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News from July 2023

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FDA conducted second highest number of inspections on Biologics companies in Tennessee during Q2 2023

By Volunteer State News | Jul 12, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted 12 inspections at 12 Biologics companies from Tennessee in the second quarter of 2023.

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Tennessee ranks 11th in the U.S. for the most sales and gross receipts taxes paid in 2022

By Volunteer State News | Jul 12, 2023

In 2022, Tennessee collected $16,585,002,000 in sales and gross receipts taxes, ranking it 11th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Average VA home loan amount in Tennessee increases in Q2

By Volunteer State News | Jul 12, 2023

The average VA loan amount in Tennessee during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2023 was $329,284, a 1.2 percent increase over the previous quarter, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Hagerty, Cruz, Colleagues Call On Blinken To Reverse Biden Administration’s New Antisemitic Israel Boycott

By Volunteer State News Report | Jul 12, 2023

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), along with 13 other Senate Republican colleagues, in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on him to rescind discriminatory guidance issued by the State Department halting bilateral scientific and technological cooperation in certain Israeli-held territories.

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Hagerty On Biden Admin Collusion With Big Tech: They’re Fighting To Continue Censoring Americans

By Volunteer State News Report | Jul 12, 2023

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today led a press conference at the U.S. Capitol to denounce the Biden Administration for colluding with Big Tech to censor Americans in violation of the First Amendment and continuing to fight in court to maintain this censorship ability while urging Senate Democrats to stop blocking passage of his Disclose Government Censorship Act.

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Blackburn Honored As Champion Of Health Care Innovation

By Volunteer State News Report | Jul 12, 2023

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and co-chair of the Senate Rural Health Caucus, was honored as a “Champion of Health Care Innovation” by the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) for her ongoing support of patient-centered medical progress.

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VA home loan amount averages $329,284 in Tennessee for Q2

By Volunteer State News | Jul 11, 2023

The average VA loan amount in Tennessee during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2023 was $329,284, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Less than 10 people die with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in Tennessee during week ending July 1

By Volunteer State News | Jul 11, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee in the week ending July 1, making up less than 0.7% of total deaths by all causes in Tennessee.

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FDA Inspection: What type of Tennessee companies were under most scrutiny during Q2 2023?

By Volunteer State News | Jul 11, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted 17 inspections at 17 Food and Cosmetics companies from Tennessee in the second quarter of 2023.

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VA provides 2,762 home loans in Tennessee totaling $909.5 million in Q2

By Volunteer State News | Jul 11, 2023

The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) issued 2,762 home loans totaling $909.5 million in Tennessee during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2023, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA provides 4.6% more purchase loans in Tennessee for 2022 vs. 2021

By Volunteer State News | Jul 11, 2023

The number of VA purchase loans in Tennessee for 2022 was 11,765 and totaled $4.1 billion.

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Hagerty, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill To Remove Bureaucratic Barriers To American Production Of Semiconductors

By Volunteer State News Report | Jul 11, 2023

United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), along with Senators Todd Young (R-IN) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), as well as U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), Scott Peters (D-CA-50), Brandon Williams (R-NY-22), Colin Allred (D-TX-32), and Michael McCaul (R-TX-10), today introduced the Building Chips in America Act, legislation that will maximize efforts to bring microchip manufacturing back to America through commonsense reforms that remove unnecessary bureaucratic obstacles.

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Hagerty, Blackburn, Colleagues Call For Inquiry Into Chinese Surveillance On American Soil

By Volunteer State News Report | Jul 11, 2023

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), along with six other Senate Republican colleagues, in sending a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice (DOJ) Matthew Olsen calling for an immediate inquiry into the issue of Chinese surveillance in the United States.

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Tennessee ranks 20th in the U.S. for the most total taxes paid in 2022

By Volunteer State News | Jul 11, 2023

In 2022, Tennessee collected $22,650,165,000 in total taxes, ranking it 20th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Blackburn Calls for Inquiry Into Chinese Surveillance on American Soil

By Volunteer State News Report | Jul 11, 2023

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) led a letter to Director of the FBI Christopher Wray and Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice Matthew Olsen calling for an immediate inquiry into the issue of Chinese surveillance in the United States.

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Less than 10 people die with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in Tennessee during week ending July 1

By Volunteer State News | Jul 10, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Tennessee in the week ending July 1, making up less than 0.7% of total deaths by all causes in Tennessee.

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End of life: Tennessee deaths during week ending July 8 did not exceed death expectancy

By Volunteer State News | Jul 9, 2023

Tennessee's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending July 8, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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346 people die from diseases of the heart in Tennessee during week ending July 1

By Volunteer State News | Jul 9, 2023

There were 346 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Tennessee in the week ending July 1, making up 23.2% of total deaths by all causes in Tennessee.

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Hispanic deaths in Tennessee increase to 27 in week ending June 17

By Volunteer State News | Jul 9, 2023

There were 27 Hispanic people who died in Tennessee in the week ending June 17, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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298 people die from cancer in Tennessee during week ending July 1

By Volunteer State News | Jul 8, 2023

There were 298 deaths from cancer reported in Tennessee in the week ending July 1, making up 20% of total deaths by all causes in Tennessee.