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...
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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...