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November 8, 2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., (Nov. 8, 2024) – The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability announced it will hold a joint subcommittee hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). Details are below:

Date/Time: Wednesday, November 13 at 11:30am

Location: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC, 20515

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October 18, 2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., (Oct. 18, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) introduced the bipartisan Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner in VA Hospitals (SANE) Act. Democrat Reps. Timothy M. Kennedy (NY-26) and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) and Republican Reps. Nancy Mace (NC-01) and Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) are co-sponsors.


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October 11, 2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., (October 11, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) introduced the Safeguarding Our Stockpiles (SOS) Act to restore the presidential drawdown authority (PDA) to its original intent, as a last-resort safeguard. 


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October 3, 2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., (October 3, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) released the following statement regarding misinformation surrounding the ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.


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October 1, 2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., (October 1, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) released the following statement about Iran’s ballistic missile attack against Israel:

Issues: Foreign Affairs

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September 27, 2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (September 27, 2024) – Today, the Air Force informed members of the Tennessee delegation that McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base advanced in the basing decision for the new KC-46 tanker. The list of possible bases was cut from 15 to 7.


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September 26, 2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 26, 2024) U.S. Reps. Tim Burchett (TN-02) and Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) reintroduced the bipartisan Prison to Proprietorship for the Formerly Incarcerated Act.


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September 23, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C., (Sept. 23, 2024)U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) sent a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (KY-01) requesting he bring in Dan Bongino to testify in a hearing on the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) security failures that led to two assassination attempts on former President Trump.


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September 13, 2024
Burchett Opinions

It is common knowledge that the Afghanistan withdrawal was a complete disaster, but lots of people do not know that the Biden administration has been sending cash to the Taliban every week since then.


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September 11, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C., (Sept. 11, 2024)U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) introduced a bill to support a platform for political opposition to the Taliban.

Issues: Foreign Affairs