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Blackburn Votes “No” On Auto Industry Bailout Package
Dec 10, 2008
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Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) voted against the auto industry bailout package proposed by House Democrats and the White House. Speaking on the issue, Mrs. Blackburn said:
“Through the last week, I have asked my colleagues and industry experts to give me one example of an industry or econom...
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Blackburn’s Economic Stimulus: Sales Tax Deductibility For All Americans
Dec 4, 2008
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Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7), today formally proposed an idea she floated on CNN’s Late Edition in November; allow taxpayers to deduct their state income tax and their state and local sales taxes from their federal income tax. The “State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Expansion Act of 2008” wi...
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Blackburn to Paulson: Get An AIG Refund
Oct 8, 2008
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Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) wrote today to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, expressing her displeasure over a reported $443,343 retreat taken by top executives of the American International Group (AIG). News reports indicate that after receiving $85 billion in federal bailout money, AIG employees ...
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Blackburn Votes Against Wall Street Bailout Package
Oct 3, 2008
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Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) today voted against the financial bailout package. Her statement follows:
“Today I voted against passage of a massive $700 billion bailout package. The package before us was far better than the ill conceived plan that Secretary Paulson originally delivered to Congres...
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Open Bailout Letter To All Tennesseans
Oct 3, 2008
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OPEN LETTER TO TENNESSEEANS
BY CONGRESSMAN MARSHA BLACKBURN
OCTOBER 3, 2008
To all Tennesseans:
Today, I cast one of the most difficult votes of my congressional career. The consequences of the legislation passed today have implications for Tennessee’s economy for decades to come. The ...
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Blackburn Votes Against Bailout Provision
Sep 29, 2008
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Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) today voted against the bailout proposal. Her statement follows:
“Today, I voted ‘no’ on the financial recovery act. The economic crisis facing our county is the most serious we have faced in a generation. Tennesseans deserve a detailed explanation of a very difficul...
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Blackburn Statement on Proposed Bailout
Sep 24, 2008
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The following is a statement by Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) elaborating on her position regarding President Bush's proposed bailout of the country's financial system. It was issued to reporters ahead of the President's remarks on Tuesday, September 24th.
"I do not support a str...
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Blackburn Sees Through Democrat Tax Hike / Tax Equity “Bait and Switch”
May 21, 2008
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Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) today announced that she will vote against a Democrat bill that offers a weak extension of tax equity along with a massive tax hike and yet more egregious earmarks. The single year of sales tax deductibility included in the Democrat bill is immediately overcome by a perm...
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Blackburn Votes Against More Wasteful Spending
May 14, 2008
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Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) cast her vote against a farm bill that adds hundreds of billions to the federal deficit, gives tax breaks and earmarks to special interests, and failed to reform agricultural subsidies.
“Tennessee’s farmers know they can count on me; and I know that they need a real ...
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Tennessean OpEd On Earmarks
Apr 26, 2008
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This past week in Shelby County, I signed my name to the FreedomWorks earmark pledge. In so doing, I promised to step away from the earmark process for the current appropriations cycle. This follows a decision I made in March not to submit earmark request to the Appropriations Committee.
Rep. Co...
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