Media
Latest News
WASHINGTON, D.C., (June 11, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) introduced a resolution to condemn the fifty-one members of the intelligence community who signed onto a letter dismissing the Hunter Biden laptop story ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., (June 7, 2024) – Today, U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) reintroduced legislation to amend federal highway safety requirements.
The Trailer Safety Improvement Act (H.R. 6915) would amend federal highway safety program requirements to include public education on the proper and safe usage of light- and medium-duty trailers, including required safety equipment and preventative maintenance for safety.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (May 23, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted in favor of H.R. 192 which would prevent noncitizens from voting in Washington, D.C. elections.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (May 17, 2024) – U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) introduced the UAP Transparency Act, which would require the declassification of all federal documents related to unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs). Reps. Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), and Rep. Eric Burlison (MO-07) are original cosponsors of the bill.
|
WASHINGTON, D.C., (May 16, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) released the following statement in response to U.S. Postmaster General Louis Dejoy’s letter stating he would delay moving mail processing facilities until 2025.
“I am glad Postmaster General DeJoy is listening to constituents’ and lawmakers’ concerns about these moves. I hope he takes this extra time to consider the best moves for East Tennessee and other districts affected by these moves.”
WASHINGTON, D.C., (May 8, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted for H.R. 7109, the Equal Representation Act, which would require the U.S. Census to include a question about the person’s citizenship.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (May 8, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) released a statement following his vote in favor of tabling the motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson.
WASHINGTON, D.C., (May 6, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) reintroduced the Unmasking Antifa Act, which seeks to punish, with fines and/or imprisonment for up to 15 years, any person wearing a mask or disguise while committing a crime, including threatening or intimidating another individual exercising their constitutional rights or privileges.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., (May 2, 2024) – U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett’s (TN-02) longtime chief of staff, Michael Grider, will be departing his office at the end of June to go into the private sector. Grider has worked for Rep. Burchett for nearly 14 years, serving as the Rep. Burchett’s communications director in the Knox County Mayor’s office, and later as his chief of staff in the U.S.