National Defense
More on National Defense
Washington, D.C. – Today, Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) and the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The bill will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow, June 28th, at 8:30 am EST.
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.
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman of the Energy and Water Subcommittee of Appropriations, was named to the powerful Defense Appropriations Subcommittee responsible for funding America’s military and national defense.
Washington, DC – Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Chuck Fleischmann wrote an editorial for The Daily Caller, highlighting the importance of the Energy and Water Development bill that Rep. Fleischmann led, which makes historic investments in America’s nuclear capabilities.