Rep. Dixie on How GOP “Savings” Don’t Help Tennesseans
“I keep hearing a lot of numbers about cost-cutting, savings…we should be getting health care to all Tennesseans.” – Caucus Chair Vincent Dixie points out Medicaid “SAVINGS” the GOP brags […]
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Rep. Clemmons Slams TNGOP’s Rushed “Not-A-Block” Program
“We’re blowing up a system that is working in the middle of a pandemic…or we could EXPAND MEDICAID and start realizing BILLIONS without reinventing the wheel.” – Rep. John Ray […]
Lamberth Doesn’t Seem to Understand Tennessee’s Budget
“Gov. Bill Lee’s own budget says we get 36% of our budget from the federal gov. It doesn’t seem like TN House GOP majority leader William Lamberth knows what’s going […]
TN’s Secretary of Voter Suppression Tre Hargett Reconfirmed
Despite pushing for in-person voting during COVID, criminalizing voter reg, and pushing racist voter suppression legislation, TN Secretary of Voter Suppression TRE HARGETT was just confirmed for another 4 years. […]
Sen. Johnson: “GET OUTTA MY FACE”
Williamson County Senator Jack Johnson was unenthusiastic about discussing the role a letter from Tennssee state legislators encouraging Tennessee reps to challenge Biden’s win played in the deadly attack on […]
Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver: “I DID NOTHING WRONG”
Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver ducks questions about her presence in DC during the deadly Trump insurrection (which she posted fondly of afterward) as her husband INITIATES PHYSICAL CONTACT with our […]
“You Should Be Ashamed of Yourself for Belittling What Happened at the Capitol”
On WZTV FOX 17 News, the Holler’s Justin Kanew skewers Tennessee Republican Party EC member Michelle Foreman for deflecting blame from Trump (onto city mayors…) and denying systemic racism.
Bill Lee on the FBI Raiding Casada’s Office
AUDIO: “It’s certainly very concerning.” – Governor Bill Lee on this morning’s FBI RAIDS at disgraced former speaker Glen Casada and his sidekick Cade Cothren’s houses, plus Rep. Robin Smith […]
TN’S MEDICAID BLOCK GRANT: A CAP IS A CUT
TN’S MEDICAID BLOCK GRANT: A CAP IS A CUT by Kristen Grimm In the waning days of the Trump administration they have just now approved Tennessee’s request to turn our […]
Rep Jim Cooper on Experiencing the MAGA Insurrection
“I have to admit It was pretty scary…the police seemed overwhelmed, outnumbered, and sometimes complicit.” Representative Jim Cooper on the attack on the Capitol, how easily it was breached, and […]