(Nashville) - On the House floor this week, Representative Mike Bell presented HB 129 which requires a demolisher of motor vehicles to keep records including a VIN number and a copy of the seller’s photo ID to help crack down on stolen cars. However, Representative John Litz presented an amendment to exempt Hamblen County so that this bill would not apply to his brother-in-law who operates a car crusher business in Hamblen County.

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(Nashville) - Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Bob Davis, released the following statement regarding the House Republican Leadership’s fight for food tax relief:

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In the wake of this week’s tragedy on the campus of Virginia Tech, the Tennessee Republican Party would like to express our deepest condolences to the victims, the families and all those affected by this unexplainable act of violence.

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(Nashville) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sent a terrible message yesterday to troops fighting the war on terror by declaring the war in Iraq is lost.

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