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7th generation Tennessean born and raised in Maryville

Maryville, TN
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    Oct 11

    Today, the that I wrote and helped pass out of the Senate became law. 🎼🎹

    It was great to be with President Trump today as he signed into law the Music Modernization Act, which I wrote and helped pass out of the U.S. Senate.
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    Oct 17

    The U.S. economy is taking off.🚀 Jobless claims have reached the lowest level in nearly 50 years.

    The Economy is Taking Off
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  3. Oct 17

    TUNE IN to at 7:35 AM CT for my conversation with about the — a new law I wrote and signed last week. It will ensure TN songwriters are finally paid a fair market value for their work. Listen live here:

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  4. Oct 16

    I suggest that pharmaceutical companies expend their energy working with the administration and Congress to implement this proposed rule effectively rather than opposing it.

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  5. Oct 16

    The more consumers know about drug prices, the more likely those prices are to be lower. That’s why there is strong, bipartisan congressional support for the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to add prices to prescription drug advertisements.

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  6. Oct 15

    Music has been important to me since I was a boy growing up in East Tennessee. Read my op-ed in the about the

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  7. Oct 14

    Steve Bogard, president of the , says the new law “represents the most significant copyright reform in a generation.” Read my op-ed in the about the

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  8. Oct 13

    For two years, I’ve been working with songwriters, music publishers, digital companies, broadcasters and my congressional colleagues to solve this problem. Read my op-ed in the about the

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  9. Oct 12

    It has taken us several years to pass the , and I’m glad this very important legislation is now law. 🎼🎹

    It was great to be with President Trump today as he signed into law the Music Modernization Act, which I wrote and helped pass out of the U.S. Senate.
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  10. Oct 12

    In the : Trump, flanked by Nashville artists, signs landmark into law

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  11. Oct 12

    READ my op-ed in the : How the internet is now a fairer place for songwriters

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  12. Oct 12

    The U.S. Senate yesterday passed the Action for Dental Health Act, which passed out of the Senate health committee I chair. The bill will support states, dental associations and community-based efforts to improve oral health and prevent dental disease.

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  13. Oct 12

    Yesterday, the Senate passed ’s Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act. This bill passed out of the health committee I chair and will help improve our understanding of sickle cell disease and other heritable blood disorders.

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  14. Oct 12

    My statement on the passing of Colleen Welch, former dean of University School of Nursing.

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  15. Oct 12

    Dr. Hurley has a lot to offer this university – he knows the territory, has a passion for education and basketball, was the first in his family to graduate from college and became president of that college, and we already know he thinks big.

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  16. Oct 12

    It was great to be at the inauguration of ’s 28th president, Dr. James Hurley, and its 225th homecoming celebration today.

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  17. Oct 12

    This homecoming is a good reminder that Tusculum has plenty that is unique to celebrate, and it now has the arrival of an experienced, big thinking, new president who dreams of building on the success Tusculum has already had.

    It’s Inauguration Day! Welcome U. S. Senator Lamar Alexander.
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  18. Oct 12

    Mark Norris and Eli Richardson were confirmed by the Senate yesterday to serve as U.S. District Judges in Tennessee. I was glad I could call both of them to deliver the good news!

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  19. Oct 12

    The is the most important law in a generation to help make sure that Tennessee songwriters – and songwriters all across America – are paid when their songs are played, and make sure that they're paid a fair market value for their work. 🎼🎹

    It was great to be with President Trump today as he signed into law the Music Modernization Act, which I wrote and helped pass out of the U.S. Senate.
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  20. Oct 11

    It was great to be with today as he signed the into law. 🎼🎹

    It was great to be with President Trump today as he signed into law the Music Modernization Act, which I wrote and helped pass out of the U.S. Senate.
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  21. Oct 11

    Eli Richardson will be an asset to the federal bench, and I’m glad the Senate confirmed him today to serve as a U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee.

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