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BLACKBURN ANNOUNCES 7th DISTRICT LISTENING SESSIONS
Feb 8, 2010
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Congressman Marsha Blackburn today announced the first stops in a series of listening sessions across Tennessee's 7th District. The forums are designed for 7th District residents to share their thoughts and ideas and raise concerns about issues in Washington.
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Blackburn Votes No On Fiscal Scam
Feb 4, 2010
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Moments after voting to raise the federal debt limit to a staggering $14,294,000,000,000 by a single vote, House Democrats imposed a sham “PayGo” rule that would make it easier to raise taxes on average Americans. “PayGo” rules require every new funding item to be paid for by an equivalent spending ...
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Blackburn Comments On State Of The Union Address
Jan 27, 2010
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Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) made the following statement in response to President Obama’s first State of The Union Address.
“There is a piece of Tennessee wisdom that the President indicated tonight that he may have learned, ‘when you’re in a hole, stop digging.’ Unfortunately, our economi...
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Blackburn Supports Transparent Health Care Reform
Jan 13, 2010
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Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) today added her name to a discharge petition filed by Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-13). The underlying “Sunshine Resolution” requires public access to negotiations on the health care bill. To date, House and Senate Democrat Leadership have conducted those negot...
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Blackburn On Latest Unemployment Numbers
Jan 8, 2010
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Congressman Marsha Blackburn made the following statement after the Department of Labor’s release of the December unemployment figures:
“While Congress and the President have wasted a year, and hundreds of billions of dollars, trying to spend our way to prosperity, more than ten percent of our w...
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Blackburn Comments On Passing Of John Wilder
Jan 1, 2010
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Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) made the following statement on the passing of Lt. Gov. John Wilder.
"Governor Wilder was a mentor to me and scores of other Tennesseans. He dedicated his life to the betterment of Tennessee. After a generation of public service, we know that it was a life wel...
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Patients Get Lost In A Bill Full Of Perks And Special Interests
Dec 24, 2009
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Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) remarked today on the Senate's passage of a health care reform bill:
"Tomorrow morning, Americans will wake to find that the Senate has left a lump of coal in their stocking. To get sixty votes for his health care bill, Senator Reid had to twist more arms than...
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Congress Honors Lt. Gov. John Wilder
Dec 22, 2009
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A bill sponsored by Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) and Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) to rename the post office in Somerville, TN after Lt. Governor John Wilder cleared its final legislative hurdle last night when it passed the Senate. The President could sign the bill as early as next week.
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Blackburn Welcomes Griffith To The Right Side Of The Asile
Dec 22, 2009
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Following Rep. Parker Griffith’s (AL-5) announcement that he has switched parties and will caucus with House Republicans, Congressman Blackburn made the following statement:
“I welcome my friend Parker Griffith to the Republican Conference. From innovative industries, to family farms and small t...
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If At First You Don't Succeed, Spend, Spend, Some More
Dec 16, 2009
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On what may be the last day of the session, Congressman Marsha Blackburn voted “no” on two egregious bills that she believes are fiscally irresponsible. The first, known as “Stimulus II,” spends another $148 billion to further “stimulate” the economy. The bill follows “Stimulus I” which dedicated ne...
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