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Blackburn Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address
Feb 12, 2013 -
Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. “The President has an obligation to provide the American people with his plans to solve the problems we face as a country. Unfortunately, President Obama’s actions h...
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Blackburn Statement on House Passage of “Require a PLAN Act”
Feb 6, 2013 -
Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) today issued the following statement in support of the “Require a PLAN Act,” which would require the President to explain to the American people how he intends to balance the budget. “For the fourth time in five years, President Obama has violated the law by faili...
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Blackburn Statement on Sale of A123 to China
Jan 29, 2013 -
Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today said the following on the approval of the A123 Wanxiang sale: "Just eight days ago, President Obama stated in his inaugural address that 'we cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries.' I could not agree more, wh...
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Blackburn Statement on House Passage of the “No Budget, No Pay Act”
Jan 23, 2013 -
Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) today issued the following statement in support of the “No Budget, No Pay Act,” which was approved by the House of Representatives this afternoon as part of the effort to end Washington's out-of-control spending. “Senate Democrats owe it to the American taxpayers ...
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Blackburn Statement on Obama Administration's Gun Control Proposal
Jan 16, 2013 -
Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) issued the following statement regarding the gun control proposal announced by President Barack Obama today: “As a mother and grandmother, I believe we have an obligation to examine ways we can better protect our nation's youth. We need to have a serious conversat...
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Blackburn Sworn In to 113th Congress
Jan 3, 2013 -
Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) today was sworn in to the 113th Congress. Vice-Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Member of the Committee on the Budget, Congressman Blackburn said the following: “I am looking forward to getting to work in the 113th Congress. We’ve got an agenda of cu...
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Blackburn Rejects Devastating Tax Increases, Calls for Fiscal Sanity
Jan 1, 2013 -
Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) issued the following statement on her vote in opposition to the so-called deal to avert the fiscal cliff by imposing devastating tax increases without including any meaningful spending reductions to address our nation's debt crisis. “Speaker Boehner and our leader...
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