U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Brentwood, is often seen on Fox News advocating for conservative values and showing unwavering support for President-elect Donald Trump. What some may not know about Blackburn is that while she frequently denounces “Democrats’ woke agenda” on the social media platform X, she also spends much of her time working on bipartisan legislation.
“My job is to push decisions that are going to make the lives of Tennesseans better,” Blackburn said in an interview with the Chattanooga Times Free Press, “and I’m always willing to have that conversation with people that want to make the lives of Tennesseans better.”
Blackburn was reelected to her Senate seat for a second term in the Nov. 5 general election after defeating state Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, who maintained her seat in the state legislature.
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In November, Blackburn worked with Democrats to introduce bills to protect taxpayers from penalties caused by Internal Revenue Service delays, to support rural hospitals and to prevent people with ties to Hamas from entering the U.S.