WASHINGTON, DC –Representative Scott DesJarlais’ Stopping Needless Additional Performance Bonuses (SNAP) Act will be included as part of the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, which is scheduled to be voted on Thursday, May 10th, 2012. The Seq...

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) has distributed a staff briefing paper and draft of a contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General Eric Holder to Members of the House Oversight Committee. The b...

In February 2011, Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Carpenter was shot and killed while on patrol in Afghanistan. A lending company subsequently forgave his student loan, but now his parents are on the hook for a $28,000 tax bill as a result. U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., is outraged. And he's sponsoring a bill that would prevent the Internal Revenue Service from taxing loans to fallen service members that have been forgiven.

– Representative Scott DesJarlais (TN-04) has introduced H.R.5044, the Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act. Lance Corporal Andrew P. Carpenter of Columbia, Tennessee lost his life on February 19, 2011, while serving his country in Afghanistan. Three years pr...

In one of the strangest political turn of events that I’ve witnessed since being elected to Congress, the American people have seen President Barack Obama attempting to channel former President Ronald Reagan as part of an effort to garner support for...

On the evening of January 20, 2012, I had the honor of representing the people of Tennessee’s Fourth Congressional District on the House floor during President Obama’s third State of the Union address. Amidst all the pomp and circumstance surrounding...

Dear Colleague: On August 1st of last year, the House passed the Budget Control Act of 2011, with the Senate passing the bill and the President signing it into law the very next day. Unfortunately, I could not support that bill as it was presented to...

January 5, 2012, marked exactly one year since I was sworn in as the Member of Congress representing Tennessee’s Fourth Congressional District. During my short time in Washington, I’ve had the opportunity to help lead an aggressive legislative effort...