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April 29, 2022

Washington, DC – Congressman Chuck Fleischmann, the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, yesterday helped to introduce the Veterans First Act of 2022 to stop President Joe Biden’s Administration from reallocating resources for America’s veterans to manage the crisis at the southern border created by the president’s open border policies.

April 27, 2022

Washington, DC – Today, the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee held a hearing to review the Department of Homeland Security’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget request. Committee Ranking Member Chuck Fleischmann delivered the following opening statement to Department of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the Department’s current border security policies and the urgent need to re-secure the southern border.

April 12, 2022

Chattanooga, TN – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) released the following statement in response to the latest inflation numbers the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released, which showed that inflation increased by 8.5 percent over the past year, the highest rate in 41-years.

April 6, 2022

Washington, DC – Today, the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee held a hearing to review the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' (U.S.C.I.S.) Fiscal Year 2023 budget request. The opening statement given by U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann, the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, is below.

April 4, 2022

Chattanooga, TN – This month, on Saturday, April 23, 2022, U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann will hold Tennessee's Third Congressional District's annual Military Service Academy Day at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors, and principals will be able to meet with representatives from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S.

April 1, 2022

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced it would end Title 42, Trump-era border protections.

March 29, 2022

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), released the following statement commemorating Vietnam Veterans Day and honoring those who answered the call to serve.

Issues:Veterans
March 10, 2022

Chattanooga, TN – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) released the following statement in response to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), showing that inflation has increased by 7.9 percent since February 2021.

February 24, 2022

Chattanooga, TN – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement after Russia invaded Ukraine: a sovereign and independent nation.

February 15, 2022

Chattanooga, TN – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) sent a letter with his colleagues on the House Appropriations Committee to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, demanding answers after reports of illegal immigrants being transported and released by DHS in Tennessee and nationwide. The letter was co-led by Rep.