European Allies Are Faulting U.S. Afghan Exit, GOP Senator Says By Jennifer Jacobs September 5, 2021 Link here. (Bloomberg)—U.S. allies in Europe see an increased risk of terrorism because of the way the Biden administration handled the withdrawal from Afghanistan, a...
Press Releases
ICYMI—Hagerty joins Cavuto: Coast to Coast to discuss Afghanistan, Meeting with Allies
NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) Tuesday joined Cavuto: Coast to Coast to discuss the dire situation the President Biden left behind in Afghanistan, his recent meetings with allies in the United Kingdom and at NATO headquarters, and the need to...
Hagerty Statement on Japan Prime Minister’s Announcement that he will not Seek Re-election
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan who is currently traveling on a CODEL to the United Kingdom and Belgium, meeting with senior officials from NATO to...
Hagerty, Colleagues Demand Answers About Afghanistan Withdrawal
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan who is currently traveling on a CODEL to the United Kingdom, meeting with senior members of the British government and Members...
ICYMI—Daily Mail Exclusive: Republican Senator Bill Hagerty demands action to ‘recapture, destroy or immobilize’ U.S. military hardware in hands of Taliban
By Rob Crilly September 1, 2021 Link here. The Biden administration must develop a plan for destroying or immobilizing the billions of dollars of military hardware left in Afghanistan before it can be used by the Taliban or allied terrorist groups, said Sen. Bill...
Hagerty Names Adam Telle as his Chief of Staff
NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today is announcing the appointment of Adam Telle to serve as Chief of Staff for his U.S. Senate office after John Rader’s departure to pursue opportunities in the private sector. “I am fortunate to have someone...
Hagerty: Biden left Americans behind in Afghanistan
NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today criticized President Joe Biden for leaving American citizens and U.S. legal permanent residents behind in Afghanistan...
Hagerty Seeks GAO Opinion Whether DHS Immigration Enforcement Policies are Subject to the Congressional Review Act
NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has written to the Comptroller General of the United States, who heads the Government Accountability Office (GAO), seeking an opinion regarding whether the...
Hagerty Statement on Tennessean Ryan Knauss’ Death in Afghanistan
NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today released the following statement after it was confirmed that Tennessean Ryan Knauss was among the 13 Members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were killed Thursday in a terrorist attack outside Hamid Karzai...
Hagerty Statement on U.S. Military Members Killed in Afghanistan
NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today released the following statement after at least three terrorist attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan resulted in the deaths...