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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.
Next, we have possibly the only rice farmer that I know in Congress and that I probably ever will know, and that is my good friend, Doug LaMalfa, from the great State of California's First District. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman…
They definitely need to do better. Madam Speaker, if it wasn't for the great State of Tennessee there wouldn't be a great State of Texas. I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Babin), one of the great ones.
There are so many issues that are facing our country right now thanks to the disastrous policies coming out of the Biden administration. Inflation is up 8.6 percent. Economists are predicting a recession within 12 months or less. Our…
I thank Mr. Grothman for his remarks. As I have stated many times since I learned it when I first came up here, there are three really great things that come out of Wisconsin. One is Harley-Davidson, two is cheese, and the other is Glenn…
I was always amazed in my hometown, as a young man, I would watch people protesting out in front of a fur shop, and they had leather-soled shoes on. I always wondered if those cows died of natural causes. Madam Speaker, next we have the…
I thank the gentleman. Mr. Rutherford, I appreciate you. I appreciate Jacksonville, Florida, and the influence it has had on this country and your influence on us and your service as a sheriff and a man of law and order and a man of…
Thank you, Vice Chairman Johnson, for yielding valuable time out of your very busy schedule. Madam Speaker, thank you, ma'am. The Biden administration's response to the baby formula crisis has been a joke. President Biden has tried to…
Might I say that is a wonderful outfit you are wearing today. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Powell Panthers football team for winning its first-ever Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association State championship in…
Folks on the left have accused us good Republicans of complaining about inflation. They say we have no plan for lowering the cost of food, clothes, or gasoline. Of course, the Democrats have controlled Congress for the last 15 months, Mr…
I thank the gentleman for yielding to the great State of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, a recent CNBC survey illustrates how Americans are feeling about inflation. Fifty-two percent of adults reported they are under more financial stress today…
The inflation rate in the United States currently stands at 7.9 percent. That is the highest it has been since January 1982. As prices continue to rise, thanks to the unfavorable financial conditions created by President Biden's agenda…
I stand here not to talk about the bill but to talk about my friend, Don Young. When I first got up here, I told Don that I was an avid gold panner in Knoxville, Tennessee, yet, in my lifetime, I had never found one flake of gold. He told…
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