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Tennessee U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett Selected to Serve on Oversight Task Force on Declassification and Transparency

by | Feb 18, 2025

Tennessee U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) is one of seven Republicans who will serve on the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets.

The task force, chaired by U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13), will work to “examine the declassification of materials in the public interest” in line with President Donald Trump’s executive order to declassify records of the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr.

Trump’s executive order entitled “Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr.” was signed on January 23.

In addition to examining the files related to the Kennedys and Dr. King, Luna said the task force will also investigate UAPs/USOs, the Epstein client list, COVID-19 origins, and the 9/11 files.

“The federal government has been hiding information from Americans for decades…We will work alongside President Trump and his cabinet members to deliver truth to the American people,” Luna said.

In addition to Burchett, who said he was “honored” to serve, U.S. Representatives Nancy Mace (R-SC-01), Lauren Boebert (R-CO-04), Eric Burlison (R-MO-07), Eli Crane (R-AZ-02), and Brandon Gill (R-TX-26) were also selected to serve on the task force.

“We have assembled a team of dedicated leaders who have consistently fought for transparency and full disclosure,” Luna said in a statement upon announcing members of the task force on Tuesday.

“Our mission is simple: to ensure these documents are released swiftly and in their entirety, giving the American people the truth they deserve. I appreciate my colleagues for stepping up to this critical task and putting the public’s right to know first,” Luna added.

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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
Photo “Rep RTim Burchett” by Rep. Tim Burchett and “President Donald Trump” by The White House.

 

 

 

   
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