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Independent Women's Forum Board Member Lisa Gabel presents Congressman Marsha Blackburn with the 2014 Barbara K. Olsen Woman of Valor award.
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Blackburn Works to Support Needs of Nation’s Military December 4, 2014 Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)) today issued the following statement on her vote in support of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. “Like many installations across the country, Ft. Campbell is facing reductions that will have an impact on military readiness programs as well as installation infrastructure. That is why I was so pleased to secure provisions in this bill to address the needs of the thousands of military personnel wh... More
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Blackburn Statement on President Obama’s Upcoming Visit to Nashville December 4, 2014 Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today issued the following statement on the announcement that President Obama will travel to Nashville on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 to discuss his executive action on amnesty. “President Obama continues to relentlessly assault the Constitution and American workers. I hope he plans on explaining to Tennesseans why they will now have to compete for jobs with illegal aliens to whom he is unilaterally granting work permits. The American people are sick and tired o... More
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Blackburn Votes to Prevent Tax Increase on Hard-Working Americans December 3, 2014 Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) issued the following statement on House passage of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act. “Today, the House came together on a bipartisan vote to extend tax breaks for hard-working taxpayers, but this could have been a much better package for America if President Obama weren’t blind to the will of the people. “On November 4th, the America people said loud and clear that they wanted Washington to work together to find solutions for our country’s problems. “Las... More
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House Approves Blackburn Legislation to Help Combat Ebola December 3, 2014 Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today applauded unanimous House passage of the Adding Ebola to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act, legislation she authored along with Senator Lamar Alexander in the Senate to help improve the process for U.S. companies working to develop vaccines and other therapies to protect Americans from the Ebola virus. Senator Alexander’s bill passed the Senate on Tuesday and the legislation now goes to the President for his signature. On November 18, 2014, Bla... More
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Blackburn Statement on Deactivation of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade November 20, 2014 Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) issued the following statement on today’s announcement regarding the decision to inactivate the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Campbell: “We are disappointed in the deactivation of the 159th Combat Aviation brigade and the loss of those soldiers to Fort Campbell,” Blackburn said. “We continue to encourage the administration and Secretary of Defense Hagel to work with us on the funding needs of our nation's military. We continue to voice our opinions tha... More
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