WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty issued the following op-ed:
Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced his former staff member, Steven Haines, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis, at a Senate Commerce Committee nomination hearing. Haines, a native of Franklin, TN, previously worked as a longtime civil servant in the State Department and served as a National Security Fellow in Senator Hagerty's office between January 2023 and January 2025.
Remarks as prepared for delivery:
Thank you, Chairman Cruz and Ranking Member Cantwell for holding this important hearing today. It's my great honor to introduce my former staffer, friend, and fellow Tennessean, Steven ...