Press Releases
Asks Secretary of State Blinken for details on staffing, responsibilities, and costs at Special Presidential Envoy for Climate office
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (May 7, 2021) – U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) is renewing his call for the Department of Justice to investigate pharmaceutical companies over allegedly fixing the price of insulin. Insulin prices have nearly tripled over the last decade despite the price of production staying the same.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 16, 2021) – Today, H.R. 1487, the Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives. This is the first bill authored by U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) to pass the House during the 117th Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 15, 2021) – Today, U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) introduced the Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act. The entire Tennessee U.S. House delegation—Reps.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (April 1, 2021) – U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s proposal to increase taxes on Americans to pay for new federal spending on infrastructure:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 19, 2021) – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.Res. 134, a resolution to condemn the military coup and ongoing violence in Burma. U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) supported this measure, and stressed the severity of this situation during debate on the House floor.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 18, 2021) – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021. This bill provides amnesty to over 3 million individuals illegally present in the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 18, 2021) – Today, Biden administration officials will meet with officials from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss the relationship between our two countries.