WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today pressed USAID nominee Samantha Power during her confirmation hearing for a commitment to implement the Women's Global...
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Hagerty: Biden’s Defense Nominee Needs to Answer Crucial Questions
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today released the following statement after five days have passed since he sent a letter to Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership seeking information on Colin Kahl’s, President Biden’s nominee to be...
Hagerty Applauds New U.S., UK, EU, and Canadian Sanctions against China for Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today released the following statement after the United States imposed sanctions against two additional Chinese officials—Wang Junzheng, Secretary of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps’s...
Hagerty joins Ernst, Colleagues Requesting Report Card on Schools’ Reopening Status, Accountability for How Tax Dollars Are Being Spent
WASHINGTON – United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and other colleagues in calling for regular public updates on the reopening status of our nation’s schools and accountability for how the hundreds of billions of dollars in...
Hagerty: Did Colin Kahl Disclose Classified Information
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) has sent a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee to express concern about the judgment and temperament of Colin Kahl, President Biden’s nominee to be Under Secretary of...