“Earlier this afternoon, the Congressional Budget Office released its long awaited score for this infrastructure bill. While we’ve heard for weeks that it would be paid for, it’s not. It didn’t just come up short, it came up a quarter of a trillion dollars short. The...
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ICMYI—Hagerty joins The Evening Edit to talk Infrastructure CBO Score, Rising Inflation
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined Liz MacDonald on The Evening Edit to discuss the Congressional Budget Office’s score of the Senate infrastructure bill and rising inflation. *Click the photo above or here to watch* Hagerty on the CBO score...
Hagerty, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Uphold Navigable Waters Protection Rule
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and 31 other GOP colleagues in introducing legislation codifying the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR)....
Hagerty: Democrats Need to Stop Spending Sprees and Work through Regular Order to Solve Problems
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today delivered remarks at a committee business meeting and spoke about how Democrat leadership has twisted and mangled the budget process—on a partisan basis, with...
Hagerty Vows to Keep Pushing Congress to Modernize Military Authorizations and Counter Iran-Backed Attacks on Americans
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today voted to sustain the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force (AUMFs) after the committee rejected his...
ICYMI—Hagerty joins Kudlow to talk Democrats’ Reckless $3.5 trillion Tax-and-Spend Spree
WASHINGTON— United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today joined Kudlow to discuss the infrastructure bill, as well as Democrats’ reckless $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend spree. *Click the photo above or here to watch* Partial Transcript Hagerty on the infrastructure...
Hagerty: I’m loath to remove an authority and not be prepared to put another in its place
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today in a hearing laid out his legislation that allows Congress to reassert its constitutional war powers authority over the...
ICYMI—Hagerty Op-ed: War Powers debate must focus on rejecting endless wars while protecting American lives
War Powers debate must focus on rejecting endless wars while protecting American lives By Senator Bill Hagerty August 2, 2021 Link here. Congress is vigorously debating whether to sustain or repeal the 1991 and 2002 laws that authorize the President to use military...
ICYMI—Hagerty joins Cavuto Live to discuss Infrastructure Bill, Rising Inflation
NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today joined guest host Charles Payne on Cavuto Live to discuss the Senate infrastructure bill, Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spend spree, and rising inflation. *Click the photo above or here to watch* Partial...
ICYMI—Hagerty joins Varney & Co. to talk Infrastructure Vote, Big Tech Censorship
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today joined Varney & Co. to discuss today’s procedural vote in the Senate on the infrastructure bill, and his new legislation to ultimately end the White House’s collusion with Big Tech to censor Americans....