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Marsha Blackburn

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Marsha Blackburn is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Tennessee since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she previously represented Tennessee's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 7, 2003, to January 3, 2019. Blackburn has been an advocate for conservative policies, focusing on issues such as healthcare, tax reform, and technology regulation. She has been vocal on various national issues, often emphasizing her commitment to protecting individual liberties and promoting economic growth.

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Nov 4, 2015

the Kentucky approval rating of the ObamaCare products that are in the marketplace is really quite low.

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Nov 4, 2015

That is not your money to give away. It is taxpayer money.

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Nov 4, 2015

Every penny of that ought to be coming back to the Federal Treasury.

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Nov 4, 2015

I have just never even heard of somebody saying that the Federal Government would approve such a process.

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Nov 4, 2015

So it's kind of a smoke screen type practice?

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Nov 3, 2015

Today, I stand to remember a much-loved Tennesseean. Though Fred Thompson's roots were in Tennessee, his service spanned far past the borders of our State and into the lives and homes of all Americans. To my family and to many in middle…

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Oct 27, 2015

My heart breaks for our military men and women who last week watched their Commander in Chief as he vetoed the NDAA, the National Defense Authorization Act. This was a bill that would give them more pay and better benefits for the job that…

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Oct 26, 2015

I was recently joined by 14 other members of the subcommittee in sending a letter to Chairman Wheeler questioning the FCC's potential entry as a privacy regulator in the online space.

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Oct 26, 2015

More Government control and more reclassification under Title II is going to mean a couple of things. One is less innovation. Another is less investment by the companies that could be investing in expansion of broadband and Internet…

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Oct 23, 2015

What you need to do is stop this before it becomes too entrenched to change because people are not getting access to care and money is being wasted on healthcare delivery theories that clearly do not work. This bill repeals the individual…

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Oct 23, 2015

I thank the chairman. Before I begin my remarks, I want to commend Chairman Price and Chairman Upton for the work that they have done--Energy and Commerce is an authorizing committee, and Chairman Price is the Budget Committee-- making…

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Oct 22, 2015

I wanted to talk for a few minutes this morning about the families that are suffering under the false promises of ObamaCare. We are beginning to see this play out all across the country. The ObamaCare failings are very pronounced; and you…

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Oct 22, 2015

So in replicating the marketplace in order to do your research, you used as many different points of entry as options to enter the system?

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Oct 22, 2015

So to say it is fake, or that it is something that is unseemly and stealth, I think it is important to note that this is how many organizations go in and do a spot check on how they are performing and how they are delivering a service.

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Oct 22, 2015

I think that it is important to note that having secret shopper programs are standard operating procedures for businesses that work in the consumer realm that are in customer service.

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Oct 22, 2015

Obamacare has changed a lot of this, and we know that that focus that Obamacare has been on bolstering enrollment numbers.

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Oct 22, 2015

And that is how any smart businessperson would do an evaluation of the vulnerabilities and the risks embedded in their system, and ascertain as to whether or not the proper controls are in place to prevent any type of fraud or leakage.

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Oct 21, 2015

Today I rise in support of our children and salute the medical researchers and the pediatricians who are seeking to find cures for debilitating and preventable childhood diseases. The leadership of the U.S. is crucial in helping end many…

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Oct 20, 2015

I think you have chosen the perfect day to do this hearing as we go back to the future, and it is October 21st, 2015.

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Oct 7, 2015

I would hope that safety, quality, integrity are top priorities, and profitability comes along there as a part of that picture.

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Oct 7, 2015

I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for her leadership on this issue. She spoke a little bit earlier about the structure and the organization of the investigative panel, and I want to go back to that and help to make the point…

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Oct 7, 2015

This is a systemic failure. And I will also point out some want to say it is a safety issue. No, sir, this is an issue of integrity.

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Oct 6, 2015

We know that spectrum is the lifeblood of the wireless industry. It is essential to connectivity.

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