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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
Jan 28, 2020

I think that is ridiculous. It is clear to me that we lack discipline when it comes to responsibly spending hard earned taxpayer dollars.

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Jan 28, 2020

Well, thank you. I have run over my time, but if you ever catch me in the hall, I will show you a cool picture of my mama.

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Jan 28, 2020

Was this homegrown? Do you think it is homegrown or is it imported or is it through the internet?

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Jan 14, 2020

I feel like we are the daggum Congress. We ought to do better by working folks that come up with these innovative ideas because I hear about them getting stolen.

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Dec 9, 2019

To me, it is all bad debt. It is a sucker's bet, is what it is.

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Dec 9, 2019

I come from, sort of, the Dave Ramsey, sort of... you know, paying off.

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Dec 9, 2019

I would say it is kind of a daunting task when they walk in, a little overpowering, so I appreciate that very much.

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Nov 19, 2019

Ultimately, I want to make sure individuals who are incarcerated but ready for a fresh start, a new beginning, have a real shot at success, not just some empty promises.

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Nov 19, 2019

Of course, the goal of correctional facilities should be to rehabilitate or to remove individuals that are dangerous to us from society.

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Nov 19, 2019

I want to thank you. I love saying that name, by the way, Chairlady. That is really cool.

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Nov 19, 2019

I want to thank you all for allowing me to----

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Nov 19, 2019

Learning is vital to everyone regardless of where they are or who they are.

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Nov 19, 2019

Providing folks an opportunity to learn how to work in a small business and work towards a good job is essential.

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Nov 19, 2019

The goal of correctional facilities should be to rehabilitate or to remove individuals that are dangerous to us from society.

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Nov 19, 2019

I thank Mr. Jeffries for his leadership on this bill, on H.R. 5065.

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Nov 13, 2019

I have heard Congressman Ron Paul say we are in the biggest bond bubble in history, and it is going to burst.

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Oct 15, 2019

We need to champion the fact that those folks that work in restaurants and the retail, retail clothing stores, that they have seen the largest wage growth.

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Oct 15, 2019

Do you know who has benefitted from a very, very low unemployment rate? The low-wage workers.

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Oct 15, 2019

Thanks to the policies championed by President Trump and the work of a Republican Congress in his first two years in office, we have a booming economy.

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Oct 15, 2019

They do not care about the people's House right now, they care about making it a House of investigations.

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Oct 15, 2019

I am proud to cosponsor a sweeping sanctions bill introduced by Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney.

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Oct 15, 2019

I applaud the new positions that my colleagues across the aisle have found and I also applaud President Trump's continued actions to hold the Syrian regime in check.

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Sep 24, 2019

The feel-good stuff that we have done over and over and over again, and by doing that there has been a lot of tragedy and suffering.

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Sep 24, 2019

What are you going to do different than your predecessors?

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