Transportation
Information regarding my stance on Transportation issues.
Congressman Chuck Fleischmann joins 253 House Members signing onto a letter urging the chamber's top tax writers to provide a long-term "fix" for keeping the federal Highway Trust Fund solvent instead of last-minute "stopgap measures."
U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tennessee), who represents the 3rd Congressional District, called it "a great day for Cleveland, Bradley County and the great state of Tennessee."
On April 25, 2016, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann joined the Army Corps of Engineers for an update and to observe the restart of work on Chickamauga Dam's new lock.
As a House Appropriator, Fleischmann has worked tirelessly to ensure that this project would receive the nearly $30 million needed for fiscal year 2016. Construction on the new lock provides relief for many worried about the condition of the current lock, which was built in the 1930s.
Washington, D.C.— On Monday, April 25, 2016 Congressman Chuck Fleischmann will visit with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ officials for an update and to observe the restart of work on Chickamauga Dam’s new lock. As a House Appropriator, Fleischmann has worked tirelessly to ensure that this project would receive the nearly $30 million needed for fiscal year 2016. Construction on the new lock provides relief for many worried about the condition of the current lock, which was built in the 1930s.
Date: Monday, April 25, 2016
Time: 11:00 a.m.
WASHINGTON− Congressman Chuck Fleischmann organized a bipartisan group of legislators from around the Tennessee Valley, including all nine Tennessee House members, in the fight for the Chickamauga Lock. For years, the root problem was ignored in favor of earmarks. Now, there has been a change to the funding mechanism for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and there is additional funding available for projects in the inland waterways system.