Press Releases
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 23, 2021) – This morning, U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) released the following statement addressing severe flooding in Middle Tennessee over the weekend:
"My prayers are with our Middle Tennessee neighbors who were impacted by this weekend's severe flooding. Gov. Lee and the folks at TEMA are urgently working on rescue operations, and I'm grateful for their efforts."
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 16, 2021) – U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) has released the following statement regarding the Taliban gaining control of Afghanistan:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 27, 2021) - Today, U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) penned an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to end proxy voting and virtual committee work weeks in the U.S. House of Representatives.
In his piece, Rep. Burchett points out how House members have abused protocols created in response to the coronavirus, like proxy voting, to duck out of official responsibilities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 22, 2021) - Today, Rep. Tim Burchett (TN-02), Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA-11), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) reintroduced the Passport Backlog Elimination Act, bipartisan legislation to eliminate the passport processing backlog created by the coronavirus pandemic.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 22, 2021) – Today, U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) called out the U.S. Bureau of Consular Affairs for its slow processing of passport applications and lack of communication regarding the status of applications.
In a letter to Ian G. Brownlee, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Rep. Burchett conveyed confusion is growing among East Tennesseans due to insufficient information about their passport applications.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (June 11, 2021) – Summer Ratledge from Maryville High School will represent Tennessee's Second Congressional District in the U.S. Capitol as the winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition, U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) announced this afternoon.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (June 11, 2021) – Today, U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) and U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) introduced the Trade-Related Intellectual Property Protection (TRIPP) Act, legislation focused on protecting intellectual property (IP) for medical innovations like coronavirus vaccines.