Rep. Jason Zachary
@JasonZacharyTN
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Christ follower, Husband, Dad & business owner. TN State Representative HD14/Deputy Speaker.
Joined December 2010
I have requested through our Attorney General that TN join the lawsuit filed by TX. The integrity of our elections must be protected to preserve our Republic.
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I have reached out to @John_Currie and others in administration at UT expressing that WE as a TN Community do not approve of Schiano. #higherstandards.
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What do you feel is the core issue driving the evil acts of violence we are seeing in our country?.
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Big week for the TGA as we were joined at the Capitol by one of TN’s newest residents @RealCandaceO! .She’s quickly learning what we all know, Tennessee is the best state in the nation to work, live and raise a family.
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This evil can not stand in TN. The Legislature must address such abuse of children and act to protect those who face consequences for their religious objections. This will be a priority for me in 2023.
BREAKING: My team and I have been investigating the transgender clinic at Vanderbilt here in Nashville. Vanderbilt drugs, chemically castrates, and performs double mastectomies on minors. But it gets worse. Here is what we found. Let's start at the beginning.
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Thank you to all those who have emailed regarding UT’s football hire. I can’t reply to so many emails but please know I’m working on your behalf. #HigherStandards.
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Tennessee stands with Texas.
The federal government’s failure to secure our nation’s southern border is jeopardizing the safety of all Americans. Tennessee has always stood with Texas, and we always will.
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I’m late posting. this is big news. NO NEW Covid cases & NO hospitalizations in Knox County as of today. We’ve been open for business over 2 weeks and have seen NO spike & have gone down to ZERO hospitalizations. Fires me up!.This has got to get @ClayTravis’s attention!.
The Knox County Health Department reported no new COVID-19 cases on Friday.
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We just passed a comprehensive school safety bill, HB 322. *Requires all outer doors to be locked. *Conduct armed intruder drills. *Requires a threat assessment team. *Safety plans.*Increased training for security. *Measures for new schools. More to come!
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The General Assembly worked with institutions across our state to craft strong NIL legislation that established the framework in TN. The @NCAA’s NIL moving target made our work as lawmakers, very challenging. No state institution or collegiate athlete should be punished for the.
Tennessee goes on the offensive as @DondePlowman goes scorched earth in the @NCAA and their handling of new investigation. ⬇️⬇️.
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This is a time in which elected leaders must boldly lead and speak on behalf of the people. I’ve been joined by my esteemed @tnhousegop colleagues in formally requesting that Vanderbilt Medical halt all gender transition surgeries on minors. 1/
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Hey @RickBarnesUT, these middle schoolers are fired up that you’re staying! .@Vol_Hoops .🍊🍊🍊
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Red flag/order of protection legislation will not pass the TN House. I do not and will not support. The vast majority of my fellow @tnhousegop colleagues feel the same.
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Reminder to all #Vols, we banned vaccine passports in TN so you won’t have to worry about being turned away if you don’t have “your papers”, when going to watch @Vol_Football at Neyland.
LSU will require all Tiger Stadium guests 12 years of age and older to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to entry. 🔗
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If you’ve been notified that you will lose your employment because you are not vaccinated, please email me. Rep.jason.zachary@capitol.tn.gov.I’d like the company name, deadline imposed, your position and tenure, and if exemptions were granted.
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The House passed legislation today, joining the Senate, that bans gender mutilation surgeries on minors. Additionally, we passed legislation banning minors from attending explicit drag shows. Protecting children is a priority.
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Curious if any reporters in TN will ask Super Minority Caucus Chairman @JRClemmons whether his Caucus agrees with such a demeaning statement made by President Biden who institutes roughly 63%-65% of the Tennesseans who support @realDonaldTrump are “garbage”. Seems like they have.
WATCH: President Joe Biden: "The only garbage I see floating out there is [Trump] supporters."
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Today we passed HB 9077, the Covid Protection Omnibus bill out of committee. The bill bans vaccine passports, period! No one can require you to show proof of vaccination. We banned masks with limited exceptions. Much more!.My opening statement is 👇🏻.
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I just passed legislation prohibiting a Central Bank Digital Currency in TN. The bill is headed to the Governor for a signature.
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Proud of our Congressman. @timburchett says the same things in DC as he does at home. We need a few more like him who are willing to be disrupters because he’s right, we are losing our country.
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Based on inquires to our office regarding the concerning law in NY pertaining to squatters, I’ve confirmed with legal that there is NO TN statute providing any protection or rights to squatters in our state.
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TNReady UPDATE. we did pass both amendments on the floor. One will take us back to paper testing. The second will insure the test results will not count for this year. The amendments are on the bill and it will now go back to finance. Stay tuned!.
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Yes sir. We have had @TNNationalGuard in Texas supporting their efforts the last few years. I confirmed with the Governor this morning and we do have Tennesseans in TX today helping secure our border.
@JasonZacharyTN It's great to support Texas. But Tennesseans need to physically stand next to Texans on the border as well. Let's get some volunteers down there!.
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If you think it is ok for biological guys to compete against women in their sport, you are the problem. In TN, we banned this foolishness at the high school and collegiate level. More bold voices need to join Riley in calling out elected officials who refuse to protect the.
Governor Cooper of NC vetoed the Fairness in Women's Sports Act today. Hey Gov, reminder that this happened to a girl in your state. She is partially paralyzed on her right side & her vision is still impaired. Its not me who has to go to sleep tonight knowing I'm enabling this
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This 2 hour conversation with @elonmusk and @realDonaldTrump was truly entertaining and substantive. It is incredible that this free speech platform gave us the ability to listen to a wide ranging back and forth between 2 of the most powerful men in the world. Well done @X.
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Whether you think a mask should be worn or not is another debate. Do you realize an unelected health board, at the objection of our County Mayor, just forced you to wear a mask anywhere in Knox County? This is an unenforceable mandate by a board that is not accountable to anyone!.
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The @realDailyWire continues to lead and fight against federal overreach and the progressive/woke push to destroy our Republic. Thank you!!.
It’s done. @realDailyWire has officially filled our lawsuit against the Biden Administration to challenge this tyrannical vaccine mandate. Enough!. We will not comply.
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Big win in TN!!.We just passed my bill to ban the utilization of ESG factors from the state’s perspective, related to all investments. TN will remain the most fiscally stable state in the nation.
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My bill to prohibit financial institutions from de-banking or denying financial services to Tennesseans based on their religious beliefs, political views or an ESG/social credit score has passed Commerce and will be on the House floor next week. #HB2100
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Thank you for leading the way @realDailyWire @JeremyDBoreing. The @tnhousegop will work to protect and support you and all our Tennessee business owners who resist the overreach and tyranny of the Biden administration.
"The Daily Wire does have more than 100 employees but we won't be enforcing Joe Biden's unconstitutional and tyrannical vaccine mandate. That's it. We'll use every tool at our disposal including legal action to resist." - @realDailyWire CEO @JeremyDBoreing
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This is completely false. The right to kill a baby through abortion does not exist in the Constitution. The issue of abortion, per the 10th Amendment, should have always been a state by state decision. Today, SCOTUS restored Constitutional order.
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Speaker @CSexton25 lays out exactly why we voted to expel 2 Democrat members who admittedly and blatantly violated House rules and decorum, while also inciting protestors with a bull horn on the House floor. I did vote to expel all 3 and stand behind each vote.
Tennessee House Speaker @CSexton25 to @ClayTravis and @BuckSexton: "This was not racism. It was based on fact, on their actions on the House floor.". More in the podcast:
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Tennessee stands with Israel.
Honored to hear Prime Minister @netanyahu’s joint address to Congress & express TN’s unwavering support for the Nation of Israel. TN stands against horrific acts of antisemitism in the US & abroad, & we pray that God will deliver Israel from her enemies both now & forevermore.
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Now, we need to make sure the next AD is a leader who will truly represent the heritage and traditions of our Great University. It makes since that this person should be someone in the TN family. I would hope Coach Fulmer is the 1st call!.(2/2).
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Have you read the bill, Madam Vice President?.It is permissive, allowing a teacher to carry with the approval of the principal, sheriff, and head of school. Requires 40 hours of tactical training, mental health check, and enhanced carry permit, to name a few. 30+ states have.
Arming teachers is not the solution. We know what actually works: universal background checks, red flag laws, safe storage, and an assault weapons ban. Shame on extremists in the Tennessee legislature for failing to protect our children.
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🚨I just spoke with the team @EastTNChildrens. **Ignore the false narratives. Today, there are 7 children admitted with Covid, 2 are in ICU. On avg, 7-8 ICU beds are occupied. Today it is 9, 2 with Covid. Majority have underlying conditions w/ obesity being the top issue. 1/2.
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Thank you @KnoxSchools Board for again siding with parents and voting against a mask mandate. 2nd time in 4 weeks. This issue is over in Knox County. If you want you child to wear a mask, make them wear it 8 hours a day. You have that option and right as their parent.
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🚨The Governor is removing all Covid related restrictions on businesses in the 89 counties without their own Health Department. He’s also removing the limits on gathering sizes. The Governor is encouraging the 6 counties with Health Boards to remove all remaining restrictions.
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Mayor @GlennJacobsTN has made clear in a letter to the President that Knox County will not comply with his unconstitutional EO/rule. This is bold, courageous and principled leadership on behalf of the people of Knox County. Proud of and thankful for our Mayor!!.#Leadership
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I’m proud of my friend and thankful for his unwavering leadership in DC. Well deserved. @timburchett.
🚨Just in: President Trump has officially endorsed Tim Burchett in the Tennessee 2nd Congressional District Republican Primary. Congratulations @timburchett
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TNReady update. the House has passed a bill holding schools, students and teachers harmless for test results this year. The test results will be provided but the scores will have NO negative impact.
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The Governor has made clear that there will be no mask or vaccine mandates in Tennessee. As a reminder, we legislatively banned vaccine mandates. We also prohibited mask mandates by governmental entities and schools.
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Agreed!!.
"What happens in Virginia will in large part determine what happens in 2022, 2024, and on.". Kamala Harris a few days ago .
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Yesterday, I was joined by @tnhousegop Leadership in requesting that @GovBillLee direct the @TNDeptofHealth to halt any distribution, promotion or recommendation of the Covid vaccine for children under 5. The letter we sent to the Governor is 👇🏻.
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Answering your questions about the letter I sent to the Governor asking him to halt the administering of the Covid vaccine to children under 5.
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We just passed the Covid protection bill in the House and Senate. Huge win for the people of Tennessee. Since it is almost 2:30am EST, I’ll provide an update in a few hours.
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🚨The Student and Teacher Relief Act, HB 2818, has passed the House!.Waived. TNReady, TCAPs, All Portfolios, 180 days of instruction, & flexibility for future teachers who will graduate this year. When school reopens, teachers can teach and students can learn, period!.#BigWin
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Great news!! My bill to protect Tennesseans by prohibiting financial institutions from de-banking or denying financial services based on their religious beliefs, political views or an ESG/social credit score has passed on the House floor!.Up in the Senate on Thursday.
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The Governor of CA continues to deceive and gaslight. TN is standing on strong conservative principles. We are running an important parental rights bill. The bill prohibits an adult who is not the parent/guardian of a minor from facilitating an abortion for that minor without.
Tennessee’s abortion ban has no exceptions if you have been raped. No exceptions if you’re the victim of incest. Now, Republicans in Tennessee are trying to punish young women that travel to receive care. The Tennessee GOP aren’t alone in their cruelty. We have to fight back.
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This is madness. We are $34 trillion in debt with a depleted SPR, inflation crushing the middle class, trillion$ + deficit and an invasion at our southern border. We can’t afford to send them a dime. This is a failure by every elected who voted to continue sending our tax.
🚨Breaking News: The $61 Billion Ukrainian Aid Bill has passed the House of Representatives👇.101 Republicans voted in favor .210 Democrats voted in favor.112 Republicans voted against .0 Democrats voted against
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30% of Covid tests are false positives, according to the health department. This is just Knox County. No need for me to comment further. ??.
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This a win for the Constitution and “We the People”. Thankful for SCOTUS’s ruling and all those who engaged on behalf of the America people.
BREAKING: SCOTUS blocks the Biden administration's OSHA vaccine mandate.
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🚨Tennesseans, reminder, in Oct of 21 we were the 2nd state in the nation to pass a comprehensive Covid protection bill. *We banned government mask mandates .*Masks in schools .*Banned Covid vaccine mandates .*Banned businesses and schools from requiring vaccine passports
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Tennessee has joined 15 other states in filing suit to vacate the CMS mandate!.
We are renewing a challenge to the CMS vaccine mandate in court so Tennessee health care workers have the right to private health care decisions.
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The pandemic has been declared over in TN!!.Big day for our state!.
A widely available vaccine changes everything and it’s a new season in Tennessee. I am not renewing any public health orders because COVID-19 is no longer a health emergency in our state.
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The @NCAA had no idea what was coming….
Good on Tennessee and @UTKnoxville for standing up for the rights of their student athletes. I’m calling on @SenateCommerce to take this issue up to hold the @NCAA accountable.
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The top issue right now is RSV, as was stated last week by Commissioner Piercy. *Capacity is not an issue. NO ONE has been turned away. NOT 1 child under 17 has died from Covid in Knox County. That is a praise!!.Ignore the sensationalized numbers. The 👆🏻are fact as of today.
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Our @TNHighwayPatrol are risking their lives to protect our State Capitol from the criminals and vandals who are trashing Nashville. Please join me in praying for these men and women. I’m with them every week and they are true public servants.
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We stood with @GovBillLee this afternoon as he announced the following measures:.*$140M to provide for an SRO in every school. *Grant funding for physical security upgrades at public and private schools.*Increased funding for mental health resources for youth
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For the DOJ, the following is a list of many things you can’t do in Tennessee until you are 18:. Life altering gender mutilation surgery (which the DOJ is suing to overturn).Join the military.Vote.Get a tattoo.Serve alcohol/work in a bar.Work full time.Buy a lottery ticket.Sign a.
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Every word!! .Thank you @chiproytx!.
FINALLY, a Republican with some guts calling out the rot in the GOP 🔥🔥🔥. Watch every second 👇.
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Welcome to @UTKnoxville @CoachJPruitt!! .Well done @phillipfulmer. Our best days are ahead. #GBO 🍊🍊🍊🍊
Alabama DC Jeremy Pruitt has accepted the job as Tennessee's new coach. Details are still being ironed out, sources said, but the deal is basically done. He has coached in Alabama HS ranks for 8 years and in college for 11 years, 8 at Alabama.
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Our friends in upper East TN have no clean/running water. They need pet food. Diapers. Please donate and if you can load up water, please take to Crossroads Community Church in Newport or 613 West Broadway.
Very thankful for my brother/friend/rep @JasonZacharyTN today. He brought all sorts of baby needs and water. #EastTnStrong
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Last night/this morning, we passed the comprehensive Covid protection bill in the country. I’ll post a detailed video tomorrow but thought I’d provide a quick summary. *We banned the requirement to show a vaccine passport. (I’ll explain the few exemptions tomorrow) 1/4
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Thank you!!.Go get’em @realDailyWire!.
🎥 BREAKING: We’re taking our lawsuit against Biden to the Supreme Court
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The time for unity is now. The time for action is now. If you own/run a company with over 100 employees and are willing to boldly stand against federal overreach in to your business, please email me at rep.jason.zachary@capitol.tn.gov. I’ll circle back regarding next steps.
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Our hospitals are already struggling to maintain staff to meet the demand. A vaccine mandate would cripple our healthcare industry, nationwide.
The chief executive of a hospital in Texas warned that his facility faces closure as 20-25% will quit after Biden’s announcement last week that most healthcare workers get the COVID-19 vax.
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What he said!.🔥🔥🔥.
.@realDailyWire Co-CEO @JeremyDBoreing's update on Biden's vax mandate: "Until the 6th circuit or Supreme Court rules otherwise, the OSHA mandate is now off. No vaccine requirement, no testing requirement, no masks, no fines, nothing. You don't have to do anything. So don't."
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Thank you West Knoxville for .re-electing me to represent you. It is truly my honor to serve you at our state’s Capitol. The best for TN is yet to come.
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We as TN State Government must be and will be prepared to stand against this level of tyranny!.
One of Joe Biden’s top covid advisors is already advocating a 4-6 week full lockdown. This is absolute insanity: lockdowns don’t work and they kill our economy.
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Not happening in TN. We will fight this every step of the way. Protecting the innocence of our girls and the rights of women will continue to be a top priority of the @tnhousegop.
The Biden Admin has just officially abolished Title IX as we knew it. Now, sex = gender identity. In a nutshell, the new rewrite means:.- men can take academic AND athletic scholarships from women .- men will have FULL access to bathrooms, locker rooms, etc.- men could be
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Hey, @elonmusk, consider Tennessee before making your final decision. @CommishTNECD.
This is the final straw. Because of this law and the many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies, SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas.
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This was just sent to us by a friend in Gatlinburg. This is on Airport Road up by Sidney James Lodge.
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As a reminder, we banned any governmental entity from imposing mask mandates as a condition for entry, services or employment. Not happening in TN.
Will you comply with new mask mandates if they’re implemented?.
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As I tweeted earlier….
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Thank you @KnoxSchools School Board! Susan Horn, Patti Bounds, Kristi Kristy, Betsy Henderson and Mike McMillian voted with and for parents to make the best decisions for their children. Thank you for your leadership!!.
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Am I the only one that has a huge sense of relief?!?. This is a great day for Tennessee!!.🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊.
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My opening remarks in presenting the Covid protection bill have been removed by @YouTube. I wonder if it was the Ronald Reagan quote or the numerous references to the Constitution, freedom or individual liberty that got me. All my sources were referenced.
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My goodness.
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We just passed legislation I co-sponsored that requires a non-visible watermark be placed on every mailed absentee ballot, further ensuring the integrity of ballots and elections in TN. No watermark, the ballot is rejected.
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🚨This is big news! There are only *28* active cases in Knox County out of 470k people! .The time has come for us to open up commerce, cautiously and in stages but we must open the economy!!.
The Knox County Health Department is reporting one new case on Saturday, bringing the total case number to 155.
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What does the CDC voting to add the Covid vaccine to the childhood immunization schedule mean for TN….
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I’m thankful for what President Trump did for this country during his Presidency. However, 2 years of the below is not the path forward for victory in 2024. The GOP does need a bold, decisive, proven, unifying conservative leader. That man is now @RonDeSantisFL.
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Becoming a big deal that in TN we passed HB13 and HB575. We prohibited any governmental entity from forcing a business to require vaccination or proof of vaccination.
The Mayor of New Orleans is reportedly requiring a vaccine passport or a negative covid test to attend Saints games this fall:
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Struggling economy, crushing Inflation, open borders, and the door step of WWIII but at least the Biden/Harris administration is focused on the important issues facing Americans.
Biden administration will ban federal government using plastic cutlery to combat climate change
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Tennesseans need to know that this is the Democrat party of 2025 in TN. An elected Democrat State Rep actively working and promoting her efforts to circumvent our THP who have thankfully arrested over 200 criminal illegal aliens over the last week. Thank you @RepOgles for.
This is Nashville State Representative Aftyn Behn. She just posted a 15-minute video of her and a friend stalking the Tennessee Highway Patrol as they carried out official duties—openly admitting they were trying to stall law enforcement from stopping illegal aliens. Let’s be
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An injunction has been issued on the unconstitutional Federal Contractor rule in 3 states, TN, OH and KY. Waiting for more information.
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It was an honor to speak on the steps of the Supreme Court as our @AGTennessee defends HB1, which we passed to protect children from gender mutilation procedures. Please join me in praying for favor from our Justices. Tennessee is standing in the gap.
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Time for SCOTUS to rule, putting an end to this foolishness. #UnConstitutionalMandates.
Justice Kavanaugh has requested a response from the federal government in the OSHA vaccine mandate case by 4 p.m. ET on Dec. 30.
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This was considered common sense not even 10 years. On behalf of my 4 nieces, Thank you @TulsiGabbard. Title IX’s original intent must be preserved to protect young women’s ability to compete fairly against other women in high school and college sports.
Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard introduces bill banning biological males from competing in women's sports — and is immediately branded transphobic
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The states are truly the defenders of the Republic. Red states in particular are and must be the firewall between the federal government and “We the People”.
Biden says 'no new lockdowns' if everyone wears a mask and gets vaccinated.
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