Press Releases

Mar 27, 2012

Chuck Fleischmann fights for Chickamauga Lock at Subcommittee Hearing

WASHINGTON − Congressman Chuck Fleischmann aggressively questioned the Obama Administration’s funding priorities for the Chickamauga Lock at a Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Hearing.

Mar 26, 2012

Chuck Fleischmann and Chairman Bill Shuster tour Chickamauga Lock

CHATTANOOGA – Congressman Chuck Fleischmann and Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) toured the Chickamauga Lock this morning. Chairman Shuster is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, and is a high profile Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has jurisdiction over the Chickamauga Lock.

Mar 21, 2012

Congressman Chuck Fleischmann introduces the EASY Savings Act

WASHINGTON – Congressman Chuck Fleischmann introduced the Employees of America Streamlining for Your (EASY) Savings Act of 2012 today. The bill provides incentives for federal agencies to identify areas where they can save money, and complements a similar bill introduced by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in the Senate.

Mar 12, 2012

Chuck Fleischmann returns nearly $80,000 to the American taxpayer

CHATTANOOGA – Congressman Fleischmann announced that he is returning $79,693.90 to the American taxpayer in a speech at the Pachyderm Club of Hamilton County. The money is left over from Rep. Fleischmann’s office budget for 2011.

Mar 8, 2012

Chuck Fleischmann testifies before the House Budget Committee

WASHINGTON – Congressman Chuck Fleischmann testified before the House Budget Committee this morning. He spoke about the importance of reducing our national debt, balancing our budget, and bringing our nation’s finances under control.

Mar 5, 2012

Chuck Fleischmann volunteers with The Salvation Army, encourages others to help

CHATTANOOGA − Congressman Chuck Fleischmann volunteered with The Salvation Army of Chattanooga this morning, delivering meals to residents affected by the tornadoes.

Mar 3, 2012

Chuck Fleischmann tours areas affected by the tornadoes with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office

CHATTANOOGA − Congressman Chuck Fleischmann made the following statement after touring some of the areas affected by tornadoes with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.

Feb 17, 2012

Chuck Fleischmann comments on the third anniversary of President Obama’s "stimulus" package

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Chuck Fleischmann commented on the third anniversary of President Obama's "stimulus" package.

Feb 16, 2012

Chuck Fleischmann introduces the Freeze Government Spending Act of 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Chuck Fleischmann introduced the Freeze Government Spending Act of 2012 to freeze discretionary spending until 2021. This bill will save $1.66 trillion compared to President Obama’s FY 2013 budget.

Feb 13, 2012

Chuck Fleischmann comments on President Obama’s budget, says he will introduce his own legislation this week to make a common-sense budget reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Chuck Fleischmann commented on President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget and said he would introduce his own legislation make a common-sense budget reform that will save hundreds of billions of dollars.

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