In the News
By Nina Lester at WCYB
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WCYB) — Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger and State Senator Rusty Crowe honored Korean War Veteran, Sergeant James Lee Baker, Monday.
They presented Baker, 93, with awards from the state and federal government. Baker was never awarded for the injuries he sustained during his time in the war. While on six-man patrol in No Man’s Valley, Korea, Baker’s right leg was hit with shrapnel, and he suffered extensive injures.
A group of Republican lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to reassess the U.S. Coast Guard’s policy for “religious exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccination order,” which will likely force the involuntary discharge of a service member whom President Joe Biden thanked last month for his “heroic work.”
By Steve Lance and Naveen Athrappully
Gender confusion generated among young children and the promotion of life-altering transition treatments are motivational factors going into the upcoming midterms, said Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.), as the social issues have spread across the country, including the Bible belt, leading parents to take matters into their own hands.
By Stefania Cox at NTD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s pediatric transgender clinic on Oct. 7 announced it’s pausing surgeries on minors. Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) told NTD more about how lawmakers are pushing to stop what they called “surgical mutilations” of minors.
By Steve Lance at NTD: Capitol Report
Earlier Wednesday a total of at least five on-duty police officers were shot across the county. This alarming trend brings to light the drastic increase in crime across the country. NTD spoke with Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) on the issue of lawlessness, as well as social issues such as gender reassignment surgery for minors motivating people to vote in the midterms
By the Citizen Tribune
U.S. Representatives Diana Harshbarger, R-TN, and Chip Roy, R-TX, introduced the Innovative Cognitive Care For Veterans Act to address the needs of veterans suffering from cognitive impairments through a pilot program initiative. This bill instructs the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a program that partners with private organizations to provide Veterans access to new and innovative care solutions.
By The Newport Plain Talk
WASHINGTON – US Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced the Innovative Cognitive Care For Veterans Act to address the needs of veterans suffering from cognitive impairments through a pilot program initiative. This bill instructs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a program that partners with private organizations to provide veterans access to new and innovative care solutions.
By Ken Little at the Greeneville Sun
Officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, along with all current police personnel and those who have served, were honored Tuesday during the dedication of the Greene County Law Enforcement Memorial on the grounds of the county Firearms Range and Sporting Complex on Hal Henard Road.
More than 100 officers past and present, along with elected officials, family members of those named on the memorial and other guests attended the dedication. Numerous law enforcement agencies were represented.
By Sandy Fitzgerald at NewsMax
Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Pediatric Transgender Clinic program, including gender-affirming surgery, is an "abomination, not just to our state, but to the whole country" and must come under investigation, Rep. Diana Harshbarger said on Newsmax Saturday.
By Jeff Bobo
CHURCH HILL — When Hiram Bowlin celebrated his 100th birthday in 2020 he told his good friend and fellow World War II veteran James “Edgar” Alley he’d be there in two years to celebrate Alley’s 100th birthday.
Earlier this month Mr. Bowlin kept his word.
Alley became Church Hill’s newest centenarian on Sept. 4, and Bowlin, now 102, was able to make the ride across town to wish Alley a happy birthday.







