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Tim Burchett

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Tim Floyd Burchett is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who has served as the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2019. Born on July 25, 1963, Burchett has been active in Tennessee politics for several years, previously serving as the Mayor of Knox County from 2010 to 2018. He has a background in local government, which has informed his approach to federal issues.

Quotes by year · 2019–2026368 total · peak 2023 (76)
2019: 63 quotes2020: 24 quotes2021: 50 quotes2022: 30 quotes2023: 76 quotes2024: 52 quotes2025: 51 quotes2026: 22 quotes
May 11, 2022

Unfortunately, time after time, anti-fossil fuel activist types use the weight of the government to pick winners and losers without any consideration or little consideration of the unintended and unwanted consequences of their actions.

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May 11, 2022

But, apparently, the Washington elite news or, correction, elites' answer appears to be throwing billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars into the wind in corrupt foreign places in an effort to make themselves feel better.

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May 11, 2022

I wonder how have these Federal mandates improved or worsened the crisis.

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Apr 5, 2022

I personally think war crimes started when they cross the border.

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Feb 2, 2022

The aviation industries' concerns about harmful 5G C-band interference aren't new.

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Feb 2, 2022

Why did the FAA wait until it is almost too late, dagummit, until the month before the originally scheduled rollout to start taking some safety mitigation actions?

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Dec 8, 2021

Thank you to my good friend, Chairman Ted Deutch, and I want to thank you for holding this important hearing today.

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Nov 16, 2021

This vaccine mandate reveals the hubris and detachment of this administration.

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Nov 16, 2021

If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of free men, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.

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Nov 16, 2021

I have got a--my oldest son is right now at Fort Benning, OK? We are sending 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds overseas to defend our freedom, do the unthinkable.

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Nov 16, 2021

The Biden administration, the Socialist majority, and their fellow travelers in our party aren't seeking ways to alleviate the destruction caused by these policies.

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Nov 16, 2021

The Socialists on both sides of the aisle, pumping another $1.25 trillion into our economy.

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Nov 16, 2021

Outlawing independent truckers is essentially what they did.

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Nov 16, 2021

Washington isn't the solution, Washington is the problem.

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Nov 16, 2021

They do not have the jurisdiction to regulate this.

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Nov 16, 2021

What is up with this 100 threshold? The President got up and said, 'I am doing this under my authority to protect the American people.'

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Nov 16, 2021

California has actively sought to kill the trucking industry in its State.

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Oct 21, 2021

Unfortunately, this program falls short of serving people of color and primarily Black folks.

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Oct 21, 2021

Congress's missing and exploited children program... makes America a safer place for our children.

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Oct 21, 2021

Nobody seems to be paying a dadgum bit of attention to them, Mr. Chair.

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Oct 21, 2021

Congress should swiftly pass this legislation.

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Oct 21, 2021

We can no longer sit idle and watch dozens of Executive Orders from a single Administration attempt to dictate the direction of our country with no input from this Congress.

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Oct 21, 2021

This is a human tragedy, and to stop it, President Biden and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security need to end these disastrous policies, secure our borders, refuse to grant broad amnesty, and develop a legal immigration system that…

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Oct 20, 2021

We as elected Members of Congress should be demanding answers from this Administration.

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Oct 20, 2021

This is just another example, in my opinion, of slimy, hypocritical D.C. politics.

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