Press Releases

Hagerty Statement on Reports of Border Crisis Coming to Chattanooga

WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today released the following statement regarding reports of the border crisis coming to Chattanooga: “This inhumane crisis, which the Biden Administration generated by dismantling commonsense border security and...

Hagerty Statement on Biden’s Budget

NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2022: “The Biden Administration is sorely mistaken if they believe...

Hagerty to White House: Make sure budget funds ICE amid border crisis

NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has sent a letter to the White House urging President Joe Biden not to cave to left-wing Democrat political pressure to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Hagerty Statement on Biden’s Misnamed “Infrastructure” Proposal

NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement after President Joe Biden unveiled the details of his misnamed “infrastructure” proposal: “As the former Tennessee...

Hagerty Introduces Bill to Safely Reopen Our Schools

WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) has introduced the Reopen for Kids Act, a bill that would target funds to local educational agencies to support the full-time reopening of schools for in-person learning.  “It is critical that we get our kids...