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Bill Hagerty

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Bill Hagerty is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the junior United States senator from Tennessee, a position he has held since January 3, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Hagerty has focused on various issues including economic growth, national security, and international trade during his tenure in the Senate. He has been vocal about his support for American businesses and has criticized foreign governments for actions he perceives as detrimental to U.S. interests.

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Feb 28, 2025

The United States of America will no longer be taken for granted.

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Feb 8, 2025

USAID has been out of control. I've demanded accountability from AID.

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Feb 8, 2025

This is ridiculous. This is so beyond the pale.

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Feb 8, 2025

USAID has been out of control. I have demanded accountability from AID.

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Feb 8, 2025

Clearly, the American public needs to see more accountability, more visibility, more performance for their taxpayer dollars.

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Feb 8, 2025

I think there's a tremendous appetite to do it. Again, Margaret, because what we want to see is alignment of our programs with America's national security interest.

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Feb 8, 2025

We should have time-limited that.

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Feb 8, 2025

Certainly. The funds that have gone to UNRWA... have been so counter to our national interest.

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Feb 8, 2025

The only qualification Tony Blinken seemed to have to be Secretary of State is that he organized 51 intelligence officials to forge a letter.

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Feb 8, 2025

I think what President Trump is trying to do is be humane in the process of allowing them to make plans to find other employment.

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Feb 8, 2025

If you think about it, sex change operations in Guatemala, LGBTQ programs in Serbia-- this is ridiculous.

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Feb 8, 2025

The CFPB has been out of control for some time. The way it's designed, I think, is unconstitutional.

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Feb 8, 2025

I mean, we want to talk about accountability and who should be serving, let's go back and look at the last administration.

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Feb 8, 2025

We should have put some type of GDP-- per capita limit on it, because what we have now are countries that have very unfavorable and unfair terms.

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Feb 8, 2025

It's unbelievable that we would fund it.

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Feb 8, 2025

This is not the type of agency I think that the founding fathers contemplated.

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Jan 23, 2025

I rise today to urge my colleagues to support the confirmation of my constituent and friend Pete Hegseth. Last week, during his 4\1/2\ hour confirmation hearing, America saw exactly why President Trump nominated Pete Hegseth to be our next…

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Dec 20, 2024

I am here today to discuss worrying developments in Mexico, our neighbors to the south, and to promote a solution in which we can all work together in the next Congress. Sadly, I also need to call out actions by our own U.S. trade…

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Nov 10, 2024

President Trump is certainly going to uphold U.S. law, but he is also going to make certain that our allies are properly cared for and that our adversaries are dealt with accordingly.

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Nov 10, 2024

I think that comes back again to the failure of the elite here in Washington, Margaret, to understand how a businessperson negotiates.

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Nov 10, 2024

I will just say this. I was privileged to have a tremendous career in business, but one of the greatest honors in my life was to represent the United States, the greatest country in the world, in President Trump's administration overseas.

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Nov 10, 2024

I think the environment has totally changed. They've announced they'd like to see peace.

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Nov 10, 2024

I think President Trump will find a way to deal with this. I'm not going to get ahead of him.

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Nov 10, 2024

The American public has spoken loud and clear. And I think if you go back to your interview with Bob, there are a number of places where Washington has been out of touch with the American people.

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