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CDC estimates 354 people in 75-84 age group in Tennessee died during week ending May 27

By Volunteer State News | Jun 13, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 354 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending May 27.

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Death expectancy exceeds death count in Tennessee during week ending May 27

By Volunteer State News | Jun 13, 2023

Tennessee's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending May 27, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Hagerty, Kaine, Rubio, Cardin Introduce Legislation To Support Human Rights In Venezuela

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 13, 2023

United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) have introduced the Assuring that the Fact-Finding Examination Continues to Track (AFFECT) Human Rights in Venezuela Act, bipartisan legislation to help support human rights in Venezuela.

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CDC predicts 267 people in 65-74 age group in Tennessee died during week ending May 27

By Volunteer State News | Jun 12, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 267 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending May 27.

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Hagerty, Menendez, Kaine Introduce United States Uruguay Economic Partnership Act

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 12, 2023

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) in introducing the United States Uruguay Economic Partnership Act, legislation exclusively focused on strengthening the partnership between the United States and Uruguay.

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Blackburn Introduces Legislation to Help Americans Recover from Natural Disasters

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 12, 2023

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced bipartisan legislation with Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), John Kennedy (R-La.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to provide relief for impacted taxpayers in states that have issued state-level disaster declarations.

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15 Hispanic people in Tennessee passed away in week ending May 20

By Volunteer State News | Jun 11, 2023

There were 15 Hispanic people who died in Tennessee in the week ending May 20, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Week of May 27: 221 people in 45-64 age group are estimated to have died in Tennessee

By Volunteer State News | Jun 11, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 221 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending May 27.

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Upper threshold of death expectancy exceeds death count in Tennessee during week May 27

By Volunteer State News | Jun 11, 2023

Tennessee's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending May 27, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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“GAO OPINION LETTER” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on June 7

By Volunteer State News | Jun 10, 2023

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “GAO OPINION LETTER” on June 7.

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Tennessee: 75 people in 25-44 age group are estimated to have died during week ending May 27

By Volunteer State News | Jun 10, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 75 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending May 27.

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Teva, Allergan, CVS, and Walgreens Finalize Opioid Settlement Agreements

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 10, 2023

Tennessee to Receive $419 million to Fight the Opioid Crisis

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TN AG Jonathan Skrmetti Urges FCC to Clarify Rules Concerning Consent for Telemarketing Robocalls and Texts

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 9, 2023

Attorney General Skrmetti is joining a coalition of 28 state Attorneys General calling on the Federal Communications Commission to clarify the federal rules requiring telemarketers to obtain consent between an individual consumer and one specific seller or business entity before making telemarketing robocalls and texts

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Icymi—Hagerty Joins The Big Money Show On Fox Business To Discuss Coinbase Lawsuits, Chinese Spy Facility In Cuba

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 8, 2023

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Foreign Relations Committees, today joined The Big Money Show on Fox Business to discuss the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuits against Coinbase, its attempts to overregulate digital assets, and reports that Cuba has agreed to host a Chinese Spy Base.

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Senator Hagerty Urges Biden State Department To Commit To Ensuring Israel Qualifies For Visa Waiver Program

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 8, 2023

Program participation could result in 450,000 additional visitors from Israel to the United States over a three-year period, provide $3.6 billion of economic benefit to the United States, and support roughly 6,000 jobs

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Blackburn, Warner Work To Limit Chinese Drones In U.S.

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 8, 2023

U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced bipartisan legislation focused on limiting the presence of foreign-produced drones in the United States.

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Blackburn Statement On DOJ’s Indictment Of President Trump

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 8, 2023

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement on the DOJ’s indictment of President Donald Trump:

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TN AG Skrmetti Sues Biden Administration over Unlawful Open-Borders Policies

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 8, 2023

As part of an 18-state coalition, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is suing the Biden administration over its proposed new “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways” rule

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Under Pressure From Hagerty, Democrat Election Official Admits Foreign-Funded Zuckerbucks 2.0 Are Bad For American Democracy

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 7, 2023

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Rules Committee, today pressed Benjamin Hovland, Vice Chair of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), on foreign influence in U.S. elections through a new form of Zuckerbucks: partisan, foreign-backed funding for local election administrators through the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence.

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Hagerty, Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Legislation Requiring Familial Dna Testing At Southern Border

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 7, 2023

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), along with eight other Senate Republican colleagues, in reintroducing the End Child Trafficking Now Act, legislation that would require a DNA test to determine the relationship between illegal immigrants coming across the border and any accompanying children.