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April 1, 2019

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:


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March 25, 2019

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.


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March 1, 2019

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.


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February 27, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 26, 2019) – Congressman Tim Burchett (R-TN) delivered a floor speech recognizing those in Tennessee's Second District who were affected by the recent flooding.

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February 14, 2019

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.


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February 13, 2019

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:


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February 7, 2019

WASHINGTON (Feb. 7, 2019) – Congressmen Tim Burchett (TN-02) and Steve Cohen (TN-09) today wrote Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) President William D.


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February 5, 2019

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:


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January 31, 2019

WASHINGTON D.C. (Jan. 31, 2019) – Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) introduced his first bill as a U.S. Congressman. The bill seeks to require meetings and subcommittee meetings of the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors to be transparent and open to the public.