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WASHINGTON – Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) and Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler are asking residents of Knox County to keep an eye out for a missing member of the community. Jack Harrison, a 77-year-old man from Halls, was last seen on Nov. 17 at the Walmart in Halls. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing jeans, a polo shirt, a brown jacket and a Denver Broncos baseball hat.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 1, 2019) - Congressman Tim Burchett's local team will staff Mobile Office Hours at two locations during December making it easier for constituents to get federal agency assistance and pass on opinions. Appointments are not necessary. Dates and locations for December 2019 are:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) and Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) introduced the Reforming America's Fiscal Toolkit Act of 2019 (RAFT Act). This bipartisan legislation changes Congress's budget procedures in order to establish a lower public debt relative to America's gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is a measure of a nation's economic output.
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives passed a short-term continuing resolution, or CR, this afternoon to fund the federal government through Dec. 20.
WASHINGTON, DC – This afternoon, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3661, the Patriotic Employer Protection Act, legislation sponsored by Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) and Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03). This is the first bill introduced by Rep. Burchett to pass the House of Representatives.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 8, 2019) - Congressman Tim Burchett announced today that his Knoxville office is partnering with the Library of Congress to preserve veterans' stories through the Veterans History Project.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 1, 2019) - Congressman Tim Burchett's local team will staff Mobile Office Hours at two locations during November making it easier for constituents to get federal agency assistance and pass on concerns and opinions. Appointments are not necessary. Dates and locations for November 2019 are:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) today introduced the Small Business Investment Improvement Act of 2019. This legislation would address Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) application delays happening at the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Investment and Innovation.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) introduced a resolution to give all Members of the House of Representatives better access to Congressional hearing documents. The Let Everyone Access a Copy of the Transcripts Resolution, which is cosponsored by 20 lawmakers, would amend the rules of the House of Representatives to require all closed hearing documents and recordings to be available to all Members on the same schedule and basis.
WASHINGTON (Oct. 24, 2019) - Congressman Tim Burchett will host a town hall meeting on Monday, Nov. 4 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Claiborne County Courthouse, 1740 Main Street, Tazewell, TN 37879.