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    Today, I announced that I’ll be seeking specific legislative, regulatory, or sub-regulatory solutions to help .

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  2. The work we do in our committee touches the lives of virtually every American—former Chairman Ted Kennedy once said that the committee had 30 percent of the legislative jurisdiction of the Senate—so we are very fortunate to have such a talented roster of senators.

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  3. I look forward to working with them to for Americans, making the cost of college worth it for all students, and continuing to work with the Trump Administration to help grow jobs and raise family incomes.

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  5. I spoke on the Senate floor and offered three specific solutions for reopening the federal government. Resolving the partial shutdown by going Real Big on immigration could be Trump’s Nixon-to-China moment in history.

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  6. Shutting down the government is not a demonstration of skill or courage. It's a demonstration of incompetence, a failure by negotiators.

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  7. As for the president, I would suggest he be as specific and reliable as President Obama was in 2015 when he told me he needed three things in order to sign the Every Student Succeeds Act.

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  8. Democrats should recognize that when an elected president, whatever you may think of him, has a legitimate objective, you should bend over backwards to try to meet that objective if you want a result.

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  10. Today, was sworn in to be a U.S. Senator. Marsha and I were elected to the United States Congress at the same time in 2002, and we have worked well together since then. I look forward to an even closer relationship with her as she joins the Senate.

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  12. TUNE IN at about 2:30 PM ET for my speech on the Senate floor about possible solutions to end the partial government shutdown. You can watch live here:

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  13. Headed to the U.S. Senate’s Swearing-in Ceremony for the 116th Congress.

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  14. Thank you for your tireless service to the people of Tennessee, Bob.

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  15. TUNE IN—I’ll be speaking on the Senate floor around 2:30 PM ET to discuss possible solutions to end the partial government shutdown. You can watch live here:

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  16. Want to learn more about what I’m working on in the U.S. Senate for Tennesseans? Subscribe to my weekly newsletter:

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  17. The U.S. Senate confirmed Denny King to serve as the United States Marshal for the Middle District of Tennessee. Middle Tennesseans will be well-served by Denny.

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  18. I know he will have a wonderful experience ahead of him – and I must say, I’m more than a little jealous that he is the Tennessean who gets to be the Ambassador to Australia.

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  19. I’m glad the U.S. Senate confirmed a Tennessean, and the most accomplished lawyer I know, A.B. Culvahouse, Jr., to serve as Ambassador of the U.S. to the Commonwealth of Australia.

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  21. Government shutdowns should be as off limits to budget negotiations as chemical weapons are to warfare. Nevertheless, we are stuck in one. Read my op-ed in the :

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