Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee joined Joe Pags to discuss the federal government’s spending crisis, Biden’s pardons, and the need for drastic budget reforms. She emphasized the urgent need to cut federal funding and restore accountability in Washington.
Blackburn explained her plan to address the ballooning federal budget, starting with reducing the workforce. “We need to reduce the number of employees on the federal payroll,” she said, highlighting inefficiencies in government operations. She also pushed for energy independence, advocating to “drill on federal lands” as a way to generate revenue and reduce reliance on foreign energy sources.
Discussing Biden’s last-minute pardons, Blackburn didn’t hold back. “I think he knows… his family… are people that operated outside the rule of law, and he knows they’re guilty,” she said. She called out the controversial nature of pardoning close allies and family members, noting that even some recipients could reject the pardons.
On immigration reform, Blackburn confirmed the need to start fresh on HR2, a border security bill ignored under Democratic leadership. She underscored the importance of ending Biden-era policies that she claimed “made illegal, legal.”
Blackburn also addressed the dissolution of divisive DEI programs, noting that federal “landing teams” have begun shutting them down and escorting employees out on “paid leave.” These changes align with President Trump’s executive orders to streamline agencies and enforce the law.
From border security to government spending, Blackburn’s remarks reflect the focus of the new administration on cutting waste and restoring order, leaving little room for the status quo in Washington.