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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 18, 2020) – U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) has introduced H.R. 8035, the Protecting Jobs and Wages from Regulations Act of 2020, legislation designed to reform the regulatory process at federal agencies.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 17, 2020) – Today, U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) sent two separate letters to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The letters address Rep. Burchett's concerns regarding recent changes at the United States Postal Service (USPS), as well as the lack of legislative activity on a bipartisan COVID-19 response bill.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 13, 2020) – Today, government leaders from the United States, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced a new agreement to normalize the relationship between Israel and the UAE. This new agreement will include bilateral cooperation between Israel and the UAE on commerce, tourism, energy, technology, healthcare and other important issues.

WASHINGTON, DC (August 3, 2020) – Today, U.S.

WASHINGTON, DC (July 28, 2020) – Today, the Departments of Energy, Health and Human Services, and Veterans Affairs announced the Insights Partnership to research and analyze COVID-19 health data.

WASHINGTON, DC (July 22, 2020) – Today, U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted in favor of the Great American Outdoors Act. This legislation, spearheaded by Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), focuses on preserving federal lands including the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 22, 2020) – U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) released the following statement regarding the National Defense Authorization Act:

"This year's NDAA started out as a good bill, but the hundreds of amendments that were added made the original product unrecognizable. Millions of taxpayer dollars were tacked onto the already expensive legislation to fund partisan priorities unrelated to our national defense. I hope the Senate strips out the big government pork that's been piled on this bill."