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Marsha Blackburn
stated on March 22, 2022 in an interview:

Ketanji Brown Jackson "gave a lecture talking about critical race theory as one of the components to consider when you are making decisions on the bench."

By Tom Kertscher • March 22, 2022
Marsha Blackburn
stated on August 8, 2018 in a speech to farmers:

"Hospitals are closing in rural America because they don't have access to high-speed internet."

By Jon Greenberg • August 15, 2018
Marsha Blackburn
stated on October 1, 2012 in in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.:

Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.

By Bartholomew Sullivan • October 15, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
stated on February 29, 2012 in a press release announcing her vote against the Independent Payments Advisory Board.:

Says President Obama and his allies in Congress gave "power" to control Medicare patients’ health care decisions to "a commission of 15 unelected bureaucrats in Washington."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • March 30, 2012