• Doing more harm than good: Big Government on Earth Day
    Apr 22, 2009  - Doing more harm than good: Big Government on Earth By Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) Earth Day ought to be an opportunity to appreciate the wonders of the natural world God gave us. When I can, I spend it in my yard; digging in the dirt, planting flowers, and relishing the sights, sounds, and ... More
  • Protecting Music Both At Home And Abroad
    Apr 1, 2009  - http://thehill.com/op-eds/protecting-music-both-at-home-and-abroad-2009-03-31.html  American music has sounded the first notes of freedom around the world. As soon as societies shake off totalitarian bonds, and often before, one sees makeshift sidewalk stands selling American CDs. I am honored to... More
  • Tennessean OpEd On Earmarks
    Apr 26, 2008  - 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... More
  • Rep. Blackburn: Let Businesses Create Long-Term Solutions
    Jan 23, 2008  - Only a year after Congress switched hands, record job growth and record low unemployment have given way to troubling indicators. Instead of taking prudent steps to fend off these disturbing trends, Democrats gave us a preview of what they will do if they had total control of Washington by proposing... More
  • Democrats Dump Pork On Taxpayers
    Jan 3, 2008  -   by Congressman Marsha Blackburn The Tennessean, 1/3/08Before the holidays, in a rush to get home, Democratic leadership presented a massive overdue spending bill to fund the government for another year. Work that should have been completed months earlier landed in the middle of the night, p... More
  • This Is Not A Time To Backslide On Iraq
    Dec 18, 2007  - The following is an opinion column by Rep. Blackburn that appeared in the Tuesday December 18th edition of The Tennessean.  It has been almost a year since Gen. David Petraeus was sent to Baghdad armed with a temporary increase in manpower (the "surge") and a mandate to reverse the escalatin... More
  • SCHIPing Away at Medicare Grants
    Aug 4, 2007  - Few issues before Congress are more important than increasing access to quality healthcare for all Americans. Unfortunately, this past week's House consideration of H.R. 3162, (a bill to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP) proves that the Democrat Leadership is more ... More