Bipartisan comprehensive legislation represents bold new frontier in the fight against transnational repression WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senators Jeff Merkley (R-OR), Marco Rubio...
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Hagerty Resolution to Block D.C.’s Irresponsible Crime Bill Signed Into Law
NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today watched with interest as President Joe Biden signed into law Hagerty’s resolution of disapproval to block the D.C. Council’s dangerous Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022...
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...