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News from 2023

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Blackburn, Senate Republicans Introduce Legislation to Recover Hundreds of Billions in Unchecked Unemployment Fraud

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 5, 2023

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) led Senate Republicans in reintroducing legislation to help recover funds lost to unemployment insurance (UI) fraud and provide incentives for states to recover fraudulent payments.

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Icymi—Hagerty Joins Mornings With Maria On Fox Business To Discuss Debt Ceiling Deal, Banking Legislation, Biden Administration’s Weakness Against Communist China

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 5, 2023

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations, Banking, and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, on may 30 joined Mornings With Maria on Fox Business to discuss the debt ceiling deal between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden, his legislation to relieve stress in the banking system, and the Biden Administration’s failure to deal with Communist China from a position of strength.

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CDC predicts 235 people in 45-64 age group in Tennessee died during week ending May 20

By Volunteer State News | Jun 4, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 235 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending May 20.

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Hispanic deaths in Tennessee decrease to 24 in week ending May 13

By Volunteer State News | Jun 4, 2023

There were 24 Hispanic people who died in Tennessee in the week ending May 13, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Tennessee deaths did not exceed upper threshold of death expectancy during week ending May 20

By Volunteer State News | Jun 4, 2023

Tennessee's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending May 20, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Week ending May 20 could be deadliest for people in 25-44 age group in Tennessee

By Volunteer State News | Jun 3, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 70 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending May 20.

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TN AG Skrmetti Joins Multistate Brief in Lawsuit against Florida School District Undermining Parental Rights

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 2, 2023

Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti joined a coalition of 21 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of two Florida parents who were stripped of their fundamental and longstanding right to direct the upbringing and care of their child when officials at Leon County Schools secretly held meetings with their child about gender identity

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ACRU’s Lori Roman: 'We applaud' Tennessee policymakers who 'fight to preserve and maintain constitutional rights like permitless carry'

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 1, 2023

The head of the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) has called Tennessee's policy of allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons without a permit an affirmation of citizens' rights to keep and bear arms.

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“FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on May 30

By Volunteer State News | Jun 1, 2023

“FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS“ was published in the Senate section on pages S1790-S1803 on May 30

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Tennessee: 23 people age 25 and younger are estimated to have died during week ending May 13

By Volunteer State News | Jun 1, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 23 individuals under the age of 25 died during the week ending May 13.

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Gov. Lee Announces Statewide “Build with Us Tour”

By Volunteer State News Report | Jun 1, 2023

Stops planned across rural & urban Tennessee to celebrate $3.3B Transportation Modernization Act

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How many 85 and older-year-olds died in Tennessee during week ending May 13?

By Volunteer State News | May 31, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 365 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending May 13.

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Icymi—Hagerty Joins Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street On Fox Business To Discuss The Biden Administration’s Weakness Toward Communist China

By Volunteer State News Report | May 31, 2023

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, this weekend joined Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street on Fox Business to discuss the Biden Administration’s weakness on the world stage and failure to deal with Communist China from a position of strength.

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391 people in 75-84 age group in Tennessee are estimated to have died during week ending May 13

By Volunteer State News | May 30, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 391 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending May 13.

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Hagerty, Hill Raise Concerns Over Sec’s Investor Advisory Committee’s Pro-Esg, Anti-Market Agenda To Strictly Regulate Digital Assets

By Volunteer State News Report | May 30, 2023

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Representative French Hill (R-AR-02), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, on may 24 sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler raising concerns about the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee’s (IAC) April 6 Letter on Digital Assets.

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Analysis: Tennessee one of 41 states that do not ban affirmative action

By Volunteer State News Report | May 29, 2023

With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule this summer on the constitutionality of affirmative action in college admissions, an analysis by the Volunteer State News shows that Tennessee is one of 41 states that currently allow affirmative action.

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Week of May 13: 311 people in 65-74 age group are estimated to have died in Tennessee

By Volunteer State News | May 29, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 311 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending May 13.

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Blackburn, Rosen Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen U.S. Competitiveness with China in Advanced Defense Capabilities

By Volunteer State News Report | May 29, 2023

U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), along with Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) and Pat Fallon (R-Texas) introduced the Investing in American Defense Technologies Act.

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Blackburn, Tuberville, Cassidy, Carter Reintroduce Empowering Law Enforcement Act as Border Crisis Intensifies

By Volunteer State News Report | May 29, 2023

Days after the expiration of Title 42 intensified the lawless situation at the southern border, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), and Representative Buddy Carter (R-Ga-01) reintroduced legislation to counteract the Biden administration’s refusal to enforce U.S. immigration laws.

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Hagerty And Colleagues Ask Fbi For Update On Request To Investigate Under Secretary Of Defense Colin Kahl

By Volunteer State News Report | May 29, 2023

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), joined by Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Marco Rubio (R-FL), on May 24 sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray seeking an update on an April 2021 request by 18 Senators for the FBI to immediately investigate whether Dr. Colin Kahl—who at the time was President Joe Biden’s nominee to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy—publicly disclosed classified information and controlled unclassified information (CUI), discussed classified information and CUI with U.S. government officials, or solicited U.S. government officials to provide, or otherwise received, classified information and CUI, after leaving government employment under the Obama Administration.