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There were 11 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending June 17, a 42.1% decrease from the previous week.

Less than 10 people die in Tennessee with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in week ending June 17

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending June 17, a decrease from the previous week.

How many Under 25-year-olds died in Tennessee during week ending June 3?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 16 individuals under the age of 25 died during the week ending June 3.

Hagerty, Risch, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill To Require Congressional Vote On Any Iran Sanctions Relief

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Banking Committees, along with Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led their colleagues in reintroducing the Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act (ISRRA), a bill to ensure that the President submits any sanctions relief relating to Iran for congressional review.

Icymi—Hagerty Joins Mornings With Maria On Fox Business To Discuss New Effort To Stop Fentanyl Crisis, Banking Committee Hearing

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Foreign Relations Committees, today joined Mornings With Maria on Fox Business to discuss his letter urging the Biden Administration to sanction Mexican government officials for enabling Mexican drug cartels to smuggle drugs into the U.S. through the southern border and today’s Senate Banking Committee hearing with Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell.

Blackburn & Blumenthal Demand Meta Answer for Instagram’s Failures to Protect Children from Predators & Exploitation

Following reporting by The Wall Street Journal about Instagram hosting and connecting a vast network of pedophiles and child sexual abuse material (CSAM), U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), authors of the Kids Online Safety Act, demanded Meta answer for its failures to protect children on its platforms and efforts to stop and report the heinous crimes.

Rep. Rose votes to strike down Biden administration’s ‘pistol-brace rule’

Republican Rep. John W. Rose voted for a resolution last week to repeal a new Biden administration rule that critics say is “unconstitutional” and “onerous” in the way it regulates the ownership of stabilizing pistol braces.

TikTok Confirms To Blackburn And Blumenthal That Some U.S. User Data Is Stored In China

In response to a probe by U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), TikTok confirmed they do store some U.S. user data in Communist China.

52 people die from Alzheimer's disease in Tennessee during week ending June 17

There were 52 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Tennessee in the week ending June 17, making up 3.5% of total deaths by all causes in Tennessee.

Gov. Lee Launches Nearly $200 Million in School Safety Grants

Funds to place armed SRO at every public school, provide physical security upgrades

Tennessee Attorney General’s Office Provides Statement Regarding VUMC Investigation

In the summer of 2022, the Attorney General’s Office learned that a VUMC doctor publicly described her manipulation of medical billing codes to evade coverage limitations on gender-related treatment

307 people die in Tennessee from heart disease in week ending June 17

There were 307 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending June 17, a 7.3% decrease from the previous week.

299 people die in Tennessee from cancer in week ending June 17

There were 299 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending June 17, a 11.2% increase over the previous week.

32 people die from kidney disease in Tennessee during week ending June 17

There were 32 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Tennessee in the week ending June 17, making up 2.1% of total deaths by all causes in Tennessee.

304 people age 85 and older in Tennessee are estimated to have died during week ending June 3

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 304 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending June 3.

19 people die from influenza and pneumonia in Tennessee during week ending June 17