Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Role at the time: U.S. senator from Tennessee

Statement summary

Blackburn argues that the terms compel creators and businesses to surrender content rights. She says removing explicit training language fails to resolve the concern and demands withdrawal.

“American businesses should not have to give Big Tech unrestricted access to their intellectual property simply because they use Facebook or Instagram to reach customers.”

Marsha Blackburn

Role at the time: U.S. senator from Tennessee

Statement summary

Blackburn denounces Smith's collection of her records and seeks accountability through her lawsuit.

“worst abuses of government power”

Marsha Blackburn

Role at the time: U.S. Senator, Tennessee

Statement summary

Marsha Blackburn voted nay on H.Con.Res. 89, a vote against directing the removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran.

“On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 89: A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.”

Marsha Blackburn

Role at the time: U.S. senator from Tennessee and Republican candidate for governor

Statement summary

Blackburn told the Nashville Banner she supports license-plate readers, Flock cameras and other automated surveillance as public-safety tools. She distinguished reading a plate from round-the-clock monitoring.

“Yes, I do.”

Marsha Blackburn

Role at the time: U.S. Senator, Tennessee

Statement summary

Marsha Blackburn voted Nay on H.Con.Res. 86, the Senate resolution directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

“On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 86: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.”

Marsha Blackburn

Role at the time: U.S. Senator for Tennessee at the statement date.

Statement summary

Blackburn defends Trump’s Iran objectives and criticizes Democrats for opposing efforts to prevent nuclear weapons and secure Hormuz.

“ending the Iranian regime’s 47-year war against America, preventing a nuclear Iran, or securing the Strait of Hormuz to lower gas prices.”

Marsha Blackburn

Role at the time: U.S. senator from Tennessee and chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, one of the senators she said had phone records subpoenaed

Statement summary

At the opening of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on February 10, 2026, Sen. Marsha Blackburn said that five members of the Judiciary Committee, Senators Lindsey Graham, Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and herself, and several other senators and House members had their phone records subpoenaed by Smith. She said the nondisclosure orders signed by Judge James Boasberg had no basis in fact, and that Smith's team consulted the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section and concluded the subpoenas could go ahead despite litigation risk under the Speech or Debate Clause because members would never find out. She called the matter "the worst weaponization of government in American history."

“Five members of this committee, Senators Graham, Lee, Cruz, Hawley, and I, had our phone records subpoenaed by Jack Smith, in addition to several other senators and members of the House. ... He also made sure that we didn't find out about this deep invasion of our privacy, ensuring that an Obama appointee, Judge James Boasberg, signed non-disclosure orders that were attached to the subpoenas and had no basis in fact. ... concluded essentially that while there was some litigation risk related to the Speech and Debate Clause, they could go ahead with the subpoenas regardless because the affected members of Congress would never find out about this invasion of privacy and violation of constitutional rights. ... This was the worst weaponization of government in American history”