Foreign Affairs
Foreign Aid
While foreign aid can be a pivotal instrument in carrying out U.S. foreign policy, our international aid programs must focus on maintaining and benefitting our national security.
Simply put, we must make it our duty to minimize our national debt and find ways to improve the economy. I agree there is considerable room for savings within our foreign aid budget and I will keep on monitoring foreign aid discussions as they arise in Congress.
Israel
I am committed to supporting policies enhancing the United States-Israel relationship, which will strengthen the security of both nations. Although I am dedicated to cutting spending throughout our government, I believe aid to Israel is critical to our security in the Middle East. Israel's security is simply non-negotiable.
In a part of the world full of ruthless dictatorships and repressive regimes, Israel remains an outpost of democracy and a steadfast ally. Israel is a light of civilization in a region that has known far too much darkness.
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WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann sent a letter to Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries asking lawmakers to extend a bipartisan invitation for Pope Leo XIV to address a joint session of Congress.
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) sent a letter today to Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries asking the bipartisan leaders to invite His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born Pope in history, to address a Joint Session of Congress.
U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) joined Bloomberg TV's "Balance of Power" to discuss President Trump's and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint meeting, how President Trump is strengthening America's economic and foreign policy, and the Trump Administration's work to rein in the out-of-control, bloated, and unresponsive federal bureaucracy.
Daniel Dassow
If Rep. Chuck Fleischmann's advocacy in Congress had to be summed up in a single word, it would be "nuclear."
That's not just nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons, but nuclear cleanup as well. Fleischmann's influence over nuclear projects is tied to his role as an appropriator in the House of Representatives overseeing funding to the Department of Energy.
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, Chairman of the Energy and Water Subcommittee of Appropriations, was appointed to the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and took part in his first Defense Hearing today, April 17, 2024.
Chairman Fleischmann questioned Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin about the timeline for modernizing America's nuclear deterrent. Rep. Fleischmann noted that we are seeing Russia and China aggressively expand their nuclear arsenals and Iran sadly making progress in their nuclear program.