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U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., chairman of the Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee, and U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., vice chairman of the House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee, said Monday the fiscal year 2017 Omnibus Appropriations bill provides a record high $6.038 billion to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., joined President Donald Trump at the White House today for the signing of the American First Energy Executive Order, which could lead to the expansion of drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans.

Fleischmann, an Ooltewah Republican, was in Egypt as part of a six-member bipartisan congressional delegation that spent part of Congress’ two-week Easter recess traveling the Middle East. The House Appropriations Committee arranged the trip to monitor how foreign countries are spending U.S. assistance.

U.S. Rep Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee, who has been a strong advocate for the concerns of veterans, is hopeful that an increase in VA funding can begin to address its current issues.