WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after joining President Trump in Memphis to highlight the remarkable progress the Memphis Safe Task Force has made in restoring law and order. Compared to the same period last year, Memphis has seen a 43% reduction (https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/03/president-trumps-memphis-safe-task-force-delivers-crushing-blow-to-crime/) in overall crime.
"Before the Memphis Safe Task Force, Memphians could not walk outside without fear of being robbed, assaulted, or murdered as criminals and gangs turned neighborhoods into war zones. Under President Trump, those days are in the rearvi...