ICYMI—Hagerty Seeks Commitment from State Nominee to Work with Mexico to Stop the Trafficking of Fentanyl and Precursors from China
WASHINGTON – United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senator Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today sought a commitment from Ambassador Michele Jeanne Sison, nominee to be an Assistant Secretary of State for...
Hagerty Urges Biden to Confirm Whether Administration Supports Abraham Accords
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today sent a letter to President Joe Biden concerning an alarming statement made by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki to a reporter’s question about whether the Administration still supports the Abraham Accords...
Hagerty Applauds Delay in Looming Tariff Hike on Tennessee Whiskey
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today applauded the action of U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo for securing a delay in the tariff hike on whiskey that the European Union was set to impose...
ICYMI—Hagerty Op-ed: Action To Stem the Crisis at Our Southern Border Cannot Wait
Action To Stem the Crisis at Our Southern Border Cannot Wait | Opinion By Bill Hagerty May 18, 2021 Link here. One of the biggest security, economic and humanitarian challenges to our nation is raging, but Vice President Kamala Harris continues to prevaricate as...
Hagerty Urges Biden to take Immediate Action to Repair and Reopen Interstate 40 Bridge in Memphis
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing frustration with his Administration’s handling of the closure of the Interstate 40 bridge in Memphis, which has been closed since Tuesday, and calling on...
Tennessee Senators Urge SBA to Communicate with Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Applicants
WASHINGTON—United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today sent a letter to Small Business Administrator Isabella Guzman urging the agency to communicate with businesses who have applied for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG)...
ICYMI – Hagerty joins Kudlow to talk Middle East Conflict, Infrastructure
WASHINGTON – United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined Kudlow on Fox Business to talk infrastructure and the recent attacks in the Middle East. *Click the photo above or here to watch* Hagerty on Biden’s smokescreen Rose Garden address: “You noticed President...
Hagerty, Colleagues Warn International Business Community About Resuming Business with Iran
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) has joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and 13 other Senate colleagues in a letter to the international business community warning them about resuming business with Iran if U.S. sanctions are lifted. “Your member...
Hagerty Joins Colleagues in Urging POTUS to Stand With Israel and to not Provide Iran with Sanctions Relief
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and 42 Republican colleagues in urging President Joe Biden to stand with our closest ally in the region, Israel. As Israel is under attack from Iranian-back terrorists, the Biden...
Hagerty, Colleagues Seek Removal of Retaliatory Tariffs on Wine and Spirits, including Tennessee Whiskey
WASHINGTON – United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Todd Young (R-IN) and 14 other colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary...