WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after hosting a telephone town hall with residents from Carter, Claiborne, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties:

“Tonight, I spoke with folks in Upper East Tennessee about what Republicans are doing to overcome Democrats’ obstruction, lower health care costs for Americans, and make life more affordable,” said Senator Blackburn. “Tennesseans are also encouraged by the tremendous success of President Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force, which has locked up violent criminals, seized illegal firearms, dismantled criminal gangs, rescued missing children, and restored law and order for those who call Memphis home.”

Click here for the latest data on the Memphis Safe Task Force. A recent poll found that the vast majority of Tennesseans support President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Memphis.

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