18 Quotes & Sayings By Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn is a Republican member of the U.S House of Representatives from Tennessee. She was elected to serve her fourth term in Congress in 2014. Marsha has represented Tennessee's 7th district since 2011. In that time she has been named by the National Journal as one of the "Ten Most Conservative" members of the U.S Read more

House. She serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and is a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the Select Committee on Benghazi, and the Homeland Security Committee. Marsha is a strong supporter of Second Amendment Rights, is pro-life, pro-religious liberty, pro-military, pro-business, pro-family, pro-tax reform, and anti-Obamacare.

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There is no such thing as a failed test. You will learn every time you challenge yourself. Marsha Blackburn
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We are a nation of laws with respect and recognition of the rule of law. We are not an imperialist government with a monarch abiding by the rule of one man. Marsha Blackburn
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Yes, what has happened is we have moved from responding to these terrorist attacks as acts of civil disobedience to getting to the point after September 11 that we said, no, this is not just civil disobedience, this is an act of war. Marsha Blackburn
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The British health care system is a blueprint for the failure of Obamacare, as it is structured. Marsha Blackburn
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If the expansion of a global legal regime for communication technologies gains traction, the effects to the global economy as well as our individual liberties will be severe. Marsha Blackburn
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It is Republicans that have led the fight for women's equality. Go back through history and look at who was the first woman to ever vote, elected to office, go to Congress. Marsha Blackburn
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I would love for women to be focused on maximum wage, and I have fought to be recognized with equality for a long time. Marsha Blackburn
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Mr. Speaker, we are a blessed Nation. We have not suffered another attack on our soil since September 11, and we are grateful. We have killed or captured dozens of members of al Qaeda and the Taliban. Our military and intelligence forces are working both hard and smart. Marsha Blackburn
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The American Dream is independence and being able to create that dream for yourself. Marsha Blackburn
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New Hampshire is one of the birthplaces of American freedom and independence - a place with a love and a passion for liberty. Marsha Blackburn
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Earmarks are almost always inserted by a member of Congress without any notice to other members, and without a chance for Congress as a whole to debate a particular earmark as they relate to national priorities. Marsha Blackburn
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Any spending should be debated openly on the floor of the House and voted on in open session, with the American people having a chance to watch and listen. Marsha Blackburn
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The American Dream is not being dependent on the federal government for your health care, for your automobile, for your college education, for your student loan on and on and on. Marsha Blackburn
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Technology is characterized by constant change, rapid innovation, creative destruction, and revolutionary products. Marsha Blackburn
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Business models change. As technology processes, business models change. Marsha Blackburn
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Liberals in Congress have spent the past three decades pandering to environmental extremists. The policies they have put in place are in large part responsible for the energy crunch we are seeing today. We have not built a refinery in this country for 30 years. Marsha Blackburn
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If a president can enforce a part of a law and delay a part of a law, then does he have a power to not enforce any law he so chooses? If he can allow illegal aliens to freely run across our border, can he force legal citizens out of the country? Where would be the end of his power? Marsha Blackburn