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Chattanooga, TN – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), current Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations, released the following statement after being selected to serve a second consecutive term as Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations.
The Tennessee Valley Authority, in collaboration with a coalition of utilities, industry leaders and state officials, is spearheading efforts to accelerate what may be the nation's first commercial small modular reactor.
Washington, DC – Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations, released the following statement strongly supporting President Donald J. Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE), Chris Wright, after his confirmation hearing in the Senate.
A top appropriator is launching a broad bipartisan energy caucus as the Republican trifecta in Washington plans to focus on the issue.
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) said Monday he filed paperwork to form a new congressional caucus to cover “all-of-the-above” energy policy.
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.