WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Praise for Hagerty’s Leadership in Blocking the DC Council’s Dangerous Crime Bill
NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty’s (R-TN) resolution of disapproval to block the DC Council’s irresponsible, soft-on-crime Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 (RCCA) from taking effect, which passed last week in the...
ICYMI | The Washington Post — The State Department is wrong to play down China’s bad actions
The State Department is wrong to play down China’s bad actionsBy: Josh RoginMarch 16, 2023Link here. The Biden administration has been working to get diplomacy between China and the United States back on track, in part by quietly dampening criticism of the Chinese...
Hagerty Delivers Opening Statement at Foreign Relations Committee Nominations Hearing, Questions Nominees
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, yesterday served as Ranking Member at a hearing on foreign service and State Department nominations before the Senate...
Hagerty, Scott, Colleagues Urge DOJ to Hold Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Role in COVID-19
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Mike Braun (R-IN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) in sending a letter to Attorney...
Hagerty Urges FDIC Inspector General to Investigate Failed Auction of Silicon Valley Bank
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today sent a letter to Tyler Smith, Acting Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), imploring him to investigate the failure to...
Under Hagerty’s Questioning, Biden State Department Agrees on Need to Address Growing Mexico Challenges
Acknowledgement comes after escalating cartel violence and drug trafficking as well as attempts by Mexican President Lopez Obrador to deny responsibility, interfere in U.S. elections, and disrupt U.S. businesses WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a...
ICYMI—Hagerty Joins America Reports on Fox News to Discuss Russia Downing U.S. Drone and Biden’s Defense Budget
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees, today joined America Reports on Fox News to discuss the Russian fighter jet that clipped a U.S military drone, causing it to crash, and...
Ranking Member Hagerty Delivers Opening Statement at Foreign Relations Subcommittee Hearing on
USAID “Localization”
Urges USAID’s foreign assistance to help counter Communist China WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), ranking member of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International...
Hagerty, Merkley Introduce Resolution to Reaffirm the Republic of India’s Territorial Integrity and Push Back Against Provocations by China
WASHINGTON—United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution reaffirming the United States’ recognition of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of the Republic of India. The...
Hagerty, Risch, Colleagues Introduce Resolution on US-Mexico Relations
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has joined Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), along with Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Roger Wicker (R-MS), in reintroducing a...