Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn

WASHINGTON — Following up on a June House vote instructing climate-change negotiators not to give away patent-protected technologies in their zeal to reach an agreement, U.S. Reps. Marsha Blackburn and John Tanner reiterated the position in a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week The rest is here: Reps. John Tanner and Marsha Blackburn defending patents (Memphis Commercial Appeal) Read Full Story

Boston, MA – Today, U.S. Cong. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) announced her endorsement of Governor Mitt Romney for President of the United States . Cong. Blackburn has served in Congress since 2003 and is a member of the Republican Study Committee. "It is a pleasure to welcome Marsha back to our campaign to build a stronger America . As a rising conservative leader, she knows firsthand that we must bring conservative change to Washington . The only way we can do that is by returning to our core conservative principles of lowering taxes, restraining spending and streamlining government. I look forward to working with Marsha ... Read Full Story

This you GOT to read. “Indeed, we need more good women like Marsha Blackburn and Michele Bachmann in Congress and our PAC would be the first to endorse such women. FRC Action PAC has endorsed Doug Hoffman and if that signals ‘civil war’ within the Republican Party — then so be it.” FRC Action: ‘Unnamed’ Republican Declares War on Conservative Values | Reuters Blogged with the Flock Browser Read Full Story

When? 1st Tuesday, August 4 Where? Waller Lansden, 511 Union St, Floor 27,Nashville, TN 37201 Who’s coming? 49 Yes / 1 Maybe, ( 50 spots left — RSVP deadline: August 3, 2009 5:00 PM ) Cost? Members are $15 and Non-members are $20. Marsha Blackburn is an established, conservative, results-oriented legislator who solves problems. She was sent to the U.S. House of Representatives at the start of the 108th Congress where she was one of only a few newly-elected congressmen selected to serve as an assistant whip on the majority whip team and the first female in Tennessee elected in her own right to ... Read Full Story

I just remembered why I've been a tiny bit in love with Al Gore since pretty much forever. C/O Shakesville , enjoy this exchange between Representative Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Al Gore: Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN): And given the magnitude of those changes, I think it's really important that no suspicion or shadow fall on the foremost advocates of climate change legislation, so I wanted to give you the opportunity to kind of clear the air [ Gore snort-laughs off-camera ] about your motives, and maybe set the record straight [ Gore snort-laughs off-camera ] for some of your former constituents—and I've got an ... Read Full Story