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MANUFACTURING JOBS TO RETURN TO BLEDSOE COUNTY AT NEW TEXTILE PLANT REP. DESJARLAIS TOUTS NEWS AS SIGN OF AMERICAN-MADE RESURGENCE
Press Release |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.
U.S. ENERGY INDEPENDENCE, SECURITY GET BOOST FROM REP. SCOTT DESJARLAIS
Press Release |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.
U.S. energy independence, security get boost from Rep. Scott DesJarlais
In The News |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.
REP. SCOTT DESJARLAIS AND FREEDOM CAUCUS PETITION TO FORCE OBAMACARE REPEAL VOTE
Press Release |WASHINGTON, D.C.
Freedom Caucus to try to force vote on Obamacare repeal
In The News |House conservatives are launching a late effort to force their colleagues to vote on an outright repeal of Obamacare.
Leaders of the hard-line House Freedom Caucus on Wednesday evening will 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.
Policy impacts of July 16 attacks in Chattanooga continue
In The News |NASHVILLE — The impact of the domestic terror attack on July 16, 2015, continues to ripple through policy areas ranging from U.S. Department of Defense military gun-carry policies to Tennessee criminal statutes.
House Armed Services member Rep. Scott DesJarlais leads defense bill passage
In The News |WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2018. Congressman Scott DesJarlais, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, voted for the legislation to improve troop training, equipment, pay and benefits, as well as force projection to deter international threats.
House Armed Services Member Rep.Scott Desjarlais Leads Defense Bill Passage
Press Release |WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2018. Congressman Scott DesJarlais, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, voted for the legislation to improve troop training, equipment, pay and benefits, as well as force projection to deter international threats.
DesJarlais: Bill improves military funding, training
In The News | Border & Immigration EnforcementBy a wide bipartisan margin, the House Armed Services Committee [HASC] approved the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation authorizes defense priorities and spending for the next fiscal year. Rep.
TENNESSEE CONGRESSMAN SLAMS NASHVILLE SANCTUARY CITY BILL, VOTES TO DEFUND LAWLESS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS “KATE’S LAW” TO PUNISH REPEAT OFFENDERS ALSO PASSES REPUBLICAN HOUSE
Press Release |WASHINGTON, D.C. – At the U.S. southern border, illegal immigration is down sharply. Domestically, arrests of convicted criminal aliens are up 20 percent. This year, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents have removed more foreign gang members than in all of 2016.