies
Committee exchange follows Hagerty-led Senate letter to Biden Admin urging additional sanctions and export controls WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related...
Hagerty Slams USAID Administrator for Prioritizing “Green Colonialism” Over Basic Economic Needs in Developing Nations
‘The goals that are reflected in this budget are really missing the mark,’ Hagerty says WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today called out United States Agency for International Development...