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BRISTOL, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee toured the Northeast Tennessee Disaster Relief Center at Bristol Motor Speedway on Monday alongside Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Rep. Diana Harshbarger.

The speedway's South Building is where the relief center is based. It is full of supplies for those affected by the flooding event caused by Hurricane Helene.

Residents of some remote areas in East Tennessee cut off from phone and internet access will soon be able to communicate with loved ones as they recover from Hurricane Helene. Ten Starlink receivers have been donated to cities ravaged by floods.

“Mark Zuckerberg finally admits what everyone already knew —that Facebook throttles conservative content on their platforms,” Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) wrote on X. “This is a great win for free speech, conservatives must continue to put pressure on government-media censorship.” 

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Six members of the Tennessee congressional delegation serving in the House also reacted to Monday’s ruling.

FIRST ON FOX: A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is set to introduce a resolution calling on President Biden to declare the month of July as "American Patriotism Month."

U.S. Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) and Nanette Barragán (D-CA-44) introduced H.R. 8843, a House companion bill to S. 4212, the American Music Tourism Act. Introduced in April by U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn in the upper chamber, this bicameral legislation will help bolster music tourism both in Tennessee and ... nationwide.

“No mother should ever feel left behind, unsupported, or be fearful for the future of their child,” said Congresswoman Harshbarger. “The MOMS Act will help ensure that mothers have the help and resources they need before, during, and after pregnancy, enabling them and their families to thrive.