Press Releases

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (March 15, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) wrote a letter to U.S. Capitol Police Chief John Thomas Manger demanding the charges against Steve Nikoui be dropped. Nikoui was arrested during the State of the Union speech on March 7, 2024 when he stood in the gallery and yelled during the speech.

WASHINGTON, D.C., (March 13, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted in favor of H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. 

"I voted against allowing the Chinese Communist Party to control an enormous information mining source in the United States. This isn’t a bill to ban TikTok, it just requires TikTok to get out from under the Chinese government’s thumb.” said Rep. Burchett.

WASHINGTON, D.C., (March 7, 2024) – U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Laken Riley Act that was introduced by Rep. Mike Collins (GA-10).

“Laken Riley was taken from this world too soon," said Rep. Burchett. "There are deadly consequences to Biden's open border. She would still be here with her family and friends if our authorities had deported him after his first arrest.” 

WASHINGTON, D.C., (March 7, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) announced his guest for President Biden’s State of the Union address will be Shawn Ryan, host of “The Shawn Ryan Show”.

WASHINGTON, D.C., (March 6, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) released the following statement on his vote against the $460 billion minibus to fund part of the federal government for fiscal year 2024. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 6, 2024) – On the latest episode of Tennessee Talks, Lou Dobbs, host of "The Great America Show", joins Rep. Tim Burchett (TN-02) to discuss President Biden's upcoming State of the Union address. 

“I've admired Lou for a long time, and he and I have become friends,” said Rep. Burchett. “People listen to him because he's one of the few that will put the truth out in the open and tell people what they need to hear."

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (March 4, 2024) – U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) and Representative Julia Brownley (CA-26) launched the bipartisan Compost Caucus in the House of Representatives. 

"This is something that can bring members on both sides of the aisle together," said Rep. Burchett. "There's a lot of good things that can be done when it comes to composting and recycling, and launching this caucus this is a good first step to get members working on it together." 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (March 1, 2024) – U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) introduced two bills related to congressional ethics as part of a concerted effort to improve accountability for members of Congress.

The first bill, H.R. 7484, would require members of Congress who are foreign nationals to file a statement of their status as a foreign national, and for other purposes.