Press Releases

WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty today sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging answers to crucial questions on his Administration’s Iran strategy after an alarming number of Iranian-backed attacks against the United States and our allies. Hagerty’s letter notes at least 11 specific instances of Iranian regime attacks and aggression throughout the Middle East in the last two months. “This

WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty today sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging answers to crucial questions on his Administration’s Iran strategy after an alarming number of Iranian-backed attacks against the United States and our allies. Hagerty’s letter notes at least 11 specific instances of Iranian regime attacks and aggression throughout the Middle East in the last two months. “This

NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee and former Ambassador to Japan, today released the following statement ahead of President Joe Biden convening a virtual meeting of the Quad nations of the United States, Japan, India, and Australia. “The Quad is one of our most important and strategic partnerships, with diplomatic, security, economic,

WASHINGTON—United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN), former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, and Chris Coons (D-DE), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced a resolution in observance of the 10th anniversary of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Ten years ago today, the strongest earthquake recorded in more than 100 years struck Japan, resulting in

WASHINGTON – United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), joined Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) and seven other Republican colleagues in introducing the Strengthening Trade, Regional Alliances, Technology, and Economic and Geopolitical Initiatives Concerning China Act (STRATEGIC Act) to advance a comprehensive strategy for United States competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “The course of the

WASHINGTON – United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today opposed the confirmation of Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). “Michael Regan is being placed at the EPA not to pursue a responsible, common sense agenda that protects our clean air and water and jobs, but instead to carry the water for an extremist agenda,” said Senator Hagerty.