Tennessee U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03) was recently named the Chairman of the House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee for the 118th Congress.
The House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee has jurisdiction over the budget for the United States Department of Energy and Water Development and is responsible for funding development projects related to the department. The subcommittee was previously chaired by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09).
Fleischmann expressed his excitement to be named chairman of the subcommittee, adding that his appointment is “critically important” for Tennessee and the nation.
I am honored to be named the Chairman of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee on Appropriations. I'm humbled by the trust vested in me by Chairwoman @RepKayGranger, @SpeakerMcCarthy, and my colleagues on @HouseAppropsGOP. https://t.co/KThUxqVwOa pic.twitter.com/ZRVqOvG5rx
— Chuck Fleischmann (@RepChuck) January 17, 2023
“I am humbled by the trust vested in me by Chairwoman Granger, Speaker McCarthy, and my colleagues on the Appropriations Committee,” Fleischmann stated. “The work of the Energy and Water Subcommittee is incredibly important to our nation’s long-term energy security and national security. I am excited to find bipartisan common ground to advance important initiatives like modernizing our nation’s nuclear stockpile and advancing groundbreaking nuclear fusion research.”
“As Chairman, I will also work to cut all wasteful and unnecessary government spending and ensure that every dollar of the taxpayer’s money is responsibly allocated. In this new role, I will continue fighting as Tennessee’s only appropriator in the House of Representatives for fiscal responsibility and our state’s priorities in Congress,” Fleischmann added.
As Chairman of the Energy and Water Subcommittee, I will work to cut wasteful spending and ensure we fund essential programs to modernize our nuclear stockpile and secure America's long-term energy independence.
.@HouseAppropsGOP is ready to get to work for the American People! https://t.co/kXrasquXtP
— Chuck Fleischmann (@RepChuck) January 18, 2023
House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-TX-12) said that she is proud to have selected Rep. Fleischmann to work alongside her as chairman of the subcommittee.
“Congressman Fleischmann has worked diligently over the last four years to strengthen our homeland security, and as Chairman of the Energy and Water Subcommittee, I know he will work to cut wasteful government spending and restore fiscal responsibility while meeting our military and energy security needs,” Granger stated.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.
Photo “Chuck Fleischmann” by Congressman Chuck Fleischmann. Background Photo “U.S. Capitol” by Paula Nardini.
Kay Granger (Heritage-65%) loves Chuck Fleischmann (74%). Wonderful how these tepid conservatives get along. The question is why are voters in states like Texas and Tennessee sending tepid conservatives to congress, and if they are how does the Republican Party become a genuinely conservative party rather than simply the political arm of the Chamber of Commerce/Business Round Table?