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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Scott DesJarlais, M.D., voted for a bipartisan bill yesterday to sanction Iran, North Korea and Russia, threatening the United States and its foreign allies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Scott DesJarlais, M.D., praised the announcement of a $27 million business investment and as many as 1,000 new jobs in Pikeville, Bledsoe County, an economically distressed area in Tennessee’s Fourth District, which he represents in Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Veterans issues are at the forefront of House Republicans’ agenda in Congress. Yesterday, Rep.
Representative Scott DesJarlais continued his support for domestic energy production and voted for multiple bills this week to increase American energy independence and national security, in addition to jobs and economic growth. Rep. DesJarlais praised President Trump’s “Made in America Week” initiative. “Congress is working with the President to put America First,” said DesJarlais.
Representative DesJarlais and fellow Freedom Caucus members are pushing to put a straight repeal on the House floor, identical to one passed by both the GOP-controlled House and Senate back in 2015. "I think the one thing that most people can agree on is that the ACA did not work as advertised," said DesJarlais, noting that "just sitting and waiting for it to fail is irresponsible.
At a press conference in the Capitol on Wednesday night, Congressman Scott DesJarlais and fellow Freedom Caucus members announced their introduction of a discharge petition "to force a vote on the full Obamacare repeal Republicans approved and delivered to President Obama in 2016.” President Trump has said he would sign a full repeal of Obamacare with a two-year delay to enact other reforms to
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Scott DesJarlais, M.D., continuing his support for domestic energy production, voted for multiple bills this week to increase American energy independence and national security, in addition to jobs and economic growth.
Yesterday, Representative DesJarlais along with members of the House Freedom Caucus introduced a discharge petition on a clean repeal vote of Obamacare. HFC is looking to jump-start a process intended to force the measure — a mirror of the 2015 repeal proposal that President Barack Obama vetoed — to the floor as early as September.
The White House is discussing a corporate tax rate that’s higher than the 15 percent rate included in the plan administration officials released in April. GOP congressional leaders and administration officials are meeting regularly in order to reach consensus on a single tax-reform framework.