Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 3, 2019) – Last week, Congressman Tim Burchett introduced H.R. 1908, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Master Sergeant Rodrick "Roddie" Edmonds for his heroism and leadership during World War II.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 2, 2019) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will address a joint meeting of Congress at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3, in the House of Representatives Chamber of the U.S. Capitol. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) invited former U.S. Ambassador to Poland Victor Ashe to attend as his guest. Nominated by President George W.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (April 1, 2019) - Congressman Tim Burchett's local team will staff Mobile Office Hours at seven locations during April, bringing casework out into the community making it easier to get federal agency assistance and pass on concerns and opinions. Dates and locations for April 2019 are:
WASHINGTON (March 25, 2019) - Today, Congressman Tim Burchett sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to approve Governor Bill Lee's request for a major disaster declaration following the significant flooding and storm damage that took place across Tennessee in February.
WASHINGTON (March 1, 2019) - In his second e-newsletter, Congressman Tim Burchett announced he will host a town hall meeting, his first since taking office, on Thursday, March 21 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Loudon County Courthouse Annex, 101 Mulberry Street.
WASHINGTON (2/14/2019) – Congressman Tim Burchett (R-TN) voted against H.J. Res. 31 tonight. Congressional appropriators filed the bill at 12:05 this morning, allowing only hours to review the massive 1,169-page spending bill. House rules require that members of Congress have at least 72 hours to review a bill before it is put up for a vote, but the rule was waived for this vote.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 13, 2019) – Congressman Tim Burchett (R-TN) delivered a floor speech (VIDEO) in honor of political cartoonist Charlie Daniel who recently retired after 6 decades of professional cartooning.
The text of the speech is as follows and is available as part of the Congressional Record:
WASHINGTON (Feb. 7, 2019) – Congressmen Tim Burchett (TN-02) and Steve Cohen (TN-09) today wrote Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) President William D.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 5, 2019) - Congressman Tim Burchett (R-TN) released the following statement after President Trump's second State of the Union Address: