Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (R), 3rd District Tennessee Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman of the Energy and Water Subcommittee of Appropriations, released the following statement after being selected to serve on the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittees of the Appropriations Committee. …
Read More »Chairman Fleischmann Votes to Protect America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve
US Strategic Petroleum Reserves. (U.S. Dept. of Energy) Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman of the Energy and Water Subcommittee of Appropriations, released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 21, the Strategic Production Response Act, which will protect America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) from being drained …
Read More »Hagerty, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Honor Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust
Bipartisan legislation would award a Congressional Gold Medal to certain U.S. and foreign diplomats who risked their lives and careers to save Jews fleeing Europe WASHINGTON—United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today introduced the Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act, a bill to …
Read More »Rep. Fleischmann Named Chairman of House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee for the 118th Congress
Congressman Chuck Fleischmann Chattanooga, TN – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) released the following statement after being named the Chairman of the House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee for the 118th Congress. “I am excited to be named the Chairman of the House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee in the 118th Congress. This …
Read More »Hagerty Seeks Commitment from FDIC to Remain Free of Politically-Motivated Decisions
Congratulates Tennessean nominee Jonathan McKernan WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today in a hearing extracted a commitment from Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Martin Gruenberg not to weaponize the FDIC to target industries to which the Biden Administration may be ideologically opposed, such as …
Read More »Ranking Member Fleischmann Statement on Supreme Court Allowing President Biden to End the Successful “Remain in Mexico” Policy
Chattanooga, TN – Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of Appropriations, released the following statement following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Biden v. Texas, allowing President Biden’s Administration to end the successful “Remain in Mexico” border security policy. “I am incredibly disappointed that the Supreme Court …
Read More »Hagerty, Warner Introduce Updated Emergency Funding Bill to Protect U.S. Supreme Court Justices
Bill provides supplemental security funding requested by Court and U.S. Marshals WASHINGTON—United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Mark Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, today introduced legislation that provides an additional $10.3 million to the U.S. Marshals Service and $9.1 …
Read More »Women Veterans Appreciation Day Resolution Reintroduced by Blackburn, Booker, Rosen, Braun
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) introduced a bipartisan resolution designating June 12, 2022 as Women Veterans Appreciation Day to honor women veterans for their military service and recognize the growing presence of women in the United States …
Read More »Rep. Fleischmann on House Passage of Gun Control Legislation
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) released the following statement following the passage of gun control legislation in the House of Representatives. “Gun control always restricts the rights of law-abiding, responsible Americans to practice their Second Amendment rights and never stops criminals from breaking the law. The legislation …
Read More »Hagerty, Colleagues Call on Biden to Address Mexican Government’s Aggression Toward U.S. Companies
Recent actions by President López Obrador and Mexican officials threaten cultural, economic, and diplomatic ties fundamental to North American prosperity WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with nine Senate colleagues whose states’ businesses and supply chains have been threatened by recent …
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