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Rep. DesJarlais Joins Rep. Cooper on Legislation to Deny Congress's Pay for Failing to Pass a Budget on Time
Press Release |WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04) has signed onto a bill by Representative Jim Cooper (D-TN-05) that would deny congressional pay if Congress fails to pass its budgeted appropriations bills on time.
Rep. DesJarlais Responds to President Obama's State of the Union Address
Press Release |“Tonight marks 1,000 days since the Senate has passed a budget. Rather than a credible plan to address this issue and other serious obstacles facing our nation, what we heard sounded more like a “bumper sticker” speech.
“It is puzzling how the president can suggest that we are on our way to an economic recovery when we borrow more than a trillion dollars a year to run our country.
Web blackout draws heat for Tennessee lawmakers
In The News |It's more than just a Spanish word for soup now. SOPA, an acronym for the Stop Online Piracy Act, exploded into the national conversation Wednesday as thousands of websites protested against the House legislation and its Senate counterpart, the Protect IP Act (PIPA). The measures, quietly introduced last fall, aim to thwart Internet piracy and protect copyright infringement.
Statement by Rep. DesJarlais on President Obama Denying Permitting for the Keystone XL Pipeline
Press Release |“Just when I thought things couldn’t make any less sense here in Washington, today I received the news that the president is actively preventing thousands of American jobs from being created.
Statement on SOPA
Press Release |While protecting intellectual property and guarding against online piracy is important, we need to find a better way to do so than this bill. Congress should not stifle the legitimate and legal use of the internet and the freedom and innovation it fosters.
Statement by Rep. DesJarlais in Opposition of Raising the Debt Ceiling
Press Release |Our nation is over 15 trillion dollars in debt.
But what does 15 trillion dollars of debt really mean?
Dear Colleague: Support Resolution of Disapproval for debt Limit Increase
Blog |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 us.
Jobs, government spending on table for DesJarlais in Congress
In The News |Jobs and the economy will continue to be the primary focus as 4th District Congressman Scott DesJarlais returns to Washington, DC. "That's not going away," DesJarlais told the Chronicle Monday following the annual Crossville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast. "The deficit now equals the economy at $15.3 trillion. Clearly, that's unsustainable."
TN sales tax break in danger
In The News |A federal provision that provides more than $1 billion in tax breaks to Tennesseans each year is in danger of disappearing. State taxpayers who itemize their federal taxes will no longer be able to deduct the state and local sales tax they pay if Congress doesn't renew the benefit, which expired Dec. 31.
A Tale of Two Chambers; Looking Back on My First Year in Congress
Blog |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 aimed at creating less government and more jobs.