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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.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 9002. None of the funds made…
This amendment would reduce the salary of the deputy chief executive officer at the U.S. Agency for Global Media to $1. The deputy chief executive officer at the U.S. Agency for Global Media is also responsible for rehiring Setareh Sieg…
This amendment does one thing: It prohibits funding for the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. This envoy has provided no discernible value to the American people. I remind you, he is nonelected. I don't believe he was even confirmed…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 9002. None of the funds made…
I submit to you what is disingenuous is the fact that most of this art is never viewed by the public or the people coming in. It is put in the embassy back offices. It is not out front. It doesn't show anything about this country other…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. The salary of Kelu Chao…
This amendment does one thing, it would prohibit funding for the Art in Embassies program. At a time when the government is nearing a shutdown, we don't need the State Department spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on paintings and…
My amendment would do one thing: It will reduce the salary of the special assistant to the director of programming at Voice of America to $1. This amendment follows an internal investigation which concluded the special assistant to the…
If misusing public Federal tax dollars is part of our policy, I suggest to you that we need to get a new policy. This is what is wrong with this country. It is wrong when we tell our children, well, it is okay for these folks up here to…
We are leaving out a key element of this. I, too, trust our Border Patrol agents. They are underpaid and overworked. I do not trust this White House. This has four words added to it: ``or across State lines.'' That is what is currently…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 32, line 1, insert ``or across State lines'' after ``United States''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…
The key to this amendment is just four words: ``or across State lines.'' One of my cosponsors, Mr. Donalds--I guess it is like football practice this morning--is absent. This amendment prohibits Federal funds from being used to transport…
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