WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today voted in favor of Tom Vilsack to be the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture. “Having served as Secretary of Agriculture for eight years under a previous administration as well as Governor of Iowa, there...
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Hagerty Opposes Thomas-Greenfield for United Nations Post
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, today opposed the nomination of former Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. “The United States needs a representative at...
Hagerty, Colleagues to Biden: Withdraw Becerra
WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), along with Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and other members of Congress, today sent a letter urging President Joe Biden to withdraw California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s nomination to serve as the next Secretary...
Hagerty Calls for White House to Clearly Support an Immediate Return to In-Person Learning for K-12 Students
NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) is calling for the White House to support the immediate return of all kindergarten through 12th grade students to in-person learning after many senior administration officials, including President Joe Biden and...
ICYMI—Hagerty Believes Pandemic Relief Should Be Bipartisan and Spent Expeditiously to Help the American People
NASHVILLE, TN — United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) in his first hearing as a member of the Senate Banking Committee noted the need to ensure that relief efforts are targeted to reach those most in need quickly, and that there are money and programs from the...