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Tennessee U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett to Be Next DOGE Subcommittee Chair

Tennessee U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett to Be Next DOGE Subcommittee Chair

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 9, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) was selected as the chair of the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE). Chairman James Comer (R-KY-01) of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee made the announcement on...
U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett Seeking to Chair DOGE Subcommittee

U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett Seeking to Chair DOGE Subcommittee

by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 3, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) said he has formally submitted his name to be considered to lead the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE). “I have officially put my name in to chair the DOGE committee,”...
Exclusive: Government Shutdown ‘Designed’ by Democrats to ‘Spite’ President Trump, Senator Blackburn Says

Exclusive: Government Shutdown ‘Designed’ by Democrats to ‘Spite’ President Trump, Senator Blackburn Says

by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 6, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD

In an exclusive interview with The Tennessee Star, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said Senate Democrats are deliberately engineering the ongoing government shutdown as a political move to undermine President Donald Trump. Calling it the “Schumer shutdown,”...

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