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Blackburn, Issa and Roskam: Job Creators vs. ObamaCare
Oct 15, 2010
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Blackburn, Issa and Roskam: Job Creators vs. ObamaCare
By Reps. Marsha Blackburn, Darrell Issa and Peter Roskam:
Last January, President Obama declared, “Jobs must be our number one focus in 2010.”
Since that time, more than 2.5 million Americans have lost their jobs and unemployment stands ...
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Rep Blackburn On Tennessee Floods
Jul 22, 2010
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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 hea...
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Blackburn Objects To FCC Powergrab
May 7, 2010
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Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) today slammed FCC Chairman Genachowski’s latest attempt to impose "net neutrality" without the consent of Congress. After the Federal Appeals Court ruled that the FCC lacked the authority to impose "net neutrality" unilaterally, Chairman Genachowski this week auda...
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EPA Stands In The Way Of Recovery
Apr 22, 2010
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Reprinted From The Hill
Not far from my district the Spring Hill plant sits idle. GM pulled out of Spring Hill, once the proud home to the Saturn line, in the wake of its bankruptcy last year. Reopening the plant, either for the production of cars or anything else, will be critical to jobs growth...
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Net Neutrality: Don't stifle growth with regulation
Apr 14, 2010
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Tennessean Guest Editorial: Don't stifle growth with regulation
This month witnessed two events that could prove pivotal to our digital future. The first and most obvious was the release of the iPad. The second was the federal appeals court's correct ruling that the Federal Communications Commiss...
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First step: Allow shopping across state border
Feb 28, 2010
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First step: Allow Shopping Across State Border
By Congressman Marsha Blackburn
The Tennessean
Thursday's Summit at Blair House was an opportunity for congressional leaders and the president to engage in a bipartisan discussion on health care.
This was the first transparent discussion on ...
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What The President Should Have Said
Feb 9, 2010
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From The Tennessean:
What President Should Have Said
By U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn
Imagine the political discourse if President Obama had said these words last month:
"My fellow Americans, the state of our Union is imperiled by unsustainable debt fed by spending from both parties for a polit...
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READ THE BILL, CONNECT THE DOTS, MAMMOGRAMS AND RATIONING
Nov 21, 2009
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This week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, published a study recommending that women under 50 do not need to receive annual mammograms. The study created an uproar in Washington while angering and confusing women across America. ...
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Blackburn Respods To Tennessean Editorial
Nov 1, 2009
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GOP can back health-care reform, just not this plan
By U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn
(As printed in The Tennessean)
Your recent editorial “Lawmakers keep up fight for health-care reform” (Oct. 25) perpetuates the misconception that responsible opposition to a deeply flawed piece of legislation tran...
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POLITICO EDITORIAL: Mothers Are Real Health Care Experts
Oct 23, 2009
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As Printed in POLITICO, 10/23/09
A recent POLITICO story, “Analysts to Dems: Aim Pitch at Women” (Oct. 19), highlights the lackluster support Democrats’ health care reform measures are earning among women. The piece suggests that to boost support, reformers need to better target their message to ...
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