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DesJarlais: The Super Committee On Deficit Reduction
In The News |If there's one thing I've discovered about Washington in my short time here, it's the fact that there is no shortage of "blue ribbon panels," "select committees," and "special advisory boards." It seems that too often these groups of otherwise exceptionally capable people are simply organized public relations efforts to present an image that your government is working hard to solve problems whe
Rep. DesJarlais' Column: The "Super Committee" on Deficit Reduction
Blog |As we approach the mid-point of the August work period, I am interested to see the work of the “Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction” begin, and I will be even more interested in the final product that they are challenged to produce to the Congress.
Rep. DesJarlais launches district-wide "Listening to Tennessee" tour
In The News |Representative Scott DesJarlais (TN-04) will be holding two townhall style meetings. He is calling the townhall meetings a "Listening to Tennessee" tour. The tour will be composed of public listening sessions with residents across Tennessee's Fourth Congressional District.
Rep. DesJarlais Launches District-Wide "Listening to Tennessee" Tour
Press Release |On Thursday, August 18th, Representative Scott DesJarlais (TN-04) announced the launch of his “Listening to Tennessee” tour. The tour will be composed of public listening sessions with residents across Tennessee’s Fourth Congressional District.
DesJarlais and Blackburn defend their budget votes
In The News |According to DesJarlais, a deal to spend $2.4 trillion now in exchange for budget cuts over 10 years, "Didn't solve anything. Pay me now for cuts later didn't set well. We can't put the responsibility for cuts in the hands of congresses for years to come and we don't know what the balance of power will be."
Rep. DesJarlais Votes Against Debt Ceiling Deal
In The News |Representative Scott DesJarlais (TN-04) issued the following statement after voting against the Budget Control Act of 2011: "As I've said from the beginning, I will not vote in favor of a bill to raise the debt-limit that does not contain the necessary spending cuts and reforms that will prevent our nation's debt from continuing to grow in an unsustainable manner.
S&P Downgrade Spawns Flurry of Statements from Tennessee Delegation
In The News |Rep. Scott DesJarlais, who voted against last week’s debt deal, said he’s been part of the ongoing effort by House Republicans to put the country on a “fiscally sustainable path.†DesJarlais says Senate Democrats and the President have blocked those efforts to enact what he calls “common sense spending reductions
Republican lawmakers react to U.S. credit downgrade
In The News |DesJarlais decried the blockage of efforts to change fiscal policy by his political opponents, and called for a bipartisan approach to putting the nation "back on a fiscally sustainable path. The downgrade by S&P makes it clear that the philosophy of borrowing and spending is no longer and option," he said.
Freshmen talk debt vote: DesJarlais, Fleischmann rejected deal
In The News |"I didn't want to see default, and I didn't want to see a credit-rating change," DesJarlais said.
On brink of default, Congress OKs deal
In The News |Republican opposition came largely from hard-line conservatives who sought deeper spending cuts, changes in retirement and health programs and an ironclad assurance that Congress would send a balanced budget amendment to the states for ratification before agreeing to raise the debt ceiling.