Marsha Blackburn

Indeed, the Appropriations Committee does deserve some credit. But also, passing the Budget Control Act with the 2 percent across-the-board spending reduction in discretionary spending deserves some credit also, because it shows the…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Smith of Missouri

As Chairman Burgess said, interoperability is an issue, data security protections.

I thank the chairman. The changes you have worked hard to preserve in this negotiated bill are important. As the EPA's early-stage efforts to regulate methylene chloride and TCE under TSCA statute section 6 illustrate, they are also…

I do rise in support of the amendments to H.R. 2576, and I congratulate Chairman Shimkus on the wonderful job he has done. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Shimkus) for the purpose of a brief colloquy to clarify one…

This is important to many of my constituents who are in Tennessee who are concert performers and entertainers.

We want to make certain that we are specific, that there is that clear federal standard, and we will look forward to moving the bill through the process and working with you.

I appreciate your comments on this. Of course, it is a simple three-page bill.

We do want your input, and we look forward to moving ahead with the legislation.

This morning, I want to discuss the issue of security with my colleagues--economic security, retirement security, and national security--three issues that probably right now in my conversations with constituents is what we hear the most…

I think what we're going to see this type of disruption in the healthcare marketplace is going to lead some people to feel that they have to abandon a certain protocol or therapy or course of care and go to something that maybe is not as…

Access to the right type care at the right time is essential for positive outcomes.

Should they be forced to go in and get an IRB before they embark on this?

I'm concerned that throughout this proposed rule two terms are repeatedly used--study and test.

Opioid addiction has proven to destroy hope, it destroys opportunity, and it is destroying families. Certainly we see this across the country, but we are also seeing the devastating effects of addiction in Tennessee. Tennessee has the…

I appreciate the opportunity to come to the floor today and stand in support of this bill. It is the right step. The gentlewoman from California references the amendment that she had wanted, but her amendment was not exactly what that bill…

We know that government can't guarantee 100 percent safety but we know it is a goal we all should be striving toward.

a lot of my content producers that are there in Tennessee, they are very concerned about the set top box proposal...

I am concerned about the amount of time that the process has taken...

you don't create equal opportunity by not paying people for what they have created.

The actions that were taken in North Carolina and Tennessee in muni broadband were so radical that even DOJ didn't support what you were doing.

On March 16, 2016, I was unavoidably detained due to a family member's health emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: On rollcall No. 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 123, 124, 125, and 126, I would have voted…

I think another thing that is a topic for discussion as we look at the formulary and what the basis ought to be is saying is it time to give Medicaid back to the states for the states to administer this program.

We feel as if we have given you a mandate to reduce these regulatory burdens and testing burdens.

Many of our governors and many of our state elected officials would like to see us do that. They think they could be more efficient.