Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today led the fight in the House of Representatives to protect women and babies from dangerous late-term abortions. H.R. 1797, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, passed the House with bipartisan support. The legislation would limit dangerous late-term abortions starting at the sixth month of pregnancy when science says an unborn child can feel pain. "The question we have to ask ourselves is this: What is the moral difference between what Kermit Gosn... Read more

Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today reacted to the guilty verdict that was handed down in the trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia abortionist who faced 258 total counts and charges including infanticide, racketeering, selling third-trimester abortions, and failure to follow 24-hour waiting periods. Gosnell today was found guilty on at least three first degree murder counts. “Today is a sad day. It has now been proven that Kermit Gosnell put a price tag on innocent human life and ... Read more

Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Congressman Steve Scalise (R-LA) were joined by 70 of their House colleagues today demanding national broadcast news channels ABC, NBC, and CBS stop blacking outcoverage on high-profile abortion controversies. Their letters specifically reference two instances where the media has covered up the story of Planned Parenthood lobbying in support of infanticide in the Florida State Legislature and in the ongoing murder trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell in Phi... Read more

Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today sent a letter to Planned Parenthood in response to their advocacyin support of post-birth abortion before the Florida state legislature. Video of the disturbing exchange between the Planned Parenthood lobbyist and several Florida state legislators can be seen here. Congressman Blackburn sponsored the first pro-life bill of the 113th Congress – the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (H.R. 61) – to stop taxpayer money from going to big, profitable a... Read more

Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) thanked Senator David Vitter (R-LA) for his leadership in introducing the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act in the United States Senate. Senator Vitter’s legislation is identical to H.R. 61, which Blackburn sponsored as the first pro-life bill in the House for the 113th Congress. “Our Title X bills would end the practice of allowing taxpayer funds to be used to pay for administrative costs and other services offered by abortion providers, a practice th... Read more

Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) today issued the following statement on H.R. 4970, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012, which passed the House on a vote of 222-205. “As a mother and grandmother, it is extremely important to me that VAWA is reauthorized in order to ensure that victims of violence have access to the care they need and the justice they deserve. Many of the women in Congress, like me, have worked in their own states to establish domestic violence and child adv... Read more

Congressman Blackburn (TN-7) today issued the following statement highlighting the failures of President Obama's health care law. “I’m glad to see the Supreme Court taking up the constitutionality of Obamacare. I’m especially thankful to join with so many folks to acknowledge not just the constitutional question of President Obama’s flawed plan, but the economic offenses that arise from a government-centric health care model. Under Obamacare, we’re losing our choices while the costs of health ca... Read more

The pledge to America starts with the preamble that reminds us that every American citizen is endowed with certain rights form their creator. When our government charts a course that endangers those rights, the people have the right to demand a new agenda from their government. Read more

Testimony By The Honorable Marsha Blackburn (TN-07) As Prepared For Delivery Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Hearing: “Testimony concerning lessons from the 2010 Tennessee Flood” I want to thank Senator Alexander for calling this important hearing. As my colleagues and I know, Washington spends too much time playing Monday Morning quarterback. Too often our hearings are focused on what went wrong with the federal response. Too many times we try to ... Read more

"Today the Court maintained what Americans already know; our right to keep and bear arms is absolute. As the founders understood, the individual's right to self protection is endowed by the creator, not by the government," Blackburn said. Read more