Rep. Marsha Blackburn

Republican  •  7th District, Tennessee  •  5th Term  •  Sworn In 2003
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06/02/12
For TN lawmakers, high-end fundraisers are increasingly the norm

"That said, we work hard to keep those event costs as low as possible." Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Brentwood has spent at least $120,000 on catering, rentals, photography and other event expenses since January 2011, campaign finance reports show.

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06/01/12
US blasts UN ‘grab’ for the Web

“We may have our differences on domestic telecommunications policy, but having those policies decided at the international level would be the worst thing that could happen,” US Representative Marsha Blackburn said at a hearing before a US ...

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06/01/12
LiveAction's 'Gendercide' Part II Reveals Sex-Selective Abortion in NYC's Margaret Sanger Clinic

It is “hypocrisy to say that one is pro-woman and that it’s OK to end the life of an unborn child just because of its gender,” argued Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee. “Since when did America subscribe to the idea that males are worth more than f

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06/01/12
Taking Note: Sex-Selection Abortion Bill Rejected

...debate. “A vote against ending sex-selection abortion is a vote in favor of gender bias and female gendercide,” said Rep. Marsha Blackburn. Rep. Chris Smith said, “In many countries including our own, it could be a death sentence. Today the three

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06/01/12
Sex-selection abortion ban draws majority support but fails in House

...of three granddaughters.” She explained that “there can be no rights for women if we don’t allow them the right to life.” Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) argued that the bill is necessary to “give baby girls the same chance at life as baby boy

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05/31/12
Lawmakers blast U.N. 'power grab' for Internet

"We may have our differences on domestic telecommunications policy, but having those policies decided at the international level would be the worst thing that could happen," Representative Marsha Blackburn said at a hearing before a House Energy ...

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05/31/12
Lawmakers Blast UN Internet 'Power Grab'

"We may have our differences on domestic telecommunications policy, but having those policies decided at the international level would be the worst thing that could happen," Representative Marsha Blackburn said at a hearing before a House Energy ...

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05/31/12
U.S. House rejects sex-selection abortion ban

"Simply put, what this bill does is give baby girls the same chance at life as baby boys," said Republican Representative Marsha Blackburn during Wednesday's debate on the House floor. "A vote against ending sex-selection abortion is a vote in ...

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05/31/12
U.S. House rejects sex-selection abortion ban

"Simply put, what this bill does is give baby girls the same chance at life as baby boys," said Republican Representative Marsha Blackburn during Wednesday's debate on the House floor. "A vote against ending sex-selection abortion is a vote in ...

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05/31/12
U.S. lawmakers blast UN "power grab" for the Net

"We may have our differences on domestic telecommunications policy, but having those policies decided at the international level would be the worst thing that could happen," Representative Marsha Blackburn said at a hearing before a House Energy ...

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05/31/12
House debates abortion ban based on sex of fetus

It is “hypocrisy to say that one is pro-woman and that it’s OK to end the life of an unborn child just because of its gender,” argued Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee. “Since when did America subscribe to the idea that males are worth ...

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05/31/12
House debates abortion ban for sex of fetus

...to say that one is pro-woman and that it's OK to end the life of an unborn child just because of its gender," argued Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee. "Since when did America subscribe to the idea that males are worth more than females? ... It's sick,

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05/31/12
House rejects abortion ban based on sex of fetus

...population control that has now boomeranged and come to our own country." "This is the real war on women," he insisted. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., argued Wednesday that it's "hypocrisy to say that one is pro-woman and that it's OK to end the life o

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05/31/12
Debate heated on sex-selection abortion ban

...bill,” said Rep. Cliff Stearns, Florida Republican. A vote against the act is a vote in favor of female “gender-cide,” said Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Republican, citing public support for a law like PRENDA. Recently, the new Charlotte Lozie

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05/30/12
Debate heated on sex-selection abortion ban

A vote against the act is a vote in favor of female “gender-cide,” said Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Republican, citing public support for a law like PRENDA. Recently, the new Charlotte Lozier Institute, which is affiliated with the pro ...

Source: Washington Times
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05/30/12
Congressman Marsha Blackburn Encourages Graduates at Miller-Motte’s Commencement Ceremony

Clarksville, TN – Congressman Marsha Blackburn spoke words of encouragement to Miller-Motte Technical College Clarksville’s students at their graduation ceremony on May 25th, 2012. Blackburn, the commencement speaker at the event, talked ...

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05/30/12
Notes from the PRENDA Debate

A number of women spoke out in support of the bill. “A vote against PRENDA is a vote for gendercide,” said Rep. Marsha Blackburn, TN. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, NY, said that “Sex selection abortion is the ultimate war on women”…and “if we don’t

Source: Family Research Council (blog)
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05/30/12
Montgomery County School Broard member honored for foster care

...member who has housed more than 100 foster children in 33 years was honored by a member of Congress earlier this month. Rep. Marsha Blackburn read aloud about Eula Gardner Dowdy on the floor of the House of Representatives during a speech celebrating Na

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05/30/12
Montgomery County School Broard member honored for foster care

...member who has housed more than 100 foster children in 33 years was honored by a member of Congress earlier this month. Rep. Marsha Blackburn read aloud about Eula Gardner Dowdy on the floor of the House of Representatives during a speech celebrating Na

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05/30/12
Montgomery County School Broard member honored for foster care

...member who has housed more than 100 foster children in 33 years was honored by a member of Congress earlier this month. Rep. Marsha Blackburn read aloud about Eula Gardner Dowdy on the floor of the House of Representatives during a speech celebrating Na

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05/30/12
Montgomery County School Broard member honored for foster care

...member who has housed more than 100 foster children in 33 years was honored by a member of Congress earlier this month. Rep. Marsha Blackburn read aloud about Eula Gardner Dowdy on the floor of the House of Representatives during a speech celebrating Na

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05/30/12
Montgomery County School Broard member honored for foster care

...member who has housed more than 100 foster children in 33 years was honored by a member of Congress earlier this month. Rep. Marsha Blackburn read aloud about Eula Gardner Dowdy on the floor of the House of Representatives during a speech celebrating Na

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05/30/12
Montgomery County School Broard member honored for foster care

...member who has housed more than 100 foster children in 33 years was honored by a member of Congress earlier this month. Rep. Marsha Blackburn read aloud about Eula Gardner Dowdy on the floor of the House of Representatives during a speech celebrating Na

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05/30/12
Montgomery County School Broard member honored for foster care

...member who has housed more than 100 foster children in 33 years was honored by a member of Congress earlier this month. Rep. Marsha Blackburn read aloud about Eula Gardner Dowdy on the floor of the House of Representatives during a speech celebrating Na

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05/29/12
Montgomery County School Board member honored for foster care

Rep. Marsha Blackburn read aloud about Eula Gardner Dowdy on the floor of the House of Representatives during a speech celebrating National Foster Care Month. “The Dowdy house became a home to children regardless of age, race, creed or ability ...

Source: Leaf Chronicle
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05/29/12
Montgomery County School Board member honored for foster care

Rep. Marsha Blackburn read aloud about Eula Gardner Dowdy on the floor of the House of Representatives during a speech celebrating National Foster Care Month. “The Dowdy house became a home to children regardless of age, race, creed or ability ...

Source: Leaf Chronicle
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05/28/12
Congressman Marsha Blackburn Encourages Graduates at MMTC's Commencement

Congressman Marsha Blackburn spoke words of encouragement to Miller-Motte Technical College Clarksville's students at their graduation ceremony on May 25, 2012. Blackburn, the commencement speaker at the event, talked about the journey the ...

Source: Leaf Chronicle
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05/27/12
Gail Kerr: You can help stop Tennessee Walking Horse abuse

No one from the offices of Sen. Bob Corker; Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Franklin; or Rep. Diane Black, R-Murfreesboro, bothered to respond. Sen. Lamar Alexander sent an email pledging to “work in the Senate to strengthen the act and add more ...

Source: Nashville Tennessean
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05/27/12
Political notebook: Study links corruption to isolation, size of states' capital cities

...coverage leads to greater accountability, and that means fewer pols being sent to the slammer. U.S. Reps. Diane Black and Marsha Blackburn announced last week they will join 22 other female Republican lawmakers to form the Womens Policy Committee. The g

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05/27/12
Political notebook: Study links corruption to isolation, size of states' capital cities

...coverage leads to greater accountability, and that means fewer pols being sent to the slammer. U.S. Reps. Diane Black and Marsha Blackburn announced last week they will join 22 other female Republican lawmakers to form the Womens Policy Committee. The g

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